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The Cyclones are now 5-0, a feat they have only accomplished once in the last 40 years — last year, during a 7-0 start.This is the first time with back-to-back 5-0 starts in program history. You can see highlights from the win in the video at the top of this story.Iowa State football vs. Arizona: Score updates, highlights and moreHere's how it happened.Final: Iowa State 39, Arizona 14With Connor Moberly behind center for the final series, Iowa State closed out the comfortable win.The Cyclones never trailed. Iowa State is now 5-0 with a pair of tough road games coming up — at Cincinnati next week, at Colorado the next.Chase Smith hits first career field goalWhat kicker concerns?Chase Smith knocked in the 34-yard kick to make it 39-14.Iowa State scoring drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 1:32Jontez Williams goes downJontez Williams is the latest Cyclone defender to go down with an apparent injury. One of his teammates rolled over on his leg while both were trying to break up a pass.Williams needed a minute on the field, but he walked off under his own power. He was visibly limping as he went back to the sideline. Jamison Patton picks off Noah FifitaFifita was letting it rip, and Patton made him pay.Patton stepped in front of a pass across the middle near the end zone, so Iowa State will take over with just a few minutes to go before advancing to 5-0.That's Patton's second pick of the year.Rocco Becht intercepted in the red zoneBecht tired lobbing it up for his big tight end Ben Brahmer, but the ball floated closer to the middle of the field than he intended. Treydan Stukes picked it off inside the Arizona 5-yard line and returned it out to the 19.That's the first real blemish on Becht's night. Before that, he was 14-for-19 for 243 yards through the air and he has three of ISU's five touchdowns on the ground.Arizona punts on fourth down from deep in its own territoryThat might be the white flag from Arizona.The Wildcats decided to punt on fourth-and-3 while trailing by 22 points and with less than 11:00 to play. They were pinned deep in their own territory, but time is running out for a miracle comeback attempt.Iowa State takes over at its own 41-yard line after a fair catch by Xavier Townsend.Cyclones forced to punt after Becht takes sackRocco Becht: -9 total rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns.Sacks count against rush totals for QBs, so Becht's stat line looks a bit wonky after taking a sack for a loss of 9 on third down.A great punt by Tyler Perkins was fair caught at the Arizona 5, so the Wildcats will have 95 yards to go. ISU leads, 36-14, with 12:08 to play.End of third quarter: Iowa State 36, Arizona 14All Iowa State in this one.The Cyclones are moving the ball on their current drive thanks to Abu Sama and Gabe Burkle. ISU will start the fourth quarter with the ball in Arizona territory.Arizona answers with fourth-down scoreField goals don't do anything for Arizona at this point, so the Wildcats elected to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the 1.Noah Fifita hit Tre Spivey toward the back of the end zone for a touchdown. The extra point makes it 36-14, Iowa State, with 2:46 to go in the third quarter.Arizona scoring drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:18Orange leaves game with another injuryThe Cyclone defense is still getting banged up. Domonique Orange is back in the injury tent with another injury.Cyclones hit big trick play on pass from tight end Ben BrahmerBen Brahmer, the dual-threat tight end.Brahmer threw one deep over the top on a trick play to WR Brett Eskildsen, who was tripped up at the 1-yard line. Rocco Becht ran it in from a yard out on the very next play for his third touchdown.Brahmer's throw to Eskildsen goes down as a 45-yard gain.It's 36-7, Iowa State, with 8:08 on the clock in the third quarter.Iowa State scoring drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:48Cyclones get fourth down stopIowa State will take over at the Arizona 44 after Marcus Neal broke up a fourth down pass.The Cyclones have a short field ahead of them with a great chance to extend the lead.Domonique Orange, Khijonn Cummings-Coleman both hurtThe Cyclone defense is still standing strong, but some key pieces have had to leave with injuries.Orange is already heading back into the game a couple of plays later, so whatever injury he had must not have been too serious.Cyclones extend lead with Rocco Becht sneakDespite the big plays through the air, all four scoring drives have been punched in by the running game.Rocco Becht just added his second rushing touchdown from a yard out on fourth down.It's 29-7 after the extra point. Iowa State scoring drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:30Becht, Sowell connect for another big playBecht hit Sowell on a short slant, and Sowell burned past all but one Arizona defender for a huge gain of 52 yards. Sowell is up to 127 yards on three catches tonight.Halftime: Iowa State 22, Arizona 7The total yardage doesn't show it — Arizona actually has 13 more yards — but Iowa State is in control of this one.The Cyclones will receive the opening kickoff to begin the second half with a 15-point lead.Arizona cuts into Iowa State lead before halftimeArizona's best drive of the night ends with a score.Noah Fifita found Kris Hutson in the back of the end zone for a score with 22 seconds to go. That makes it 22-7, Iowa State.Arizona scoring drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 2:24Carson Hansen punches it in to extend leadAfter a 27-yard pass from Becht to Ben Brahmer got the Cyclones to the goal line, Hansen added his second TD of the night, this one from 3 yards away.It's 22-0 with 2:52 left in the half. Iowa State is in full control.Iowa State scoring drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:59Jontez Williams picks off Noah FifitaArizona tried for a big play, and it turned into a big one for the Cyclone defense.Jontez Williams jumped in front of the deep ball and picked it off. He returned it more than 40 yards before going out of bounds at the Arizona 30.Rocco Becht sacked on third down to force puntAnother deep ball to Chase Sowell — this time for 32 yards — helped the Cyclones gain some field position, but it still ended in a punt.A great boot by Tyler Perkins also got a friendly bounce. 53 yards later, Arizona will have the ball at its own 14, trailing 15-0 with 8:36 to go in the half.Arizona punts againThe Cyclone defense came to play.A fourth-and-10 punt covered a lot of ground, so Iowa State will be pinned back at its own 11 for the next series.Iowa State extends lead with short driveISU took full advantage of the good starting field position.A defensive pass interference call and a steady dose of Carson Hansen led to a short TD run by Hansen. The extra point by Chase Smith makes it 15-0 with 12:41 left in the half.Iowa State scoring drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:31End of first quarter: Iowa State 8, Arizona 0 Nothing doing for the Arizona offense on that series. A loss on first down followed by an incomplete pass and a short third-down gain result in a punt.Xavier Townsend was lit up while trying to catch the punt, and Arizona was flagged 15 yards for the illegal hit. Iowa State starts its next drive at the Arizona 38.Iowa State punts after overturned fumbleAfter a handoff to Xavier Townsend on third down was initially ruled a fumble, the officials overturned it after seeing his knee was down well before the ball came loose.Still, the play resulted in a short loss. Coach Matt Campbell elected to punt from the Arizona 45, and a fair catch will give Arizona the ball at its own 7.Jamison Patton stuffs pair of Arizona pass plays to force puntGreat open-field tackles by Cyclone defensive back Jamison Patton on both second and third down ended Arizona's second series.Iowa State will have it at the 36 after a punt by Arizona.Rocco Becht hits Chase Sowell in stride to set up touchdownA perfect pass over the top from Becht to Chase Sowell nearly ended up in the end zone, but Sowell was ruled down just shy of the goal line after review.The Cyclones punched it in on a Rocco Becht sneak one play later.Becht went 4-for-4 on that drive for 60 yards, including the 43-yard bomb to Sowell.A creative 2-point conversion was successful thanks to a direct snap to TE Gabe Burkle. That makes it 8-0, Iowa State.Iowa State scoring drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:21Cyclones get big stop on third downThe ISU pass rush forced Noah Fifita out of the pocket, and he had to throw it away to set up a field goal. Michael Salgado-Medina's 46-yard field goal missed wide right after an iffy snap.Iowa State's offense will take the field in a scoreless game with 10:17 to go in the first quarter.Arizona keeps possession after kickoff fumbleReplay review overturned an apparent fumble on Arizona's opening kickoff return, taking away a big play for the Cyclones.How to watch Iowa State football vs. ArizonaWhen: 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27Where: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IowaTV: ESPNLivestream: Watch ESPNTickets for Iowa State football vs. ArizonaTickets are available through Ticketmaster. You can find tickets here.What to know about the 'Whiteout' at Jack Trice Stadium for Iowa State football vs. ArizonaIowa State is calling Saturday's game a "Whiteout," which is pretty self-explanatory. Fans are encouraged to wear white attire to Jack Trice Stadium.The Cyclones have done this before. Iowa State beat Baylor last year, 43-21, in front of a Whiteout crowd at Jack Trice Stadium to improve to 5-0.Injury reports for Iowa State, Arizona The big news is on the Iowa State side.Star cornerback Jeremiah Cooper, a preseason All-Big 12 pick, will miss Saturday's game with an injury. Cooper had been listed as questionable earlier in the week but was ruled out Friday.Defensive lineman Tamatoa McDonough is questionable. Return man Aiden Flora and tight end Gabe Burkle are probable.Iowa State down two kickers for Arizona gameIowa State's kicking game has been a strength this year, but the Cyclones will need to navigate the near future without a key component.Kyle Konrardy is battling a lower-body injury, but "it's not going to be a long-term situation," according to coach Matt Campbell. Konrardy's backup, Jace Gilbert, is also out.Jeff Dubrof has the story on what's next for Iowa State's kicking unit:Iowa State vs. Arizona football series historyThis will be the first meeting between the two programs as conference foes since Arizona joined the Big 12 in 2024.Iowa State and Arizona have met before, however. Arizona holds a 4-1-1 lead in the series, which was last played in 1968.1948 (Tucson): Arizona 14, Iowa State 71950 (Tucson): Arizona 27, Iowa State 261958 (Tucson): Iowa State 14, Arizona 01964 (Tucson): Iowa State 0, Arizona 01966 (Tucson): Arizona 27, Iowa State 241968 (Ames): Arizona 21, Iowa State 12What to know about Arizona footballThe Wildcats are 3-0 and also coming off of a bye week.Arizona will be playing its first game away from home Saturday. The Wildcats have won home games against Hawaii, Weber State and Kansas State. The win over Kansas State is counted as a non-conference game despite both teams being members of the Big 12.Quarterback Noah Fifita is one of the key returning starters from last year's team. He has put up 712 passing yards and 6 touchdowns without an interception this year despite losing star wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan to the NFL draft last spring.Cyclones fall in latest rankings during bye weekIowa State fell from No. 12 to No. 14 in the latest AP Top 25 poll.Iowa State football vs. Arizona betting oddsIowa State is a 6.5-point favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.The total is set at 48.5 points.Stream ����vlog's 'Big College Kickoff' Saturday morning����vlog's "Big College Kickoff" is back for a second season, and you can watch it live on Very Local at 10:30 a.m. every Saturday through Nov. 29.����vlog sports' Jeff Dubrof will host, with Shannon Ehrhardt live from Iowa City or Ames each week.Very Local is a streaming channel that offers 24/7 access to ����vlog news, weather, original series and more. 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