Big 12 · 2026
Iowa State
3–4
CFPi+ rank#62of 138 FBS teams
+1.3CFPi+ rating
#45Best: Defense
#85Weakest: EPi+ efficiency
5Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#62+1.3
Offense#77+24.2
Defense#45+23.0
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#85-4.6
Off EPi+#96-4.4
Def EPi+#66+0.2
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #11938.1% | #8542.4% |
| Explosiveness | #40+1.297 | #93+1.280 |
| Havoc rate | #11617.4% | #8515.1% |
| Pass PPA | #98+0.120 | #95+0.257 |
| Rush PPA | #73+0.093 | #76+0.070 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#68-0.2
Recruiting#58+3.5
Returning#138-22.8
247 talent#68669.5
Head coach#81-0.6
What other systems say
Composite#63+1.0
SP+#76-1.2
SP+ off#93+23.6
SP+ def#60+25.2
ESPN FPI#63+1.5
The box-score view
Yards/G#108339.9
Yards/G allowed#82370.1
Pass yards/G#123176.9
Rush yards/G#59163.0
3rd down#13529.4%
3rd down allowed#3834.4%
Sacks/G#1091.4
Takeaways/G#691.1
Ranks are national out of 138 FBS teams and #1 is best. The bar shows where a rank sits in the field; the rating is the source beneath it.
Every game, with the model's read
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 38–10 | Final | |||
| 2 | @ Iowa | L 13–16 | Final | |||
| 3 | vs Bowling Green | W 55–7 | Final | |||
| 4 | vs #12Utah | L 17–31 | Final | |||
| 5 | vs West Virginia | W 45–42 | Final | |||
| 6 | @ #16BYU | L 10–24 | Final | |||
| 8 | @ #20Arizona | L 3–39 | Final | |||
| 9 | vs Oklahoma State | — | ||||
| 10 | @ Baylor | — | ||||
| 11 | vs Cincinnati | — | ||||
| 12 | @ UCF | — | ||||
| 13 | vs Kansas State | — | ||||
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CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026