Iowa State football: Self-inflicted wounds doom Cyclones vs. BYU

POWERED BY CARL’S AUTO GROUP. A MONTH AGO, THE CYCLONES WERE FIVE ZERO AND HAD THE FANS THINKING BIG CYCLONES HAVE NOT WON SINCE. IT WAS ANOTHER TOUGH ONE ON SATURDAY AT JACK TRICE STADIUM. IOWA STATE COMING OFF THE BYE WEEK, TRYING TO SNAP A TWO GAME LOSING STREAK, 11TH RANKED UNDEFEATED BYU IN THE HOUSE. AJ KLEIN, FORMER CYCLONE THE LINEBACKING GREAT, CRANKING IT AND FIRING UP THE CROWD. AND THIS GOT EVERYBODY GOING. FIRST PLAY OF THE GAME ROCCO DIALING ONE UP TO BRETT ESKILDSEN. FORMER TRACK STAR GOES 75 YARDS AND IT IS SEVEN NOTHING. IOWA STATE CARSON HANSEN BACK FROM A CONCUSSION THAT KEPT HIM OUT OF THE LOSS AT COLORADO. AND HE WAS GOOD. TWO TOUCHDOWNS IN THE FIRST HALF. IOWA STATE LED 2410 IN THE SECOND QUARTER. BYU CAME BACK EVERY SINGLE TIME. BEAR BACHMEIER TO PARKER KINGSTON BEFORE THE HALF MADE IT A 2417 BALLGAME. IOWA STATE STILL LED SECOND HALF. BYU KICKED A FIELD GOAL TO MAKE IT 2420, AND THEN BEAR BACHMEIER RUNS IT IN AGAIN. NINE YARD TOUCHDOWN. IT’S 2724. BYU. THE COUGS HAD 17 UNANSWERED POINTS. THIRD QUARTER HANSEN BREAKS LOOSE. WHAT A CUT. CAN HE MAKE IT ALL THE WAY. NOT QUITE. 65 YARD RUN. HE HAD 152 ON THE DAY. THEY HAD TO SETTLE FOR A FIELD GOAL, WHICH TIED THE GAME AT 27. FOURTH QUARTER BACHMEIER TO HIS MAIN MAN KINGSTON, AGAIN IN TRAFFIC AGAIN 3427. BYU BACHMEIER HAD 307 YARDS, TWO TOUCHDOWNS, RAN FOR 49, BYU ADDS A PICK SIX TO MAKE IT 4127. THAT IS THE FINAL, A THREE GAME LOSING STREAK FOR THE IOWA STATE CYCLONES, WHO COMMIT FOUR TURNOVERS IN A LOSS AT HOME. WE’RE LIKE INCHES AWAY FROM BEING, YOU KNOW, THE TEAM WE WANT TO BE, AND YOU’RE FIGHTING THROUGH A LOT OF STUFF, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU’RE FIGHTING THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND I GIVE OUR KIDS A LOT OF CREDIT. WE GOT TO CONTINUE TO POUND AWAY AT IT. THERE’S ONLY ONE ANSWER THAT I HAVE IS YOU GOT TO GO TO WORK. YOU KNOW, THIS ISN’T YOU DON’T SEE A TEAM THAT’S QUITTING. YOU DON’T SEE A TEAM THAT’S NOT PLAYING REALLY HARD. YOU SEE A TEAM, THAT MAN, THERE’S A COUPLE MOMENTS WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE, MAN, WE’RE KIND OF TRYING TO PRESS T

Updated: 8:19 PM CDT Oct 25, 2025

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Iowa State football: Self-inflicted wounds doom Cyclones vs. BYU

Updated: 8:19 PM CDT Oct 25, 2025

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BYU safety Faletau Satuala returned an interception for a touchdown to help 11th-ranked BYU pull away in the fourth quarter, and the Cougars stayed unbeaten with a 41-27 win over Iowa State on Saturday.Bear Bachmeier threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, and Chase Roberts and Parker Kingston each had over 100 yards receiving for BYU. The win was the third for BYU this season after trailing by multiple scores on the road.“We had a lot of things going against us in the beginning,” BYU coach Kalani Sitake said. “I'm glad our guys were able to hold their composure and keep pushing forward."Iowa State's Rocco Becht threw a career-high three interceptions, the last one coming with 1:14 left and allowing BYU to run out the clock.BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) drove 79 yards in the third quarter to take its first lead, converting two fourth downs before Bachmeier dashed 9 yards up the middle for a touchdown.“We never feel like we're out of it,” Roberts said. “Even when we're down a couple of touchdowns, we have the faith. Never lose faith in these guys or our coaches.”After Iowa State (5-3, 2-3) tied it 27-all, BYU looked as if it would go three and out on its ensuing possession. As the Cougars were preparing to down the punt, the ball touched Iowa State’s Eli Green and BYU recovered. Three plays later Bachmeier, under pressure, threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Kingston.It was 41-27 less than a minute later when safety Satuala, who made a game-high 10 tackles, pulled a short pass away from Gabe Burkle and ran it back 40 yards for a touchdown.“All my teammates and coaches during the game were telling me to keep my head up,” Satuala said. “It was cool to have everybody rally around me, and at that point I just had to make a play.”Bachmeier led the Cougars in rushing with 12 carries for 49 yards. Kingston had seven catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns, all career highs, and Roberts caught eight balls for 128 yards.Carson Hansen ran 16 times for 152 yards and two TDs for the Cyclones, who led 24-10 late in the first half.“Every moment we had the opportunity to kind of break this thing open, we kept them in the football game,” Cyclones coach Matt Campbell said. “Unfortunately, you can’t do that against a real good football team. I thought we had great momentum, I thought we had a great plan. Just a lack of execution in some critical moments, and again, those things continue to creep up on us right now.”The takeawayBYU: Cougars are 8-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history and have won 14 straight games when scoring 30 or more points. The 41 points matched their most in a Big 12 game since they joined the conference in 2023.Iowa State: Cyclones have now lost three games in a row for the first time since 2022.Up nextIowa State: hosts Arizona State on Saturday.BYU: open date before visiting Texas Tech on Nov. 8.

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Bear Bachmeier threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, and Chase Roberts and Parker Kingston each had over 100 yards receiving for BYU. The win was the third for BYU this season after trailing by multiple scores on the road.

“We had a lot of things going against us in the beginning,” BYU coach Kalani Sitake said. “I'm glad our guys were able to hold their composure and keep pushing forward."

Iowa State's Rocco Becht threw a career-high three interceptions, the last one coming with 1:14 left and allowing BYU to run out the clock.

BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) drove 79 yards in the third quarter to take its first lead, converting two fourth downs before Bachmeier dashed 9 yards up the middle for a touchdown.

“We never feel like we're out of it,” Roberts said. “Even when we're down a couple of touchdowns, we have the faith. Never lose faith in these guys or our coaches.”

After Iowa State (5-3, 2-3) tied it 27-all, BYU looked as if it would go three and out on its ensuing possession. As the Cougars were preparing to down the punt, the ball touched Iowa State’s Eli Green and BYU recovered. Three plays later Bachmeier, under pressure, threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Kingston.

It was 41-27 less than a minute later when safety Satuala, who made a game-high 10 tackles, pulled a short pass away from Gabe Burkle and ran it back 40 yards for a touchdown.

“All my teammates and coaches during the game were telling me to keep my head up,” Satuala said. “It was cool to have everybody rally around me, and at that point I just had to make a play.”

Bachmeier led the Cougars in rushing with 12 carries for 49 yards. Kingston had seven catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns, all career highs, and Roberts caught eight balls for 128 yards.

Carson Hansen ran 16 times for 152 yards and two TDs for the Cyclones, who led 24-10 late in the first half.

“Every moment we had the opportunity to kind of break this thing open, we kept them in the football game,” Cyclones coach Matt Campbell said. “Unfortunately, you can’t do that against a real good football team. I thought we had great momentum, I thought we had a great plan. Just a lack of execution in some critical moments, and again, those things continue to creep up on us right now.”

The takeaway

BYU: Cougars are 8-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history and have won 14 straight games when scoring 30 or more points. The 41 points matched their most in a Big 12 game since they joined the conference in 2023.

Iowa State: Cyclones have now lost three games in a row for the first time since 2022.

Up next

Iowa State: hosts Arizona State on Saturday.

BYU: open date before visiting Texas Tech on Nov. 8.

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