Big 12Cyclones

Iowa State

28th of 1307–6

Rank

28th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+8.7

90% range −0.8 to 18.3

Offense

32.0

36th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.3

35th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 31 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Northern Iowa W 29–26

Rating change−2.0

Wk 3Sep 14 · 4:00 PM ET vs#23

Iowa L 17–18

Rating change+2.3

Wk 4Sep 21 · 12:00 PM ET vs

UL Monroe W 72–20

Rating change+2.8

Wk 5Sep 28 · 3:30 PM ET at

Baylor L 21–23

Rating change+0.5

Wk 6Oct 5 · 2:00 PM ET vs

TCU W 49–24

Rating change+2.9

Wk 7Oct 12 · 4:00 PM ET at

West Virginia W 38–14

Rating change+1.9

Wk 8Oct 19 · 12:00 PM ET at

Texas Tech W 34–24

Rating change+0.1

Wk 9Oct 26 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Oklahoma State L 27–34

Rating change−0.9

Wk 11Nov 9 · 8:00 PM ET at#5

Oklahoma L 41–42

Rating change+2.1

Wk 12Nov 16 · 3:30 PM ET vs#22

Texas W 23–21

Rating change0.0

Wk 13Nov 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Kansas W 41–31

Rating change−2.2

Wk 14Nov 30 · 7:00 PM ET at

Kansas State L 17–27

Rating change−1.9

PostDec 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs#13

Notre DameCAMPING WORLD BOWL L 9–33

Rating change−1.6

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2018	Big 12	38 of 130	7.3	29.9	22.6	8–5	—
2017	Big 12	29 of 130	10.2	29.1	18.9	8–5	—
2016	Big 12	58 of 128	2.1	30.9	28.8	3–9	—
2015	Big 12	76 of 128	−1.4	27.8	29.2	3–9	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

ISU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles