Big 12Cyclones

Iowa State

14th of 1307–6

Rank

14th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+14.2

90% range 5.1 to 23.4

Offense

33.7

22nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.5

14th: 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 1Sep 4 · 4:30 PM ET vs

Northern Iowa W 16–10

Rating change−3.1

Wk 2Sep 11 · 4:30 PM ET vs#14

Iowa L 17–27

Rating change+0.6

Wk 3Sep 18 · 10:30 PM ET at

UNLV W 48–3

Rating change+3.2

Wk 4Sep 25 · 3:30 PM ET at

Baylor L 29–31

Rating change−0.2

Wk 5Oct 2 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Kansas W 59–7

Rating change+1.6

Wk 7Oct 16 · 7:30 PM ET at

Kansas State W 33–20

Rating change−1.1

Wk 8Oct 23 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Oklahoma State W 24–21

Rating change−0.3

Wk 9Oct 30 · 2:00 PM ET at

West Virginia L 31–38

Rating change−1.1

Wk 10Nov 6 · 7:30 PM ET vs#22

Texas W 30–7

Rating change+1.9

Wk 11Nov 13 · 3:30 PM ET at

Texas Tech L 38–41

Rating change−1.2

Wk 12Nov 20 · 12:00 PM ET at#10

Oklahoma L 21–28

Rating change−0.2

Wk 13Nov 26 · 4:30 PM ET vs

TCU W 48–14

Rating change+1.0

PostDec 29 · 5:45 PM ET vs#11

ClemsonCheez-It Bowl L 13–20

Rating change+0.2

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	Big 12	7 of 127	21.2	37.7	16.5	9–3	—
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