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Big 12Cyclones

Iowa State

42nd of 1337–6

Rank

42nd

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

+6.5

90% range −2.7 to 15.6

Offense

27.2

59th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

20.8

24th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 2 · 2:00 PM ET vs Northern Iowa W 30–9
Rating change−1.6
Wk 2Sep 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs Iowa L 13–20
Rating change−0.4
Wk 3Sep 16 · 12:00 PM ET at Ohio L 7–10
Rating change−0.2
Wk 4Sep 23 · 4:00 PM ET vs Oklahoma State W 34–27
Rating change−0.5
Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#12 Oklahoma L 20–50
Rating change−1.1
Wk 6Oct 7 · 8:00 PM ET vs TCU W 27–14
Rating change+0.9
Wk 7Oct 14 · 12:00 PM ET at Cincinnati W 30–10
Rating change+2.3
Wk 9Oct 28 · 3:30 PM ET at Baylor W 30–18
Rating change+1.0
Wk 10Nov 4 · 7:00 PM ET vs Kansas L 21–28
Rating change−0.4
Wk 11Nov 11 · 10:15 PM ET at BYU W 45–13
Rating change+1.9
Wk 12Nov 18 · 8:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#11 Texas L 16–26
Rating change+0.2
Wk 13Nov 25 · 8:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#11 Kansas State W 42–35
Rating change+1.9
PostDec 29 · 3:30 PM ET vs MemphisAutoZone Liberty Bowl L 26–36
Rating change−3.3

Rating through 2023

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2022Big 1247 of 1313.823.419.64–8—
2021Big 1214 of 13014.233.719.57–6—
2020Big 127 of 12721.237.716.59–3—
2019Big 1228 of 1308.732.023.37–6—
2018Big 1238 of 1307.329.922.68–5—
2017Big 1229 of 13010.229.118.98–5—
2016Big 1258 of 1282.130.928.83–9—
2015Big 1276 of 128−1.427.829.23–9—

Profile

ISU offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com