The 2018 season's largest margin: Iowa State 27, Kansas 3. A 24-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Winning Chapter
Iowa State's 2018 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Brock PurdyQB2,250 passing yards
- Zeb NolandQB722 passing yards
- David MontgomeryRB1,185 rushing yards
- Hakeem ButlerWR1,318 receiving yards
- Tarique MiltonWR417 receiving yards
- Deshaunte JonesWR366 receiving yards
- Greg EisworthDB87 tackles
- Willie HarveyLB76 tackles
- Michael RoseLB75 tackles
- JaQuan BaileyDE8 sacks
- Spencer BentonDE3 sacks
- Marcel Spears Jr.LB2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Iowa State 10, Texas 24. A 14-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Iowa State fell to Washington State 26-28 in the postseason.
"Go Clones"
2018 is a middle chapter for Iowa State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.