Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA STATE Iowa State drops in AP Poll after 38-35 win against UCF BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Oct 20, 2024 Oct 20, 2024 Updated Jun 3, 2025 0 × Jontez Williams thanks God for putting him in position to make game-sealing interception against UCF Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES — The Cyclones (7-0 overall, 4-0 Big 12) lost some AP Poll position after a thrilling comeback win against UCF. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mx$& :D C2?<65 }@] `_ :? E96 H66< ?:?6 p! !@==[ 5C@AA:?8 @?6 DA@E 7C@> =2DE H66<] x$& C6>2:?D E96 E@A\C2?<65 @7 E96 E9C66 q:8 `a E62>D :? E96 A@==[ 2=E9@F89 }@] `` q*& :D 4=@D6 369:?5]k^DA2?mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mx@H2 $E2E6’D 2==\E:>6 36DE C2?<:?8 :D }@] f[ H9:49 42>6 :? E96 a_a` AC6D62D@? 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D@ >F49 :? E96 H:? 282:?DE &ru[ 2?5 H9J :E H@C<65k^2mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQm k^Am 0 Comments Locations Davenport Related to this story Jontez Williams thanks God for putting him in position to make game-sealing interception against UCF Jontez Williams thanks God for putting him in position to make game-sealing interception against UCF Why Iowa State QB Rocco Becht ran so much in the win against UCF, and why it worked Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht is “Feeling it.” And not just because the undefeated Cyclones kept their winning streak alive with a thrill… Five takeaways from Iowa State's win against UCF to improve to 7-0 for the first time since 1938 For the first time since Sep. 7 against Iowa, the Cyclones faced a second-half deficit. Just like in Iowa City, late-game heroics lifted Iowa … Playoff Hopes Rise & Playoffs Hopes Fall: Listen to the latest episode of the CyHawk Talk podcast Iowa State reporter Ben Hutchens and Iowa reporter Ethan Petrik recap the weekend's action. 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Playoff Hopes Rise & Playoffs Hopes Fall: Listen to the latest episode of the CyHawk Talk podcast Iowa State reporter Ben Hutchens and Iowa reporter Ethan Petrik recap the weekend's action.
Iowa State vs Texas Tech homecoming game kick time revealed A lot is going right for the Cyclones right now.
Is the Big 12 a multi-bid CFP league? Commissioner Brett Yormark thinks so Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said the conference is on pace to get multiple teams in the 12-team College Football Playoff. Here's why he'…
Cyclones take a break, Hawkeyes button down: Listen to the latest episode of the CyHawk Talk podcast Iowa State reporter Ben Hutchens and Iowa reporter Ethan Petrik discuss the latest on the Cyclones and Hawkeyes in CyHawk Talk.
