Baylor football proved why its regarded as one of the top offenses in the nation, beating Iowa State 71-7. 

The Cyclones were outgained 714 to 173 offensively as the ISU defense gave up 650 yards or more for the second-straight game. 

The only score from Iowa State came with less than a minute left in the entire ball game, as Grant Rohach found DeVondrick Nealy with 47 seconds left in the game for a 27-yard pass up the middle.

ISU quarterback Sam Richardson didn’t finish the game, leaving in the second quarter and giving Grant Rohach his first snaps of the season. Richardson started the second half but was pulled again for Rohach once the game was out of reach.

Richardson finished the game with seven completions on 14 attempts for 68 yards. Rohach was completing eight of 16 passes for 65 yards with the lone score and an interception.

Iowa State couldn’t run the ball either, amassing 32 carries for 40 totals yards. Aaron Wimberly led Iowa State on the ground with five carries for only 21 yards. 

Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty led a blitzkrieg on the offensive end for the Bears, throwing for 343 yards, two touchdowns and ran one more in for a score. Petty was relieved in the fourth quarter for backup quarterbacks Levi Norwood and Seth Russell. 

While Petty excelled on throws, the pair of Baylor running backs in Lache Seastrunk and Glasco Martin combined for 193 on 39 carries and a pair of scores from Seastrunk. 

Iowa State struggled in an area the team previously had excelled in through the first five games of the season: turnovers. The Bears forced the Cyclones to turn the ball over three times, while themselves allowing zero turnovers. 

Before this game, the Cyclones’ 1.2 turnover margin was second in the Big 12 and No. 12 in the nation. 

Baylor jumped ahead early in the first quarter and never looked back. After scoring on the first possession, an Aaron Wimberly fumble gave the Bears a short, 29-yard field to score again and they led 14-0 with 8:28 left in the first quarter.

Iowa State’s next game comes against Oklahoma State on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Jack Trice Stadium for Cyclone Family Weekend. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m.