The 2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of Big 12 Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Matt Campbell, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–3 in conference play, placing third in the Big 12. Iowa State was invited to the Alamo Bowl, where the Cyclones lost to Washington State. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.
The six conference wins were the most in a season in program history
Schedule Iowa State announced their 2018 football schedule on October 26, 2017. The schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games in the regular season.
Originally, Iowa State planned to play South Dakota State on September 1 to open the season, however, the game was canceled shortly after kickoff due to bad weather. Iowa State was to host Incarnate Word on December 1, but Incarnate Word was not able to play after qualifying for the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. Incarnate Word was replaced with Drake.
Rankings
Preseason Departures Departures Player Position Games played Class Reason Lou Ayeni RB 4 seasons Coach Accepted job at Northwestern Vernell Trent DL 48 Senior Graduated Colin Downing P 48 Senior Graduated Allen Lazard WR 47 Senior Graduated Jack Spreen LB 44 Senior Graduated Kamari Cotton-Moya DB 40 Senior Graduated Joel Lanning LB 36 Senior Graduated Trever Ryen WR 36 Senior Graduated Jake Campos OL 35 Senior Graduated Robby Garcia OL 31 Senior Graduated J.D. Waggoner DE 29 Senior Graduated Kyle Starcevich QB 24 Senior Graduated Sam Harms TE 24 Senior Graduated Everett Edwards DB 24 Senior Graduated Marchie Murdock WR 21 Senior Graduated Bryan Larson OL 21 Senior Graduated Jacob Park QB 14 Junior Transfer Thadd Daniels DB 13 Senior Graduated Mackenro Alexander LB 13 Senior Graduated Reggie Wilkerson DB 11 Senior Graduated Vic Holmes DB 3 Senior Graduated Shawn Curtis OL 2 Senior Graduated Jacob Bolton OL 0 Freshman QuitReference:
Award watch lists Chuck Bednarik AwardBrian PeavyCBSRMaxwell AwardDavid MontgomeryRBJRDavey O'Brien AwardKyle KemptQBSRDoak Walker AwardDavid MontgomeryRBJRJohn Mackey AwardChase AllenTESOBronko Nagurski TrophyRay LimaDLJROutland TrophyRay LimaDLJRTed Hendricks AwardJaQuan BaileyDEJRJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardKyle KemptQBSRManning AwardKyle KemptQBSREarl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardHakeem ButlerWRJR
Big 12 media poll The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018, with the Cyclones predicted to finish in seventh place.
Game summaries Game 1: at Iowa Hawkeyes
Game 2: Oklahoma Sooners
Game 3: Akron Zips
Game 4: at TCU Horned Frogs
Game 5: at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Iowa State's Freshman Brock Purdy replaced Zeb Noland at quarterback and passed 18-for-23 for 318 yards and produced four touchdowns. He then ran for another 84 yards and another score. The final score was a loss for the Cowboys at 48–42.
Game 6: West Virginia Mountaineers
Game 7: Texas Tech Red Raiders
Game 8: at Kansas Jayhawks
Game 9: Baylor Bears
At the beginning of the second half, Baylor's Chris Miller got a flag for a late hit against Iowa State running back David Montgomery, pushing him into a Gatorade cooler, escalating tensions. Later, Baylor linebacker Greg Roberts threw a punch at Montgomery and he responded with another punch. Both were ejected from the second half of the game and Montgomery was ejected from the first half of the Texas game the following week.
Game 10: at Texas Longhorns
Game 11: Kansas State Wildcats
After a slow start, Kansas State held a solid lead for most of the game. Kansas State had racked up a 17-point lead with only 12 minutes remaining in the game. From there, Iowa State's Mike Rose grabbed a loose ball for a touchdown and the Cyclones controlled the game to rally with 21 unanswered points. The final score was an Iowa State victory, 41–38. The Cyclones broke the 9 year losing streak against the Wildcats. This game was also the last game Kansas State coach Bill Snyder coached before retiring.
Game 12: Drake Bulldogs
The Cyclones were scheduled to take on the Incarnate Word Cardinals as a replacement for their cancelled South Dakota State game from Week 1, however, the Cardinals qualified for the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, requiring a different opponent.
Game 13: Washington State Cougars (Alamo Bowl)
Personnel Coaching staff Coaching staff Name Position Alma mater Seasons at ISU Matt Campbell Head coach Mount Union, 2002 3rd Jon Heacock Defensive coordinator, Safeties Muskingum, 1983 3rd Brian Gasser Wide Receivers, Special Teams Ohio Northern, 2006 3rd Nathan Scheelhaase Running Backs Illinois, 2013 1st Alex Golesh Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator Ohio State, 2006 3rd D.K. McDonald Cornerbacks Edinboro, 2001 3rd Eli Rasheed Defensive Line Indiana, 1996 3rd Tyson Veidt Assistant head coach, Linebackers Muskingum, 1996 3rd Joel Gordon Quarterbacks Shepherd, 2003 3rd Jeff Myers Offensive Line Toledo, 2012 3rd Rudy Wade Strength and Conditioning Ball State, 2001 3rdReference:
Roster 2018 Iowa State Cyclones FootballQuarterback 17 Kyle Kempt – senior (6'5", 220) 15 Brock Purdy – freshman (6'1", 202) 6 Re-Al Mitchell – freshman (6'0", 192) 10 Blake Clark – freshman (6'2", 178)
Running back 2 Mike Warren – senior (6'0", 215) 3 Kene Nwangwu – sophomore (6'1", 206) 24 Johnnie Lang – freshman (5'8", 196) 25 Sheldon Croney Jr. – junior (5'11", 206) 29 Rory Walling – freshman (5'11", 203) 27 Jared Rus – freshman (6'2", 208) 32 David Montgomery – junior (5'11", 216)
Wide receiver 8 Deshaunte Jones – sophomore (5'10", 185) 9 Joseph Scates – freshman (6'2", 181) 13 Josh Johnson – freshman (5'11", 183) 14 Tarique Milton – freshman (5'10", 176) 16 Carson Schleker – freshman (5'9", 178) 18 Hakeem Butler – junior (6'6", 225) 19 Beau Coberley – freshman (5'11", 170) 21 Tayvonn Kyle – freshman (5'11", 160) 23 Matthew Eaton – senior (6'4", 211) 26 Parker Rickert – freshman (5'11", 195) 37 Daric Whipple – sophomore (5'10", 192) 80 Carson Epps – senior (6'1", 205) 81 Sean Shaw Jr. – freshman (6'6", 200) 82 Landen Akers – sophomore (6'0", 192) 83 Jalen Martin – sophomore (6'3", 211) 85 Tory Spears – freshman (6'3", 183) 87 Zach Shipman – freshman (6'4", 174)
Placekicker 38 Peyton Paddock – junior (6'0", 212) 41 Chris Francis – senior (6'0", 182) 90 Brayden Narveson – freshman (6'1", 195) 96 Connor Assalley – sophomore (6'0", 191) Tight end 11 Chase Allen – sophomore (6'7", 240) 39 Zach Silbermann – sophomore (6'0", 226) 40 Morgan Bartman – freshman (6'4", 242) 47 Sam Seonbuchner – senior (6'3", 244) 86 Cole Anderson – senior (6'4", 250) 88 Charlie Kolar – freshman (6'6", 250) 89 Dylan Soehner – sophomore (6'7", 271)
Offensive lineman 51 Julian Good-Jones – junior (6'5", 296) 52 Trevor Downing – freshman (6'4", 304) 53 Gerry Alt – freshman (6'2", 290) 54 Josh Mueller – sophomore (6'6", 309) 56 Bobby Denaro – freshman (6'3", 310) 57 Colin Newell – freshman (6'4", 292) 62 Noah Juergensen – sophomore (6'4", 294) 63 Collin Olson – junior (6'1", 279) 64 Derek Schweiger – freshman (6'3", 289) 65 Matt Seres – freshman (6'0", 295) 66 Josh Knipfel – junior (6'5", 309) 68 Zach Ross – freshman (6'2", 301) 70 Oge Udeogu – senior (6'3", 310) 71 Alex Kleinow – freshman (6'6", 301) 73 Will Windham – senior (6'3", 315) 74 Bryce Meeker – junior (6'5", 309) 75 Sean Foster – sophomore (6'8", 312) 76 Jeff Nogaj – freshman (6'4", 308) 77 Robert Hudson – freshman (6'6", 320) 78 Joey Ramos – freshman (6'5", 310)
Defensive lineman 3 JaQuan Bailey – junior (6'2", 251) 18 Cordarrius Bailey – freshman (6'3", 224) 31 Conner Greene – junior (6'1", 237) 45 Carson Lensing – sophomore (6'4", 267) 48 Kamilo Tongamoa – senior (6'5", 309) 50 Eyioma Uwazurike – sophomore (6'6", 283) 52 Dan Sichterman – freshman (6'3", 263) 54 Austin Svoboda – freshman (6'3", 220) 55 Zach Petersen – freshman (6'4", 236) 58 Spencer Benton – senior (6'2", 256) 76 Ray Lima – junior (6'3", 302) 80 Vince Horras – senior (6'6", 241) 89 Matt Leo – junior (6'7", 276) 90 Joshua Bailey – sophomore (6'2", 284) 92 Jamahl Johnson – junior (6'0", 295) 93 Isaiah Lee – freshman (6'0", 284) 95 Tucker Robertson – freshman (6'3", 280) 96 Ben Latusek – freshman (6'3", 262) 97 Angel Dominguez – freshman (6'4", 280) 99 Will McDonald IV – freshman (6'4", 220) Linebacker 2 Willie Harvey Jr. – senior (6'0", 224) 9 Reggan Northrup – senior (6'1", 208) 20 Aaron Austin – sophomore (5'11", 205) 23 Mike Rose – freshman (6'3", 228) 34 O'Rien Vance – freshman (6'1", 235) 35 Jake Hummel – sophomore (6'3", 228) 36 Chandler Pulvermacher – freshman (6'3", 204) 38 Gerry Vaughn – freshman (5'11", 211) 40 Jared Gescheidler – junior (6'1", 233) 41 Ryan Reighard – freshman (5'11", 202) 42 Marcel Spears Jr. – junior (6'1", 215) 43 Tymar Sutton – sophomore (5'10", 222) 44 Bobby McMillen III – junior (6'2", 230) 47 Kendell Jackson – freshman (5'11", 212) 48 Jason Bowman – senior (6'3", 219) 49 Caleb Young – freshman (6'0", 205) 53 Derek Greiner – freshman (5'11", 229) 56 Kendrick Harris – freshman (6'1", 215)
Defensive back 1 D'Andre Payne – senior (5'10", 188) 4 Arnold Azunna – sophomore (6'0", 192) 6 De'Monte Ruth – senior (5'10", 175) 10 Brian Peavy – senior (5'9", 194) 11 Lawrence White – sophomore (6'0", 191) 12 Greg Eisworth – sophomore (6'0", 198) 13 Jaeveyon Morton – freshman (5'9", 180) 15 Dallas Taylor-Cortez – freshman (6'2", 160) 16 Keontae Jones – sophomore (6'0", 173) 16 Shane Starcevich – freshman (6'0", 170) 17 Richard Bowens III – freshman (6'1", 194) 21 Jatairis Grant – sophomore (6'0", 198) 22 O.J. Tucker – freshman (5'11", 214) 25 Datrone Young – freshman (5'9", 171) 26 Anthony Johnson Jr. – freshman (6'0", 173) 27 Amechie Walker – junior (5'10", 177) 31 Zach Jones – freshman (5'10", 175) 33 Braxton Lewis – junior (5'11", 186) 39 Miles Rupiper – freshman (6'1", 171)
Long snappers 39 Steven Wirtel – junior (6'4", 227) 59 Connor Guess – freshman (5'11", 240) 60 Quinn Sonntag – senior (6'0", 221)
Punter
13 Corey Dunn – sophomore (6'1", 203) 98 Joe Rivera – sophomore (6'2", 188)
2018 recruiting class
Awards and honors All-Big 12PlayerSelectionOffense David Montgomery Coaches-2 Hakeem Butler Coaches-2 Charlie Kolar Coaches-2 Josh Knipfel Coaches-HM Julian Good-Jones Coaches-HM Bryce Meeker Coaches-HM Sam Seonbuchner Coaches-HMDefense Greg Eisworth Coaches-1 JaQuan Bailey Coaches-2 Ray Lima Coaches-2 Brian Peavy Coaches-2 Spencer Benton Coaches-HM Willie Harvey Jr. Coaches-HM Mike Rose Coaches-HM Marcel Spears Jr. Coaches-HMSpecial Teams Kene Nwangwu Coaches-2 Individual AwardsPlayerAward Matt Campbell Chuck Neinas Big 12 Coach of the Year Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate Awarded Brock Purdy Big 12 Newcomer of the Week October 8, 2018 Braxton Lewis Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week October 8, 2018 Brock Purdy Big 12 Newcomer of the Week October 15, 2018 JaQuan Bailey Big 12 Co-defensive Player of the Week October 15, 2018 Marcel Spears Jr. Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week October 29, 2018 Brock Purdy Big 12 Newcomer of the Week November 5, 2018
Statistics Scoring Scores against non-conference opponents
Scores against the Big 12
Scores against all opponents
TV ratings +OpponentOutletViewersRating@ IowaFOX2.017M1.2OklahomaABC3.434M2.2AkronFSN††@ TCUESPNU366K†@ Oklahoma StateESPN2726K0.44West VirginiaFS11.323M0.75Texas TechESPN2885K0.55@ KansasFSN††BaylorFS1363K0.24@ TexasLHN††Kansas StateFS1821K0.49DrakeCyclones.tv††vs. Washington StateESPN5.547M3.2 All totals via Sports Media Watch. Streaming numbers not included. † - Data not available.
Players drafted into the NFL
3 73 David Montgomery RB Chicago Bears 4 103 Hakeem Butler WR Arizona Cardinals
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