Big 12Cyclones

Iowa State

7th of 1279–3

Rank

7th

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

+21.2

90% range 12.1 to 30.2

Offense

37.7

11th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

16.5

8th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 9–3

Schedule

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

Wk 2Sep 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Louisiana L 14–31

Rating change−2.1

Wk 4Sep 26 · 1:30 PM ET at#23

TCU W 37–34

Rating change+1.0

Wk 5Oct 3 · 7:30 PM ET vs#10

Oklahoma W 37–30

Rating change+2.0

Wk 6Oct 10 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Texas Tech W 31–15

Rating change+1.6

Wk 8Oct 24 · 3:30 PM ET at#13

Oklahoma State L 21–24

Rating change+0.8

Wk 9Oct 31 · 12:00 PM ET at

Kansas W 52–22

Rating change+1.1

Wk 10Nov 7 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Baylor W 38–31

Rating change−0.7

Wk 12Nov 21 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Kansas State W 45–0

Rating change+4.8

Wk 13Nov 27 · 12:00 PM ET at#20

Texas W 23–20

Rating change+0.4

Wk 14Dec 5 · 3:30 PM ET vs

West Virginia W 42–6

Rating change+2.7

Wk 16Dec 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs#4

OklahomaNeutral L 21–27

Rating change0.0

PostJan 2 · 4:00 PM ET vs#13

OregonPlayStation Fiesta Bowl W 34–17

Rating change+0.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2020

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
2019	Big 12	28 of 130	8.7	32.0	23.3	7–6	—
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