The Iowa State Cyclones met the Cincinnati Bearcats for the first time ever and extended the home team's losing streak to four games on a 30-10 win.
The Cyclones got a well managed game from redshirt freshman Rocco Brecht to improve to 4-3 while Cincinnati fell to 2-4. The Bearcats are still seeking its first Big 12 win, having lost to Oklahoma and Brigham Young prior to Saturday's defeat.
The statistics were more even than the final score. Iowa State had 364 yards of offense. Cincinnati had 214.
Since the Miami of Ohio game, UC has had trouble scoring touchdowns once inside the 20. They were denied five times in the overtime loss to the Redhawks.
Brady Lichtenberg took over for Emory Jones in the fourth quarter.
Iowa State turned an interception of Emory Jones into a 30-yard field goal to open the scoring. It was Jones' seventh interception of the season.
The Bearcats scored its first touchdowns in 17 possessions at home when Jones found Chamon Metayer open for a 20-yard score.
Iowa State regained the lead on a drive that featured Cartevious Norton tripped up by one of his own lineman during a wide open 20-yard run, two dropped interceptions by Bearcat Jordan Young, a converted fake field goal and a roughing the passer penalty by Eric Phillips on a third and seven incompletion. Rocco Becht finally crossed the goal line on a two-yard run.
Becht threw a 14-yard touchdown pass Benjamin Brahmer which was set up by 75-yard strike to Jayden Higgins on the first play of the drive.
The Cyclones extended the lead to 20-7 on a 34-yard field goal by Chase Contreraz on a drive set up by a 65-yard kick off return by Rory Bell. Contreraz added a 30-yard field goal late in the third quarter.
The Bearcats answered by driving to the Iowa State 20 which seems to be their invisible barrier. They settled for a 36-yard Carter Brown field goal.
Brecht threw his second touchdown of the game 13 yards to Jack Bjorn.
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