Iowa State Ready For Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Showdown 2011 SCHEDULE 1-0, 0-0 Big 12 (home: 1-0, away: 0-0) IOWA STATE (1-0) VS. IOWA (1-0) September Sat. 3 Northern Iowa W, 20-19 Saturday, Sept. 10 • 11 a.m. (CDT) Sat. 10 Iowa (FSN) 11 a.m. Ames, Iowa • Jack Trice Stadium Fri. 16 at Connecticut (ESPN/2) 7 p.m. Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield October Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (color); Ben Bruns (sideline) Sat. 1 *Texas TBA TV: FSN Sat. 8 *at Baylor TBA Talent: Joel Meyers (pxp); Joel Klatt (color); Jim Knox (sideline) Sat. 15 *at Missouri TBA Live Stats: Available at cyclones.com Sat. 22 *^Texas A&M TBA Live Blog: Available at cyclones.com Sat. 29 *at Texas Tech TBA November Sat. 5 *Kansas TBA Cyclone Notebook Fri. 18 *Oklahoma State (ESPN2) 8 p.m. • Iowa State and Iowa tangle after both teams won home season openers. Iowa State beat Sat. 26 *at Oklahoma (FX) 7 p.m. Northern Iowa, 20-19, in Ames and Iowa topped Tennessee Tech, 34-7 in Iowa City. September • The Iowa State-UNI game drew 54,672 at Jack Trice Stadium. It was the largest crowd to Sat. 3 *at Kansas State (FSN) 11:30 a.m. see a home opener in Iowa State history. It ranks as the fourth-biggest crowd in Cyclone history. *Big 12 Conference game • Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads is in his third season as head coach of the Cyclones. ^Homecoming He is 13-13 as head coach. • The Cyclones return 16 starters (6 offense, 7 defense, 3 specialists) from the 2010 team 2011 IOWA STATE QUICK FACTS that finished 5-7 overall and 3-5 in the Big 12. Location Ames, Iowa • In the final 4:30 against UNI, Iowa State QB Steele Jantz threw a TD pass on 4th-and-10 Enrollment 28.682 and scored from one yard out. Nickname/Mascot Cyclones/Cy • Jack Trice Stadium features a new $5 million videoboard. For quick facts on the new Colors Cardinal & Gold structure check page four of this notes packet. Conference Big 12 University President Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy Series Notes Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard • Today’s meeting is the 59th all-time between the Cyclones and Hawkeyes. Iowa leads the Stadium Jack Trice Stadium (55,000) series 39-19. The Cyclones have won seven of the last 13 meetings dating back to 1998. Head Coach Paul Rhoads • The Hawkeyes won last season’s game 35-7 in Iowa City behind 275 rushing yards. Career Record 13-13 (Third year) Darius Darks scored the Cyclones lone TD on an eight-yard reception from Austen Arnaud. at Iowa State Same • Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads is 0-2 against Iowa. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is 6-6 Letterman Returning (OFF/DEF/ST) 37 (14/20/3) against the Cyclones. • Iowa State and Iowa were scheduled to play in Ames on Sept. 15, 2001 before the attacks 2011 COACHING STAFF on Sept. 11. The game was postponed to Nov. 24 with Iowa State winning 17-14. Prior to that Iowa State’s most recent schedule interuption was in 1963 following the assasination On The Field of President John F. Kennedy, which resulted in the cancellation of the Drake game. Head Coach Paul Rhoads Defensive Coordinator Wally Burnham Asst. Head Coach/OL Bill Bleil OFFENSIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS DEFENSIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS Defensive Ends Curtis Bray Passing Tackles Defensive Tackles Shane Burnham Yards .................................187, Steele Jantz Total.......................................15, Jake Knott Tight Ends Luke Wells Yards per game ......................... 187.0, Jantz Solo tackles ....................................11, Knott Wide Receivers Courtney Messingham TDs.................................................. 1, Jantz Assisted tackles ..........4, Knott, Willie Scott Running Backs Kenith Pope Rushing Tackles for loss ............................ 2.5, Knott Yards ............................................. 80, Jantz Sacks .......................................................NA In The Booth Yards per carry ................ 6.4, James White Miscellaneous Offensive Coordinator Tom Herman Yards per game .......................... 80.0, Jantz Fumbles Forced ......................................NA Secondary Bobby Elliott TDs.................................................. 2, Jantz Fumbles Recovered ........................1, Scott Longest run.................................. 20, White Interceptions ...........................................NA Receiving Pass breakups ............... 1, multiple players Receptions ...........................7, Aaron Horne Yards ............................................69, Horne Yards per catch .................. 19.0, Josh Lenz Yards per game .........................69.0, Horne TDs................................................... 1, Lenz Longest reception .......................32, Horne Contact Tom Kroeschell, Associate A.D. for Communications Iowa State University Athletics Jacobson Athletic Building Ames, IA 50011-1140 515-294-3372 cyclones.com Streak Breaker Paul Rhoads u When he was hired as the Iowa State head coach, Paul Rhoads immediately went to work Head Coach • Third Season breaking some unsightly losing streaks. After going 5-19 over the previous two seasons, Iowa Hometown: Ankeny, Iowa State was in the midst of several losing streaks. Those streaks have been turned around with High School: Ankeny High School Rhoads in charge. College: Missouri Western, ‘89 Graduate Degree: Utah State, ‘91 Streak How it was broken Year in coaching: 23rd 10 game overall losing streak 34-17 win over North Dakota State (2009) Wife: Vickie Children: Jake and Wyatt 17 game overall road losing streak 34-9 win at Kent State (2009) 11 game Big 12 losing streak 24-10 win over Baylor (2009) In his first meeting with his team in Janu- 14 game Big 12 road losing streak 9-7 win at Nebraska (2009) ary of 2009, new Iowa State head coach Paul 15 game losing streak in Lincoln 9-7 win at Nebraska (2009) Rhoads told his Cyclones they were going to 36 game road losing streak to ranked opponents 28-21 win at No. 22 Texas (2010) win a bowl game. His players were somewhat 7 game losing streak to Texas 28-21 win at Texas (2010) taken aback. Iowa State had lost its last 10 games in 2008 and hadn’t had a winning Not Backing Down season or gone to a bowl game in four years. u For the second consecutive season, Iowa State’s schedule will rank among the nation’s Iowa State’s players followed their leader toughest. According to Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview, Iowa State’s schedule ranks in 2009 en route to a 7-6 record that included sixth in difficulty. a 14-13 win over Minnesota in the Insight Bowl. The final results could not have been School W L Pct. better. The Cyclones tied Washington as the 1. Clemson 104 54 .658 most improved BCS teams nationally with five 2. Baylor 96 56 .632 more wins than the previous season. 3. Kansas 97 57 .630 The seminal moment of the season 4. Washington 96 57 .627 was a 9-7 win at Nebraska, accomplished by 5. LSU 95 58 .621 an Iowa State team that played without its 6. Iowa State 95 59 .617 starting quarterback or running back. It was Notre Dame 95 59 .617 the Cyclones’ first win in Lincoln in 32 years. 8. Miami (Fla.) 95 60 .613 Rhoads was the first Iowa State coach to post 9. Mississippi 93 60 .608 a winning season in his inaugural season since 1931. 10. UNLV 92 60 .605 In 2010, he coached Iowa State to its first win against Texas, beating the 22nd- Taking It To The House ranked Longhorns in Austin. The victory was u Junior linebacker A.J. Klein returned interceptions for touchdowns in games against UNI the Cyclones’ first road win against a ranked and Kansas State in 2010, making him the first Iowa Stater to accomplish the feat in a single- opponent in 20 years. season since Dawan Anderson in 1996. His two interception returns ties for the career mark Rhoads came to Iowa State after serving and leaves him tied for second in career defensive touchdowns. as Auburn’s defensive coordinator during the 2008 season. Earlier, as defensive coordina- Career INT-TDs Career Defensive TDs tor at Pitt, five of Rhoads’ Panther defenses 1. A.J. Klein (2009-) 2 1. Brent “Big Play” Curvey (2003-06) 3 ranked in the top 30 in scoring and three were 3 LaMarcus Hicks (2004-05) 2 2. A.J. Klein (2009-) 2 in the NCAA’s top 12 for fewest yards allowed. Dawan Anderson (1995-98) 2 LaMarcus Hicks (2004-05) 2 Rhoads was on former Iowa State head Don Graves (1938-40) 2 Steve Paris (2002-05) 2 coach Dan McCarney’s first staff, serving as Dawan Anderson (1995-98) 2 the Cyclones’ linebackers coach in 1995 and Kevin Fulton (1991-94) 2 working with the secondary from 1996-99. Don Graves (1938-40) 2 Rhoads is a 1989 graduate of Missouri R.L. Rutledge (1910-11) 2 Western University with a degree in econom- ics. He earned his master’s from Utah State in 1991. Rhoads Solid Start u In 2009, Rhoads was the first coach to win seven games in his first ISU season since Clyde Rhoads Year By Year Williams in 1907. He was the first Cyclone coach to post a winning record in his first season Year School Record Pct. (7-6) since George Veenker in 1931. He currently is 13-13. 2009 Iowa State 7-6 .538 2010 Iowa State 5-7 .417 2011 Iowa State 1-0 1.000 The Magic Number is 24 ISU: overall (13-13, .500) conf. (6-10, .375) u Iowa State is 12-1 under head coach Paul Rhoads when holding teams under 24 points TOTAL: Same and 1-12 when allowing more than 24 points. The 52-38 win over Texas Tech in 2010 broke the mold. It was the most points ever scored by Iowa State against a Big 12 opponent and the Coaching Experience most points allowed in a conference victory since the Missouri Valley Conference began in 2009- Head Coach Iowa State 1907.