West Virginia Mountaineers @ Iowa State Cyclones — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Mountaineers West Virginia WVU 2-2, 1-1 Away
42
Final
45
Cyclones Iowa State ISU 2-2, 2-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
WVU 7 7 14 14 42
ISU 7 14 7 17 45
Top Performers
Passing Yards
M. Hawkins QB WVU
228 PASS
J.
J. Raynor QB ISU
264 PASS
Rushing Yards
M. Hawkins QB WVU
149 RUSH
A.
A. Flora RB ISU
212 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D. Epps WR WVU
115 REC
C.
C. Jackson WR ISU
160 REC
Passing
West Virginia
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
M. Hawkins 11/23 228 2 0 2 112.2
Iowa State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Flora 2/2 48 2 0 0 158.3
J. Raynor 19/27 264 1 1 2 98.4
Rushing
West Virginia
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Cook 20 142 7.1 2 37
M. Hawkins 20 149 7.5 2 32
M. Hawkins 1 8 8.0 1 8
Iowa State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Pettaway 3 8 2.7 0 7
A. Flora 22 212 9.6 3 63
J. Raynor 11 15 1.4 0 9
R. Peppers 8 29 3.6 0 15
A. Barnes 2 2 1.0 0 2
Receiving
West Virginia
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Bray 1 3 34 34.0 0 34 0
D. Epps 4 9 115 28.8 1 47 0
C. Traugh 1 1 33 33.0 1 33 0
C. Cook 2 3 5 2.5 0 3 0
P. Strachan 3 6 41 13.7 0 26 0
J. Neider 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Iowa State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Pettaway 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
T. Claiborne 3 4 24 8.0 0 12 0
A. Flora 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
A. Jackson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
O. O. Hayes 3 4 34 11.3 1 20 0
V. Benetti 2 3 8 4.0 1 6 0
R. Peppers 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
D. Overby 3 4 70 23.3 0 31 0
C. Jackson 6 6 160 26.7 1 46 0
J. Polite 2 3 12 6.0 0 6 0
Defense
West Virginia
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Cutter 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Iowa State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Washington 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
M. Ta'ase 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
B. Ngoyi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kicking
West Virginia
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Cassidy 0/0 6/6 6 0
Iowa State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
K. Konrardy 1/1 6/6 9 0
Returns
West Virginia
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Iowa State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. Pettaway 2 33 16.5 0 23 1
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
West Virginia
Iowa State
519 Total Yards 577
19 First Downs 29
6 Passing 11
12 Rushing 14
4 Penalty 1
4/12 3rd Down Eff. 5/11
228 Passing Yards 312
291 Rushing Yards 265
2 Turnovers 1
10-86 Penalties 7-60
23:11 Possession 36:38
4/4 Red Zone 5/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 14 - 17 42 - 45
42 - 45 1:57
K. Konrardy XP
42 - 44 1:57
A. Flora TD
XP J. Cassidy
42 - 38 5:04
TD D. Epps
41 - 38 5:04
35 - 38 6:08
K. Konrardy XP
35 - 37 6:08
A. Flora TD
XP J. Cassidy
35 - 31 7:38
TD M. Hawkins
34 - 31 7:34
28 - 31 10:45
K. Konrardy FG
Q3 14 - 7 28 - 28
XP J. Cassidy
28 - 28 1:07
TD C. Cook
27 - 28 1:07
XP J. Cassidy
21 - 28 5:43
TD M. Hawkins
20 - 28 5:43
14 - 28 12:15
K. Konrardy XP
14 - 27 12:15
A. Flora TD
Q2 7 - 14 14 - 21
14 - 21 0:05
K. Konrardy XP
14 - 20 0:05
V. Benetti TD
XP J. Cassidy
14 - 14 6:12
TD M. Hawkins
13 - 14 6:12
7 - 14 10:33
K. Konrardy XP
7 - 13 11:04
C. Jackson TD
Q1 7 - 7 7 - 7
7 - 7 2:31
K. Konrardy XP
7 - 6 2:31
O. O. Hayes TD
XP J. Cassidy
7 - 0 6:53
TD C. Traugh
6 - 0 6:57
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 4 Biggest Lead: ISU +14 Times Tied: 3
Highlights
West Virginia 42 - 45 Iowa State
October 3, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
59 min