Iowa State Cyclones v West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football (NCAA)Week 5

Final

Iowa State Cyclones

45–42

West Virginia Mountaineers

Match events

Iowa State CyclonesWest Virginia Mountaineers

	1	2	3	4	T
Iowa State Cyclones	7	14	7	17	45
West Virginia Mountaineers	7	7	14	14	42

1st quarter

6:530–7
TouchdownCyrus Traugh 33 Yd pass from Michael Hawkins Jr. (Jack Cassidy Kick)
TouchdownOmari Hayes 20 Yd pass from Jaylen Raynor (Kyle Konrardy Kick)
2:317–7

2nd quarter

TouchdownCody Jackson 46 Yd pass from Aiden Flora (Kyle Konrardy Kick)
11:0414–7
6:1214–14
TouchdownMichael Hawkins Jr. 8 Yd Run (Jack Cassidy Kick)
TouchdownVince Benetti 2 Yd pass from Aiden Flora (Kyle Konrardy Kick)
0:0521–14

3rd quarter

TouchdownAiden Flora 24 Yd Run (Kyle Konrardy Kick)
12:1528–14
5:4328–21
TouchdownMichael Hawkins Jr. 7 Yd Run (Jack Cassidy Kick)
1:0728–28
TouchdownCam Cook 9 Yd Run (Jack Cassidy Kick)

4th quarter

Field goalKyle Konrardy 35 Yd
10:4531–28
7:3431–35
TouchdownCam Cook 8 Yd Run (Jack Cassidy Kick)
TouchdownAiden Flora 63 Yd Run (Kyle Konrardy Kick)
6:0838–35
5:0438–42
TouchdownDJ Epps 47 Yd pass from Michael Hawkins Jr. (Jack Cassidy Kick)
TouchdownAiden Flora 2 Yd Run (Kyle Konrardy Kick)

Player stats

Mountaineers

West Virginia Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Michael Hawkins Jr.	11/23	227	9.9	2	0	86.7
Team	11/23	227	9.9	2	0	--

West Virginia Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Michael Hawkins Jr.	20	149	7.5	2	32
Cam Cook	20	142	7.1	2	37
Team

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Match details

Date: Sunday 4 October 2026
Started: 3:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames
Competition: College Football (NCAA), Week 5
Crowd: 52,724

Form and ladder

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Updated 10 Nov, 11:13 pm

West Virginia Fumbles	FUM	LOST
Michael Hawkins Jr.	1	1
DJ Epps	1	1
Team	2	2

Iowa State Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Malaki Ta'ase	0	0	1
Seth Johnson	0	0	1
Team	0	0	2

West Virginia Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DJ Epps	4	114	28.5	1	47
Prince Strachan	3	41	13.7	0	26
Jaden Bray	1	34	34.0	0	34
Cyrus Traugh	1	33	33.0	1	33
Cam Cook	2	5	2.5	0	3
Team	11	227	20.6	2	47

Iowa State Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jaylen Raynor	19/27	264	9.8	1	1	46.6
Aiden Flora	2/2	48	24.0	2	0	--
Team	21/29	312	10.8	3	1	--

Iowa State Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aiden Flora	22	212	9.6	3	63
Ryver Peppers	8	29	3.6	0	15
Jaylen Raynor	11	15	1.4	0	9
Cameron Pettaway	3	8	2.7	0	7
Arnold Barnes III	2	2	1.0	0	2
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	47	265	5.6	3	63

Iowa State Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cody Jackson	6	160	26.7	1	46
Dominic Overby	3	70	23.3	0	31
Omari Hayes	3	34	11.3	1	20
Ty Claiborne	3	24	8.0	0	12
Jamal Polite Jr.	2	12	6.0	0	6