SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 11, 2014
Iowa State 37, Toledo 30: Sam B. Richardson threw
for a career-high 351 yards and three second-half touchdowns as the Cyclones
shook off their early red-zone woes to overpower the visiting Rockets.
Richardson completed an Iowa State single-game
record 37 passes in 53 attempts in the non-conference finale for the Cyclones
(2-4). Tad Ecby, E.J. Bibbs and Allen Lazard caught scoring passes for Iowa
State, which settled for Cole Netten field goals on three first-half trips to
the red zone and trailed 13-9 at break.
Terry Swanson ran for 124 yards and two
touchdowns for Toledo (4-3), which saw its three-game win streak snapped. Logan
Woodside was 22-of-36 for 189 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 42
yards on nine carries, while Corey Jones had 12 receptions for 118 yards for the Rockets.
Iowa State marched for touchdowns on its first
two and four of its initial five drives of the second half, to take a 37-23
lead on Richardson’s 14-yard slip-screen pass to Lazard with 3:35
remaining in the game. The Rockets drove 91 yards to score on Woodside’s 4-yard
shovel pass to Marc Remy with 56 seconds left, but the Cyclones recovered the
onside kick and ran out the clock.
Netten’s second field goal gave Iowa State a 6-3
lead with three seconds to play in the opening quarter, but Toledo answered with Swanson’s
14-yard scoring run and a Jeremiah Detmer 29-yard field goal on its ensuing two
possessions to take a 13-6 lead. Netten did hit a 38-yard field goal with 13
seconds left in the half, but the Cyclones still trailed 13-9 at intermission thanks
to four touchdown-less trips into Toledo territory in the opening 30 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cyclones are 24-4 all-time
against Mid-American Conference foes. … Toledo had a 236-103 advantage in rushing
yards, including a 161-34 margin in the first half. … WR Jarvis West, Iowa
State’s receptions leader, warmed up but did not play due to an undisclosed
injury.