Wk 5 · 2026
West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
· TNT FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
12:00pET
ISU -3 · total 53.5 DraftKings opened -1.5 · 1.5 toward ISU
Ratings differential ISU by 11.0
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
West Virginia form
L 31-52vs ARIZL 42-45at ISUL 24-41vs OKSTW 38-27at UVAW 52-7vs UTM
2026 season
Iowa State form
L 10-24at BYUW 45-42vs WVUL 17-31vs UTAHW 55-7vs BGSUL 13-16at IOWA
2026 season
West Virginia this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-3-1 · 40% (6 games)
Over / under6-0 · 100% (6 games)
Iowa State this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-3-1 · 40% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | West Virginia | Iowa State |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma St Big 12 | vs L 24-41 preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Arizona Big 12 | vs L 31-52 preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Cincinnati Big 12 | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Utah Big 12 | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs L 17-31 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Iowa State leads 7–6 · Iowa State has won the last 3
13 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.4 points toward Iowa State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-03 | West Virginia 42 — 45 Iowa State | at ISU | Iowa State |
| 2024 | 2024-10-12 | Iowa State 28 — 16 West Virginia | at WVU | Iowa State |
| 2022 | 2022-11-05 | West Virginia 14 — 31 Iowa State | at ISU | Iowa State |
| 2021 | 2021-10-30 | Iowa State 31 — 38 West Virginia | at WVU | West Virginia |
| 2020 | 2020-12-05 | West Virginia 6 — 42 Iowa State | at ISU | Iowa State |
| 2019 | 2019-10-12 | Iowa State 38 — 14 West Virginia | at WVU | Iowa State |
| 2018 | 2018-10-13 | West Virginia 14 — 30 Iowa State | at ISU | Iowa State |
| 2017 | 2017-11-04 | Iowa State 16 — 20 West Virginia | at WVU | West Virginia |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | West Virginia 49 — 19 Iowa State | at ISU | West Virginia |
| 2015 | 2015-11-28 | Iowa State 6 — 30 West Virginia | at WVU | West Virginia |
| 2014 | 2014-11-29 | West Virginia 37 — 24 Iowa State | at ISU | West Virginia |
| 2013 | 2013-11-30 | Iowa State 52 — 44 West Virginia | at WVU | Iowa State |
| 2012 | 2012-11-23 | West Virginia 31 — 24 Iowa State | at ISU | West Virginia |
West Virginia leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Michael Hawkins Jr. QB #3 | 47/83, 836 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT |
| Scotty Fox Jr. QB #15 | 2/4, 27 YDS | |
| Rushing | Cam Cook RB #4 | 119 CAR, 652 YDS, 5 TD |
| Michael Hawkins Jr. QB #3 | 92 CAR, 574 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Amari Latimer RB #1 | 20 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | DJ Epps WR #2 | 14 REC, 393 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jaden Bray WR #5 | 9 REC, 152 YDS | |
| John Neider WR #80 | 6 REC, 71 YDS | |
| Armoni Weaver-Bomar WR #25 | 3 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Isaiah Patterson LB #16 | 37 |
| Kamari Wilson S #8 | 30 | |
| Ben Cutter LB #15 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Ashton Woods LB #33 | 2 |
| Nate Gabriel DL #93 | 2 | |
| Ben Cutter LB #15 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Kamari Wilson S #8 | 1 |
| Ashton Woods LB #33 | 1 | |
| Isaiah Patterson LB #16 | 1 |
Iowa State leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jaylen Raynor QB #1 | 85/148, 1001 YDS, 7 TD, 4 INT |
| Aiden Flora RB #21 | 2/2, 48 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Aiden Flora RB #21 | 90 CAR, 680 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jaylen Raynor QB #1 | 51 CAR, 166 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Arnold Barnes III RB #3 | 25 CAR, 90 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Dominic Overby WR #11 | 10 REC, 212 YDS, 1 TD |
| Omari Hayes WR #9 | 17 REC, 208 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Cody Jackson WR #2 | 10 REC, 191 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ty Claiborne WR #89 | 10 REC, 103 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Sullivan Schlimgen LB #7 | 56 |
| Carson Willich LB #10 | 36 | |
| Brody Miller S #24 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Isaac Terrell DE #88 | 3 |
| Carson Willich LB #10 | 1 | |
| Jace Gilbert DE #55 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Beni Ngoyi CB #5 | 1 |
| Beau Goodwin LB #34 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.