KANSAS CITY — One week after losing their first game of the season, the Cyclones are officially on a losing streak. Iowa State lost 45-36 Saturday against Kansas in Arrowhead Stadium. After a last-minute defeat to Texas Tech last week, No.
17 Iowa State (7-2 overall, 4-2 Big 12) fell this week in blowout fashion. Here are five takeaways from the game: Iowa State’s past four opponents have scored a touchdown on their first drive. Saturday, when the Cyclones won the coin toss and kicked off to the Jayhawks, it could have been here-we-go-again time.
Kansas running back Devin Neal rushed 14-yards up the middle on the first play of the game. After that, the Cyclones’ first-drive difficulties started to reverse. The Jayhawks punted and Iowa State put together an impressive seven-play, 99-yard touchdown drive to go up 7-0.
After four weeks of playing from a hole, the Cyclones got their perfect start. After that perfect start, things deteriorated quickly. After their first drive, the Kansas Jayhawks scored four straight touchdowns, a field goal and another touchdown.
The scoring onslaught was halted only by a missed 30-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. Kansas punted after its first drive at 2:32 p.m.
and didn't punt again until 5:43 p.m. with 3:23 left in the game.
The Jayhawks turned a 7-0 deficit into a 31-13 lead at halftime. KU entered the locker room at the half with 234 passing yards and 126 rushing yards. The Jayhawks averaged 10.
6 yards per play and 33.4 yard.