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Iowa State Cyclones

2โ€“2 ยท 0โ€“1 BIG 12
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WEEK 5 ยท 2026
Week 5 pregame guide

Iowa State's linebackers have one week to fix the tackling Rogers called out

Utah's 31-17 win exposed Iowa State's open-field tackling. Jimmy Rogers blamed his linebackers, who now have to bring down the Big 12's most productive returning runner at Jack Trice on Homecoming.

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An Iowa State defender stands over an Iowa player during the 2025 Cy-Hawk game.
Iowa State faces Iowa in the 2025 Cy-Hawk game.
CreditPhoto credit1st Sgt. Jason EverettWikimedia Commons ยท Public domainCropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

West Virginia at Iowa State
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Final
West Virginia
Final ยท West Virginia 42โ€“45 Iowa StateWish granted โœ“
Iowa State

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Iowa State wanted
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Impact 1
Texas Tech
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Rooted for
Colorado
Final ยท Texas Tech 29โ€“7 ColoradoWent the other way โœ—
Projected 4.9-point title-game boost

Texas Tech won instead, so Iowa State did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection10% if Colorado won5% with the other result4.9-point differenceIowa State Big 12 title-game chance
54 other games had little impact
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State ยท CBSSN
North Texas at Tulsa ยท ESPN
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech ยท ESPN
Liberty at Delaware ยท CBSSN
Penn State at Northwestern ยท FOX
Memphis at Charlotte ยท ESPN+
Alabama at Mississippi State ยท ABC
Middle Tennessee at Kansas ยท ESPNU
UCF at Houston ยท ESPN2
Boston College at SMU ยท The CW Network
Notre Dame at North Carolina ยท ESPN
Stanford at Wake Forest ยท ACC Network
Syracuse at UConn ยท CBSSN
Michigan at Minnesota ยท FOX
Navy at Air Force ยท CBS
Michigan State at Wisconsin ยท BTN
Vanderbilt at Georgia ยท SEC Network
Western Michigan at Buffalo ยท ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State ยท ESPN+
Florida at Missouri ยท ABC
Auburn at Tennessee ยท ESPN
California at UNLV ยท CBSSN
Louisville at NC State ยท ACC Network
Virginia at Florida State ยท ESPN2
Ohio State at Iowa ยท CBS
Wyoming at North Dakota State ยท The CW Network
Akron at Central Michigan ยท ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts ยท ESPN+
Ohio at Kent State ยท ESPN+
Bowling Green at Miami (OH) ยท ESPN+
Old Dominion at Georgia State ยท ESPN+
Marshall at James Madison ยท ESPNU
Maryland at Nebraska ยท FS1
UTEP at New Mexico ยท MW+
Kentucky at South Carolina ยท SEC Network
Purdue at Illinois ยท BTN
Oregon State at Colorado State ยท USA Network
Arkansas at Texas A&M ยท ESPN2
BYU at TCU ยท ESPN
UTSA at Rice ยท ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina ยท ESPN+
UL Monroe at South Alabama ยท ESPN+
Miami at Clemson ยท ABC
Washington at USC ยท NBC
Utah State at Boise State ยท CBSSN
Temple at South Florida ยท ESPNU
Army at Louisiana Tech ยท ESPN+
Indiana at Rutgers ยท BTN
Arkansas State at Louisiana ยท ESPN+
Fresno State at Washington State ยท USA Network
Baylor at Arizona State ยท ESPN
Texas State at San Diego State ยท The CW Network
Cincinnati at Arizona ยท FOX
San Josรฉ State at Hawai'i ยท MW+
The rooting list was:Iowa State, then Colorado.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5). How the model works.