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No. 22 Iowa State Drops Road Test at Colorado, 24-17
10.11.2025 | Football
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - No. 22 Iowa State dropped a Big 12 road test, 24-17, at Colorado Saturday in front of a rowdy Folsom Field crowd.
The Cyclones (5-2, 2-2 Big 12) out-gained the Buffs (3-4, 1-3), 441-395, in the game but ISU was unable to walk away with the win.
Colorado QB Kaidon Salter tossed two touchdown passes and Colorado's defense made key plays with an interception and a fourth-down stop to help the Buffaloes prevail.
The teams exchanged scores in the second half until momentum flipped early in the fourth quarter with the Cyclones facing third-and-goal at the 7. Rocco Becht was intercepted by Tawfiq Byard, but a flag was thrown for an apparent pass interference behind the play. The officials huddled for a moment before waiving off the flag.
Soon after, Iowa State faced a fourth-and-1 at their 18 only to be stuffed by Colorado.
It led to a 29-yard field goal by Alejandro Mata to make it 24-17.
Abu Sama III ran for 177 yards and a pair of short touchdowns for the Cyclones, who have dropped two in a row. Eight Cyclones finished with a reception as Becht threw for 205 yards.
Salter threw for 255 yards, including a 70-yard TD strike to Omarion Miller, as the Buffaloes snapped a two-game skid.Â
Salter's short TD pass to Joseph Williams in the third quarter gave the Buffaloes the lead for good. Salter also hit Williams for a 38-yard gain late in the fourth that sealed the victory. Williams had eight catches for 128 yards.
Iowa State committed seven penalties against Colorado. This after being called for eight the week before in a loss at Cincinnati. It's an uncharacteristic trend for the Cyclones, who over the past two seasons have been one of the least penalized teams in the nation.
Up Next
Iowa State has a bye week before returning home for homecoming against BYU on Oct. 25.
The AP contributed to this story.
Team Stats
ISU
COL
Total Yards
441
395
Pass Yards
205
255
Rushing Yards
236
140
Penalty Yards
59
43
1st Downs
22
16
3rd Downs
2
7
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
29:57
30:03
1st Quarter
ISU 0, COL 7
COL - Welch,Micah 8 yd run (Mata,Alejandro kick), 12 plays, 90 yards, TOP 05:04
2nd Quarter
ISU 3, COL 7
ISU - Smith,Chase 38 yd field goal 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 04:08
ISU 10, COL 7
ISU - Sama,Abu 1 yd run (Smith,Chase kick), 10 plays, 96 yards, TOP 01:45
3rd Quarter
ISU 10, COL 14
COL - Miller,Omarion 70 yd pass from Salter,Kaidon (Mata,Alejandro kick) 2 plays, 73 yards, TOP 00:42
ISU 17, COL 14
ISU - Sama,Abu 1 yd run (Smith,Chase kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:47
ISU 17, COL 21
COL - Williams,Joseph 3 yd pass from Salter,Kaidon (Mata,Alejandro kick) 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 04:51
4th Quarter
ISU 17, COL 24
COL - Mata,Alejandro 29 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:54
Game Leaders
CMP
18
TD
0
YDS
205
INT
1
Players Mentioned
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