Cyclones Snap 17 Game Road Losing Streak
Austen Arnaud and Alexander Robinson lead the Iowa State Cyclones to a 34-17 victory over Kent State last Saturday, snapping a 17 game road losing streak that marked Iowa State’s first road win since October 29, 2005. It was the first road win for the Cyclones since they beat Texas A&M 42-14 four years ago. While they did win by a comfortable 17 points, the Cyclones looked a bit sloppy and definitely have some problems to fix in the turnover and penalty departments before next week.
Team and Player Performances
Arnaud rushed for 42 yards and 2 touchdowns
Iowa State improved their record to 2-1 by coming out strong in the first half and posting a 27-7 lead. The Cyclones recovered three turnovers that resulted two touchdowns on their way to a 20 point halftime lead. The Cyclones’ offense moved the ball well on their way to putting up 404 total yards of offense, with 234 yards rushing and 170 yards passing. The Defense also played very strong and gave up only 43 yards rushing and 302 totals yards to the Golden Flashes. David Sims and the Cyclones D held the Kent State offense to a terrible 1 for 12 on third down conversions and forced 5 turnovers.
Arnaud and Robinson combined for 330 out of 405 total yards of offense and 28 points in the Cyclones’ 34 to 17 win. Arnaud rebounded from a week ago to have a great game, both through the air and on the ground. Arnaud, coming off a 4 interception benching against Iowa, was 13 for 21 for 144 yards through the air for a touchdown and no interceptions. He looked like he was in much better control of his passes and game management than he did against the Hawkeyes.
The Cyclones rushing attack racked up 234 yards on the ground against Kent State’s run defense. Junior RB Alexander Robinson had 23 carries for 143 yards and scored on a 15 yard scramble for a touchdown in the third quarter. This 143 yard performance marked the 5th 100 yard rushing game of his career. Austen Arnaud also had a great performance on the ground as he rushed 9 times for 42 yards and scored 2 touchdowns on the ground in the first half. For more information and stats, check out the Iowa State Boxscore.
Iowa State Vs. Kent State Game Highlights
Iowa State came out strong and scored on their first possession after getting excellent field position from David Sims’ kick return and a Kent State personal foul. Kicker Grant Mahoney knocked a 20 yard field goal through to give the Cyclones a 3-0 lead. The Cyclones trailed 7-3 when Kent State cashed in on an Austen Arnaud fumble.
Iowa State bounced back on the next drive, going 70 yards on 10 plays and was capped off when Arnaud threw a 22 yard touchdown strike to Jake Williams. The Cyclones added another touchdown just 2 minutes later after recovering a Kent State fumble and scoring on a 9 yard run by Arnaud with 2:52 left in the first quarter.
Iowa State RB Jeremiah Schwartz hauls in an Arnaud pass
Arnaud scored again early in the second quarter on a 3 yard touchdown run that stretched the Cyclone lead to 24-7. Grant Mahoney nailed another field goal from 37 yards with 1:49 left in the half and the Cyclones took a 27-7 lead into halftime. The Cyclones came out of the locker room hitting on all cylinders as they took their opening possession 81 yards on nine plays and scored on a 15 yard run by Robinson.
Kent State freshman QB Spencer Keith, who stepped in to replace their hurt starter, threw for his second touchdown on the day when he hit Derek McBryde on an 8 yard pass in the fourth quarter of the game. The game ended with no more scoring and the Cyclones came out on top, winning the game 34-14 over Kent State. For a more in depth recap of the scoring and game highlights check out this Iowa State game summary.
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