NCAAF Game Recap - Texas Tech at Iowa State
Sat Oct 27, 2018 12:00 PM EDT

Clem
59
FlaSt
10
F
ND
44
Navy
22
F
Tex
35
OkSt
38
F
Fla
17
UGA
36
F
K St
14
Okla
51
F
KY
15
MIZ
14
F
Bayl
14
WVU
58
F
WaSt
41
Stan
38
F
Wash
10
Cal
12
F
TxAM
13
MissSt
28
F
Iowa
24
PSU
30
F
Oreg
15
Ariz
44
F
Wisc
17
NW
31
F
SoFL
36
Hou
57
F
NCSt
41
Syr
51
F
Utah
41
UCLA
10
F
App
14
GaSo
34
F
Troy
38
SoAl
17
F
Toled
51
WestMI
24
F
Ball
14
Ohio
52
F
GATec
49
VaTec
28
F
LT
21
FlAtl
13
F
MiaFL
14
BC
27
F
Ind
31
MIN
38
F
Wyo
34
ColSt
21
F
B-C
9
Neb
45
F
TxTch
31
IASt
40
F
Vand
45
Ark
31
F
Purd
13
MSU
23
F
Wake
56
Lou
35
F
Army
37
E Mi
22
F
UMass
22
UConn
17
F
C Mi
10
Akr
17
F
UNC
21
UVA
31
F
CoCar
37
GASt
34
F
SouLA
25
SamHu
28
F
SMiss
17
UNCC
20
F
OreSt
41
Colo
34
F OT
TCU
26
Kans
27
F
AzSt
38
USC
35
F
NIU
7
BYU
6
F
Cin
26
SMU
20
F OT
Duke
45
Pitt
54
F
MidTN
51
OD
17
F
Ill
33
MD
63
F
Stony
10
JMU
13
F
NM
19
UtSt
61
F
Rice
17
NorTx
41
F
JacSt
42
Murr
15
F
UNLV
37
SJSU
50
F
Boise
48
AF
38
F
ArkSt
43
ULLaf
47
F
Tul
24
Tuls
17
F
NMS
20
TxSt
27
F
UAB
19
UTEP
0
F
FLInt
38
W Ky
17
F
Tenn
24
SCar
27
F
SDSU
24
NEV
28
F
Hawaii
20
Fres
50
F
MiaOH
42
Buff
51
F
Kent
35
BGSU
28
F

Oct 27, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Texas Tech (5-3)

10

7

7

7

31

Iowa State (4-3)

0

14

17

9

40

Safety, Butler TD push Iowa State past Texas Tech 40-31
Sat Oct 27, 2018 5:11 PM

AMES, Iowa (AP) This used to be the time of the year when Iowa State would start to fade - if it hadn't already.

Coach Matt Campbell and the Cyclones have instead finished their second straight October unbeaten, and they're peaking heading into the sport's most crucial month.

Texas Tech's Alex Bowman was forced into a safety with 4:39 left, Hakeem Butler added a 48-yard TD catch from Brock Purdy just over two minutes later and Iowa State rallied to beat the Red Raiders 40-31 on Saturday.

Bowman's two-point blunder was the break the Cyclones (4-3, 3-2 Big 12) needed to clinch their third straight win behind Purdy, their star freshman, after a 1-3 start.

"You work 10 months to get to November to be in it and to play meaningful games," Campbell said. "We've worked really hard to shed that image that you can't do that here."

With the game tied at 31, Bowman fumbled the snap, retrieved the ball and flung it away with his foot in the end zone as a hard-charging JaQuan Bailey approached. Bowman, who was supposed to run a naked bootleg and find an open receiver, failed to get the ball back to the line of scrimmage, putting Iowa State ahead 33-31.

"That's not good enough. It's on me," Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. "We've got to get better quick."

Butler, who had four catches for 148 yards, then corralled a beautiful pass from an inconsistent Purdy to put a weird and wild game out of reach.

Purdy threw for 250 yards and a pair of touchdowns and David Montgomery added 125 yards rushing.

Bowman had 323 yards passing for Texas Tech (5-3, 3-2), but he also had three picks. Iowa State linebacker Marcel Spears had two of those interceptions, and he brought one back for a touchdown.

"We're grinding our way through it, and your back is against the wall when you start 1-3," Campbell said. "Who are we? What are we about?"

THE TAKEAWAY

Iowa State: At times, the Cyclones looked more like that team that started 1-3 than the one on a winning streak. But Iowa State's defense made a number of big plays, none bigger than its third safety in as many weeks. The Cyclones could be favored in four of their final five games - and the second spot in the Big 12 title game remains an unlikely but somehow realistic goal.

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders blew a massive opportunity to take charge in the Big 12 standings with home games against Oklahoma and Texas. Tech wasted an early 10-0 lead, committed 10 penalties and rushed for just 30 yards. The Red Raiders have allowed a staggering 106 points in their last two trips to Ames. "We didn't finish. We've been preaching on finish throughout the summer, but we came up short. It was really tough," linebacker Riko Jeffers said.

WHERE'S ZEB

Purdy's emergence might have come with a cost. Campbell said after the game that Zeb Noland, a sophomore whose job Purdy took in a 48-42 win at Oklahoma State, took a personal leave of absence this week. "I don't know where that is right now. But he did nothing wrong," Campbell said, noting that he's hoping to have something more definitive next week.

TECH'S DEFENSE

The Red Raiders defense, which has been much improved this season, also made its fair share of plays. Texas Tech tied the game at 31 with 12:50 to go when Jeffers stripped Purdy in the end zone and Dakota Allen recovered the fumble for a touchdown. Tech held Purdy to his lowest yardage total since taking over three games ago, and Montgomery needed 33 carries to reach those 125 yards.

ETXRA POINTS

Antoine Wesley had eight catches for 119 yards, including a gorgeous 31-yard TD grab to tie the game at 24-all after Iowa State had scored 10 points in the first four minutes of the second half. ...Tech opened the scoring by blocking a punt that Thomas Leggett fell on in the end zone. ...Iowa State was 7 of 16 on third downs. The Red Raiders entered play ranked second in the Big 12 in third down defense.

HE SAID IT

"At halftime he told us that we had to go out and play the way that we know how to play. We're either going to be pretenders or contenders, and that's all he had to say. We're not pretenders, so it had to be the other one. So we had to boss our stuff up," Spears said about Campbell's halftime speech.

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Passing

TxTch Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. Bowman 56 32 57.1 1 323 31 3 57.4
IASt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Purdy 27 13 48.1 2 250 48 0 105.5

Rushing

TxTch Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Ward 10 16 1.6 7 0
T. Henry 4 10 2.5 7 0
IASt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Montgomery 33 125 3.8 25 2
B. Purdy 14 47 3.4 22 0

Receiving

TxTch Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Wesley 8 119 14.9 31 1
J. High 6 70 11.7 17 0
IASt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
H. Butler 4 148 37.0 48 1
T. Milton 7 89 12.7 22 0

Fumbles

IASt F FL
B. Purdy 1 1

Returning

TxTch KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Bowman 4 20.8 0 26 1 8.0 0 8
T. Leggett 0 0 0 1 17.0 1 0
IASt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Soehner 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Nwangwu 1 58.0 0 58 0 0 0

Punting

TxTch Punt Yds Avg LgPu
D. Panazzolo 7 302 43.1 56
IASt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. Dunn 6 225 37.5 47

Takeaways

TxTch Int Yds InTD
D. Allen 0 0 0
IASt Int Yds InTD
M. Spears Jr. 2 53 1
G. Eisworth II 1 37 0

Team Stats Comparison

TxTch IASt
Points For 31 40
Total Yards 363 422
Rushing Yards 30 172
Passing Yards 333 250
Passing Completions / Attempts 33/57 13/27
Turnovers 3 1
Interceptions Thrown 3 0
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 1/1
First Downs 24 24
Penalties - Yards 10/85 4/25
Time Of Possession 00:00 00:00
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/16 7/16
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/1 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 7/43 7/32

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter TxTch IASt
TxTch 03:16 TD Thomas Leggett 0 yd blocked punt return (Clayton Hatfield kick) 7 0
TxTch 13:36 FG Clayton Hatfield 28 yd FG 10 0
2nd Quarter TxTch IASt
IASt 01:25 TD David Montgomery 1 yd run (Connor Assalley kick) 10 7
IASt 10:25 TD Charlie Kolar 9 yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley kick) 10 14
TxTch 14:50 TD Alan Bowman 1 yd run (Clayton Hatfield kick) 17 14
3rd Quarter TxTch IASt
IASt 02:34 FG Connor Assalley 27 yd FG 17 17
IASt 03:57 TD Marcel Spears Jr. 41 yd interception return (Connor Assalley kick) 17 24
TxTch 06:39 TD Antoine Wesley 31 yd pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick) 24 24
IASt 10:19 TD David Montgomery 1 yd run (Connor Assalley kick) 24 31
4th Quarter TxTch IASt
TxTch 02:10 TD Dakota Allen 0 yd fumble return (Clayton Hatfield kick) 31 31
IASt 10:21 SF Team safety 31 33
IASt 12:35 TD Hakeem Butler 48 yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley kick) 31 40

Game Information

Stadium: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
Attendance: 57,908
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