Iowa State Defeats Arkansas State 24-16 in Week 3
Iowa State dominated Arkansas State 24-16 on Saturday in Week 3, with the Cyclones' offense and defense combining for a convincing victory. Iowa State jumped out to an early 9-0 lead in the first quarter, including a touchdown run by quarterback Rocco Becht, though the extra point was missed.
Arkansas State responded with 10 points in the second quarter to trail 9-10 at halftime. Iowa State seized control in the second half, outscoring the Red Wolves 10-6 in the final two quarters to secure the win.
Becht led Iowa State's passing attack with 265 yards, while receiver Xavier Townsend caught 92 yards. Arkansas State's Jaylen Raynor rushed for 83 yards in a losing effort.
The game featured competitive swings in momentum, with 22 lead changes throughout. Iowa State's defense made critical plays, including a key stop in the fourth quarter. The final score fell under the 56-point over-under line, closing at 40 total points.
AI-generated recap · Aug 17, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iowa State | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
 Arkansas State | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Iowa State | Arkansas State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 14-25 | 19-33 |
| Pass Yards | 265 | 222 |
| Rush Yards | 187 | 160 |
| Total Yards | 452 | 382 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 5-11 | 7-16 |
| Penalties | 3-31 | 10-90 |
| Possession | 25:19 | 34:41 |
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Play-by-Play
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Brett Eskildsen
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Xavier Townsend
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Carson Hansen Iowa State Penalty, Offensive holding (Dylan Barrett) to the ISU 25
Tyler Perkins punt for 44 yds
Devin Spencer run for 4 yds to the ARST 35
Jaylen Raynor run for 2 yds to the ARST 37
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Chauncy Cobb, broken up by Jamison Patton
Arkansas State Penalty, false start (Jordan Smart) to the ARST 32
Jackson Waller punt for 43 yds
Carson Hansen run for 7 yds to the ISU 32
Carson Hansen run for 6 yds to the ISU 38 for a 1ST down
Rocco Becht pass complete to Chase Sowell for 11 yds to the ISU 49 for a 1ST down
Rocco Becht pass complete to Cooper Alexander for 14 yds to the ARST 37 for a 1ST down
Carson Hansen run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARST 40
Rocco Becht pass complete to Xavier Townsend for 13 yds to the ARST 27 for a 1ST down
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Abu Sama III
Abu Sama III run for 4 yds to the ARST 23
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Cooper Alexander, broken up by Nigel Nelson
Kyle Konrardy 41 yd FG GOOD
Kyle Konrardy kickoff for 65 yds , Chauncy Cobb return for 25 yds to the ARST 25
Kenyon Clay run for 2 yds to the ARST 27
Kenyon Clay run for no gain to the ARST 27
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 34 yds to the ISU 39 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for 1 yd to the ISU 38
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker, broken up by Jontez Williams
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Nana Burris
Jackson Waller punt for 29 yds
Carson Hansen run for 10 yds to the ISU 19 for a 1ST down
Rocco Becht pass complete to Tyler Moore for 31 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Carson Hansen run for 7 yds to the ARST 43
Carson Hansen run for 38 yds to the ARST 5 for a 1ST down
Carson Hansen run for 3 yds to the ARST 2
Rocco Becht sacked by Ethan Hassler for a loss of 8 yards to the ARST 10
Rocco Becht run for 10 yds for a TD (Kyle Konrardy PAT MISSED)
Chase Smith kickoff for 62 yds , Chauncy Cobb return for 25 yds to the ARST 40 Arkansas State Penalty, Offensive holding (Joe Drew) to the ARST 18
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 6 yds to the ARST 24
Devin Spencer run for 2 yds to the ARST 26
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Corey Rucker for 26 yds to the ISU 48 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 16 yds to the ISU 32 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor sacked by Jace J. Gilbert for a loss of 3 yards to the ISU 35 Jaylen Raynor fumbled, recovered by ARST Jaylen Raynor , return for 0 yards
Devin Spencer run for a loss of 1 yard to the ISU 36
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Devin Spencer for 9 yds to the ISU 27
Clune Van Andel 45 Yd Field Goal
Carson Hansen run for 1 yd to the ISU 26
Rocco Becht pass complete to Tyler Moore for 27 yds to the ARST 47 for a 1ST down
Carson Hansen run for 2 yds to the ARST 45
Abu Sama III run for 10 yds to the ARST 35 for a 1ST down
Abu Sama III run for 4 yds to the ARST 31
Abu Sama III run for 3 yds to the ARST 28
Abu Sama III run for a loss of 2 yards to the ARST 30
Kyle Konrardy 48 yd FG MISSED
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for a loss of 5 yards to the ARST 25
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Jaylen Bonelli
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 6 yds to the ARST 31
Jackson Waller punt for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for 3 yds to the ARST 49
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Kenyon Clay for 5 yds to the ISU 46
Jaylen Raynor run for 2 yds to the ISU 44 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for no gain to the ISU 44
Devin Spencer run for 3 yds to the ISU 41
Jaylen Raynor run for 6 yds to the ISU 35
Kenyon Clay run for 1 yd to the ISU 34 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for 9 yds to the ISU 25
run for a loss of 5 yards to the ISU 22 fumbled, recovered by ARST Jaylen Raynor for a 1ST down Jaylen Raynor run for 8 yds to the ISU 22 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor run for 5 yds to the ISU 17
Kenyon Clay run for 2 yds to the ISU 15
Kenyon Clay run for 12 yds to the ISU 3 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Hunter Summers
Jaylen Raynor 3 Yd Run (Clune Van Andel Kick)
Rocco Becht pass complete to Carson Hansen for 14 yds to the ISU 39 for a 1ST down
Rocco Becht sacked by Bryan Whitehead and Terry Kirksey for a loss of 1 yard to the ISU 38
Rocco Becht pass complete to Xavier Townsend for 35 yds to the ARST 27 for a 1ST down
Dominic Overby 27 Yd pass from Rocco Becht (Rocco Becht Pass to Carson Hansen for Two-Point Conversion)
Rocco Becht pass complete to Carson Hansen for no gain to the ISU 35
Chase Smith kickoff for 50 yds , Reed Linder return for 20 yds to the ARST 35
Devin Spencer run for 12 yds to the ISU 35 for a 1ST down
Chase Smith kickoff for 44 yds , Reed Linder return for 11 yds to the ARST 32
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Chauncy Cobb, broken up by Will McLaughlin
Devin Spencer run for no gain to the ARST 32
Jaylen Raynor run for 11 yds to the ARST 43 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for no gain to the ARST 43 Arkansas State Penalty, Offensive holding (Corey Rucker) to the ARST 33
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 8 yds to the ARST 41
Jaylen Raynor run for 21 yds to the ISU 38 Arkansas State Penalty, Offensive holding (Chauncy Cobb) to the ISU 48
Jaylen Raynor run for 15 yds to the ISU 33 for a 1ST down
Devin Spencer run for 6 yds to the ISU 27
Jaylen Raynor run for 5 yds to the ISU 22 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for 4 yds to the ISU 18
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Jordan Smart
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Hunter Summers
Clune Van Andel 36 Yd Field Goal
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Brett Eskildsen, broken up by AG McGhee
Carson Hansen run for 4 yds to the ISU 29
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Chase Sowell, broken up by Malik McConico
Tyler Perkins punt for 56 yds , Kyle Taylor returns for 14 yds to the ARST 29
Devin Spencer run for 1 yd to the ARST 30
Jaylen Raynor sacked by Cam Smith and Alijah Carnell for a loss of 3 yards to the ARST 27
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Nana Burris for 11 yds to the ARST 38
Jackson Waller punt for 42 yds
Abu Sama III run for 44 yds to the ARST 36 for a 1ST down
Rocco Becht pass complete to Abu Sama III for 5 yds to the ARST 31
Abu Sama III run for 4 yds to the ARST 27
Rocco Becht run for 2 yds to the ARST 25 for a 1ST down
Abu Sama III run for a loss of 2 yards to the ARST 27
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Tyler Moore
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Benjamin Brahmer, broken up by AG McGhee
Devin Spencer run for no gain to the ARST 15 Arkansas State Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the ARST 10
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 13 yds to the ARST 23
Jaylen Raynor run for no gain to the ARST 23 Arkansas State Penalty, Offensive holding (Devin Spencer) to the ARST 13
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Devin Spencer for 12 yds to the ARST 25 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for 10 yds to the ARST 35 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor run for 6 yds to the ARST 41
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Kenyon Clay for a loss of 2 yards to the ARST 39
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 12 yds to the ISU 49 for a 1ST down
Devin Spencer run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 15 yds to the ISU 35 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the ISU 42 Arkansas State Penalty, intentional grounding (Jaylen Raynor) to the ISU 42
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 35 yds to the ISU 7 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker, broken up by Jeremiah Cooper
Jaylen Raynor run for 5 yds to the ISU 2
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Tyler Fortenberry for no gain to the ISU 2 Arkansas State Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Jaylen Bonelli) to the ISU 17
Jaylen Raynor run for 1 yd Arkansas State Penalty, Offensive holding (Wil Saxton) to the ISU 26
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 3 yds to the ISU 23
Clune Van Andel 40 Yd Field Goal
Rocco Becht pass complete to Chase Sowell for 4 yds to the ISU 29
Carson Hansen run for 3 yds to the ISU 32
Rocco Becht pass complete to Benjamin Brahmer for 3 yds to the ISU 35 for a 1ST down
Rocco Becht pass complete to Carson Brown for 6 yds to the ISU 41
Rocco Becht pass complete to Xavier Townsend for 44 yds to the ARST 15 for a 1ST down
Carson Hansen run for 6 yds to the ARST 9
Abu Sama III run for no gain Iowa State Penalty, Offensive holding (James Neal III) to the ARST 19
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Brett Eskildsen for a 1ST down Arkansas State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Trenton Alan Yowe) to the ARST 4 for a 1ST down
Abu Sama III 4 Yd Run (Chase Smith Kick)
Chase Smith kickoff for 61 yds , Chauncy Cobb return for 23 yds to the ARST 27
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 10 yds to the ARST 37 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass intercepted Tre Bell return for no gain to the ISU 8
Carson Hansen run for 5 yds to the ISU 13
Abu Sama III run for no gain Iowa State Penalty, Offensive holding (Cooper Alexander) to the ISU 7
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Dominic Overby, broken up by Trenton Alan Yowe
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Chase Sowell
Tyler Perkins punt for 42 yds
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 8 yds to the ISU 41
Kenyon Clay run for 2 yds to the ISU 39 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor run for 6 yds to the ISU 33
Kenyon Clay run for 5 yds to the ISU 28 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Jaylen Bonelli
Devin Spencer run for 5 yds to the ISU 23
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Jaylen Bonelli
Carson Hansen run for 13 yds to the ISU 36 for a 1ST down
Carson Hansen run for 5 yds to the ISU 41
Carson Hansen run for 4 yds to the ISU 45
Rocco Becht run for 1 yd to the ISU 46 for a 1ST down
Carson Hansen run for 2 yds to the ISU 48
Carson Hansen run for 3 yds to the ARST 49
Rocco Becht pass complete to Carson Brown for 31 yds to the ARST 18 for a 1ST down
run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARST 19
run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARST 19