2018_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team

2018 Iowa State Cyclones football
2018 Iowa State Cyclones football
Alamo Bowl, L 26–28 vs. Washington State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	8–5 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Matt Campbell (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Jon Heacock (3rd season)
Base defense	3-high safety
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

The 2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Competing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by third-year head coach Matt Campbell. They finished the season 8–5, 6–3 in the Big 12, which was the most conference wins in a season in program history. They finished third in the Big 12, behind No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 14 Texas. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to No. 13 Washington State.

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[22] The game between Iowa State and South Dakota State, originally scheduled for September 1, 2018, was canceled due to inclement weather.^[19] On September 12, 2018, Iowa State announced they will be hosting Incarnate Word from the Southland Conference on December 1, 2018.^[20] The game replaced the Cyclones' originally scheduled season opener vs. South Dakota State. On November 20, Iowa State announced that Drake would take the place of Incarnate Word for the December 1 game due to UIW's qualification for the FCS Playoffs.^[21]

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Player	Position	Games Played	Class	Reason
Lou Ayeni	RB	4 seasons	Coach	Accepted job at Northwestern
Vernell Trent	DL	48	Senior	Graduated
Colin Downing	P	48	Senior	Graduated
Allen Lazard	WR	47	Senior	Graduated
Jack Spreen	LB	44	Senior	Graduated
Kamari Cotton-Moya	DB	40	Senior	Graduated
Joel Lanning	LB	36	Senior	Graduated
Trever Ryen	WR	36	Senior	Graduated
Jake Campos	OL	35	Senior	Graduated
Robby Garcia	OL	31	Senior	Graduated
J.D. Waggoner	DE	29	Senior	Graduated
Kyle Starcevich	QB	24	Senior	Graduated
Sam Harms	TE	24	Senior	Graduated
Everett Edwards	DB	24	Senior	Graduated
Marchie Murdock	WR	21	Senior	Graduated
Bryan Larson	OL	21	Senior	Graduated
Jacob Park	QB	14	Junior	Transfer
Thadd Daniels	DB	13	Senior	Graduated
Mackenro Alexander	LB	13	Senior	Graduated
Reggie Wilkerson	DB	11	Senior	Graduated
Vic Holmes	DB	3	Senior	Graduated
Shawn Curtis	OL	2	Senior	Graduated
Jacob Bolton	OL	0	Freshman	Quit
Reference:^[2]^[3]^[4]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Re-al Mitchell QB	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 1, 2017
Re-al Mitchell QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Carson Schleker WR	Allen, TX	Allen HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 26, 2017
Carson Schleker WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Brock Purdy QB	Gilbert, AZ	Perry HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Brock Purdy QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Sean Shaw Jr. WR	Jones, OK	Jones HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 18, 2017
Sean Shaw Jr. WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Zach Ross OG	West Des Moines, IA	Dowling Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	May 24, 2017
Zach Ross OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72
Trevor Downing OG	Creston, IA	Creston HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	May 18, 2017
Trevor Downing OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Isaiah Lee DT	La Grange Park, IL	Nazareth Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jul 31, 2017
Isaiah Lee DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Will McDonald IV WDE	Waukesha, WI	Waukesha North	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 24, 2017
Will McDonald IV WDE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Mike Rose OLB	Broadview Heights, OH	Brecksville-Broadview Heights	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 19, 2017
Mike Rose OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Gerry Vaughn OLB	Tucker, GA	Tucker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 18, 2017
Gerry Vaughn OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72
Jaeveyon Morton CB	Detroit, MI	Martin Luther King	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 10, 2017
Jaeveyon Morton CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Dallas Taylor-Cortez CB	West Hills, CA	Chaminade	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Sep 26, 2017
Dallas Taylor-Cortez CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Anthony Johnson Jr. CB	St. Petersburg, FL	St. Petersburg HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 19, 2017
Anthony Johnson Jr. CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72
Greg Eisworth S	Athens, TX	Trinity Valley CC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 3, 2017
Greg Eisworth S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Chandler Pulvermacher S	Hartland, WI	Arrowhead	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 1, 2017
Chandler Pulvermacher S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Josh Madison S	Newbury Park, CA	Newbury Park, CA	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 29, 2017
Josh Madison S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 69
Brayden Narveson K	Scottsdale, AZ	Desert Mountain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 13, 2017
Brayden Narveson K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Corey Dunn P	San Francisco, CA	City College of San Francisco	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 28, 2017
Corey Dunn P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 55 Rivals: 53 247Sports: 55
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Iowa State Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017. "2018 Iowa State Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017. "Iowa State 2018 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award^[5]	Brian Peavy	CB	SR
Maxwell Award^[6]	David Montgomery	RB	JR
Davey O'Brien Award^[7]	Kyle Kempt	QB	SR
Doak Walker Award^[8]	David Montgomery	RB	JR
John Mackey Award^[9]	Chase Allen	TE	SO
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[10]	Ray Lima	DL	JR
Outland Trophy^[11]	Ray Lima	DL	JR
Ted Hendricks Award^[12]	JaQuan Bailey	DE	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[13]	Kyle Kempt	QB	SR
Manning Award^[14]	Kyle Kempt	QB	SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[15]	Hakeem Butler	WR	JR

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Oklahoma	509 (46)
2	West Virginia	432 (2)
3	TCU	390 (1)
4	Texas	370 (1)
5	Oklahoma State	300
6	Kansas State	283 (2)
7	Iowa State	250
8	Texas Tech	149
9	Baylor	125
10	Kansas	52

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	4:00 p.m.	at Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	FOX	L 3–13	69,250
September 15	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 Oklahoma		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC	L 27–37	58,479
September 22	11:00 a.m.	Akron*		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 26–13	54,028
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPNU	L 14–17	42,664
October 6	2:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN2	W 48–42	52,995
October 13	6:00 p.m.	No. 6 West Virginia		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FS1	W 30–14	56,629
October 27	11:00 a.m.	Texas Tech		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN2	W 40–31	57,908
November 3	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas	No. 24	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 27–3	15,543
November 10	2:30 p.m.	Baylor	No. 22	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FS1	W 28–14	53,860
November 17	7:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Texas	No. 16	Darrell K Royal Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 10–24	102,498
November 24	6:00 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 25	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (Farmageddon)	FS1	W 42–38	54,430
December 1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	11:00 a.m.	Drake*	No. 23	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	Cyclones.tv	W 27–24	56,738
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Washington State*	No. 24	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 26–28	60,675
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Central time

2018_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team

2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Offseason

Departures

2018 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Award watch lists

Big 12 media poll

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Game 1: at Iowa Hawkeyes

Game 2: Oklahoma Sooners

Game 3: Akron Zips

Game 4: at TCU Horned Frogs

Game 5: at Oklahoma State Cowboys

Game 6: West Virginia Mountaineers

Game 7: Texas Tech Red Raiders

Game 8: at Kansas Jayhawks

Game 9: Baylor Bears

Game 10: at Texas Longhorns

Game 11: Kansas State Wildcats

Game 12: Drake Bulldogs

Game 13: Washington State Cougars (Alamo Bowl)

Statistics

Scoring

Rankings

Awards and honors

Players drafted into the NFL

TV ratings

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Oklahoma y$^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 9 Texas y	7	–	2	10	–	4
Iowa State	6	–	3	8	–	5
No. 20 West Virginia	6	–	3	8	–	4
TCU	4	–	5	7	–	6
Baylor	4	–	5	7	–	6
Oklahoma State	3	–	6	7	–	6
Kansas State	3	–	6	5	–	7
Texas Tech	3	–	6	5	–	7
Kansas	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Seasons at ISU
Matt Campbell	Head coach	Mount Union, 2002	3rd
Jon Heacock	Defensive coordinator, Safeties	Muskingum, 1983	3rd
Brian Gasser	Wide Receivers, Special Teams	Ohio Northern, 2006	3rd
Nathan Scheelhaase	Running Backs	Illinois, 2013	1st
Alex Golesh	Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator	Ohio State, 2006	3rd
D.K. McDonald	Cornerbacks	Edinboro, 2001	3rd
Eli Rasheed	Defensive Line	Indiana, 1996	3rd
Tyson Veidt	Assistant head coach, Linebackers	Muskingum, 1996	3rd
Joel Gordon	Quarterbacks	Shepherd, 2003	3rd
Jeff Myers	Offensive Line	Toledo, 2012	3rd
Rudy Wade	Strength and Conditioning	Ball State, 2001	3rd
Reference:^[22]

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	23	18	25	24	25	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	18	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									24	22	16	25	23	24	Not released

Player	Selection
Offense
David Montgomery	Coaches-2
Hakeem Butler	Coaches-2
Charlie Kolar	Coaches-2
Josh Knipfel	Coaches-HM
Julian Good-Jones	Coaches-HM
Bryce Meeker	Coaches-HM
Sam Seonbuchner	Coaches-HM
Defense
Greg Eisworth	Coaches-1
JaQuan Bailey	Coaches-2
Ray Lima	Coaches-2
Brian Peavy	Coaches-2
Spencer Benton	Coaches-HM
Willie Harvey Jr.	Coaches-HM
Mike Rose	Coaches-HM
Marcel Spears Jr.	Coaches-HM
Special Teams
Kene Nwangwu	Coaches-2

Player	Award	Date Awarded
Brock Purdy	Big 12 Newcomer of the Week	October 8, 2018
Braxton Lewis	Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week	October 8, 2018
Brock Purdy	Big 12 Newcomer of the Week	October 15, 2018
JaQuan Bailey	Big 12 Co-defensive Player of the Week	October 15, 2018
Marcel Spears Jr.	Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week	October 29, 2018
Brock Purdy	Big 12 Newcomer of the Week	November 5, 2018

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	73	David Montgomery	RB	Chicago Bears
4	103	Hakeem Butler	WR	Arizona Cardinals

Opponent	Outlet	Viewers	Rating
@ Iowa	FOX	2.017M	1.2
Oklahoma	ABC	3.434M	2.2
Akron	FSN	†	†
@ TCU	ESPNU	366K	†
@ Oklahoma State	ESPN2	726K	0.44
West Virginia	FS1	1.323M	0.75
Texas Tech	ESPN2	885K	0.55
@ Kansas	FSN	†	†
Baylor	FS1	363K	0.24
@ Texas	LHN	†	†
Kansas State	FS1	821K	0.49
Drake	Cyclones.tv	†	†
vs. Washington State	ESPN	5.547M	3.2

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	3	0	0	0	3
Hawkeyes	0	3	3	7	13

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Sooners	10	14	10	3	37
Cyclones	0	10	14	3	27

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	3	3	0	13
Cyclones	7	10	0	9	26

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	7	0	7	14
Horned Frogs	0	7	7	3	17