From Aiden Flora’s explosive 194-yard rushing performance to two special teams touchdowns, discover the dominant statistics behind the Cyclones’ 55-7 dismantling of the Falcons at Jack Trice Stadium.
In an impressive return home at Jack Trice Stadium, the Iowa State Cyclones secured a dominant 55-7 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon. As the strong favorites, the Cyclones dominated the game and performed well in all three areas of the game: offense, defense, and special teams.
Their performance was highlighted by a standout performance on the ground and in the return game by former walk-on Aiden Flora, which allowed them to keep complete control of the game and showed off their ability to dominate on the ground.
Here are some of the top numbers that stood out from Iowa State's win over Bowling Green:
2: Special teams made a significant impact in the game with two touchdowns against Bowling Green. The punt return and kick return units each scored, with a 100-yard kick return and a 66-yard punt return.
7: The offense of Bowling Green was never able to get going and ended up with only seven points, all of which were scored on one spectacular play in the first quarter. The Falcons were kept scoreless for the last 45 minutes.
25: Iowa State’s offense consistently moved the ball, recording 25 first downs in comparison to Bowling Green’s 10. This sustained offensive efficiency allowed the Cyclones to maintain control of the game throughout.
34: The 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jaylen Raynor to Jamal Polite was the first touchdown scored in the air during the game and served to open up the defense. It was one of a number of big plays which broke down Bowling Green's defensive arrangement.
61: The moment that really opened up the game was Flora's 61-yard touchdown run, which occurred during a scoring drive that took only one play; it was the longest run of his career and one of the longest ever made by an ISU player in the past ten years.
90: Bowling Green was only able to run for 90 rushing yards, which is an average of 3.0 yards per carry. The defensive line of Iowa State always succeeded at the point of attack, which put the Falcons into more passing situations.
96: Even in those passing situations, the Cyclone secondary shut down Bowling Green's passing attack, allowing only 96 total passing yards.
194: The former walk-on had a career day against the Bowling Green Falcons. Flora gained 194 yards and scored two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
507: The Cyclones finished with 507 yards of offense, their most productive outing of the season.
