A low-scoring, turnover-filled contest came down to the kicking game as Kansas missed two first-half field goals and ISU kicker Zach Guyer nailed a 42-yarder with four and a half minutes remaining. The Cyclones were able to stop Kansas’ last drive and run out the clock, handing the Jayhawks their seventh consecutive loss on the season, 13-10 at Jack Trice Stadium.

The lowdown

After Kansas’ first drive stalled at the ISU 44-yard line, the ISU offense took over at its own 4-yard line. The Cyclones were able to escape a safety as Barnett gained 31 yards on a run up the middle. Barnett found wide receiver Albert Gary on a 31-yard completion four plays later as the Cyclones moved into Kansas territory. The Cyclones came out of the drive with a 32-yard field goal by Guyer to give them an early 3-0 lead.

On their next drive, the Jayhawks ran the ball on six of nine plays, including a handoff to Kansas wide receiver D.J. Beshears that he took 22 yards into the ISU end zone to put the Jayhawks on the board and give them a 7-3 lead.

Kansas would get the ball back again after an ISU three-and-out and got into ISU territory after a 20-yard run by running back Brandon Bourbon. After a fumble return for a touchdown by ISU linebacker A.J. Klein was overturned, the Jayhawks tried a 49-yard field goal that was blocked by Klein.

Three plays later, the Cyclones fumbled the ball back to the Jayhawks as wide receiver Darius Darks had the ball jarred loose following a 22-yard reception. Kansas took over at their own 48-yard line, but the drive stalled once again and the Jayhawks were forced to try another field goal. From 36 yards, Alex Mueller’s field goal sailed wide left.

An 11-play, 80-yard drive followed for the Cyclones, capped off by an end-around given to wide receiver Aaron Horne, who fought through a trio of Kansas defenders at the 10-yard line and scampered into the end zone. Iowa State got the ball back with 1:54 remaining in the half after defensive back Leonard Johnson recovered a fumble by Kansas running back James Sims, but the Cyclones were unable to get points. With less than a minute left, Barnett was sacked on the KU 45-yard line and right tackle Carter Bykowski false started as the Cyclones took a 10-7 lead into halftime.

Iowa State took the ball in the second half but turned it over seven plays later as safety Brad McDougald intercepted a Barnett pass at the Kansas 21-yard line and returned it to the 50. The Jayhawks converted on three first downs and a fourth down from the ISU 4-yard line before the ISU defense finally held and forced the Jayhawks to kick another field goal. This time, sophomore Ron Doherty trotted onto the field and split the uprights from 19 yards to knot the game at 10 apiece with 5:49 left in the third quarter.

The Cyclones would control the clock for the remainder of the quarter as they moved 70 yards in 17 plays, which included three fourth-down conversions. Iowa State converted on a fourth-and-5 on a 17-yard rush on a fake punt by punter Kirby Van Der Kamp, a fourth-and-1 via a three-yard run by Barnett and a defensive holding penalty on Kansas negated an incomplete pass on fourth-and-6. However, on the final play of that drive, running back Jeff Woody fumbled at the Kansas 8-yard line.

The teams would trade punts on the next three possessions before the Cyclones took over at their own 13-yard line with 9:12 to play. Barnett threw for two first downs and running back James White ran for two more before a third-down pass intended for wide receiver Josh Lenz fell short at the 24-yard line. Guyer came on for a 42-yard field goal, one yard shorter than his career-long, and booted it through the uprights to give Iowa State a 13-10 lead.

Kansas took over with 4:30 remaining but was unable to gain a first down as a sack by defensive tackle Stephen Ruempolhamer forced the Jayhawks to punt. Iowa State took over at its own 46-yard line and was able to run out the remaining 2:37 on the clock as Woody carried four times for 45 yards.

Turning point

With the game tied at 10-10, Iowa State took over at its own 13-yard line with 9:12 remaining in the game. Barnett quickly hooked up with wide receiver Aaron Horne for a 17-yard reception, then picked up another first down on an 11-yard run. A pair of seven-yard runs by Barnett and White put the Cyclones in Kansas territory, and two completions for a combined 17 yards from Barnett to Gary put Iowa State at the KU 28-yard line. A pair of Barnett runs set the Cyclones up at the 24-yard line as Guyer came out to kick what became the game-winning 42-yard field goal.

Following the field goal, Kansas was unable to respond as the ISU defense forced a three-and-out and Jeff Woody carried four times for 45 yards to run out the clock.

X factor

ISU quarterback Jared Barnett

Making his second collegiate start, Barnett accounted for 300 of Iowa State’s 426 yards, including 125 rushing yards on 22 carries. The redshirt freshman threw an interception and completed only 16-of-30 passes, but his efficency in the running game allowed Iowa State to win the time of possession battle 30:43 to 29:17 and move down the field to set up the game-winning field goal.

By the numbers

0: catches by Iowa State’s two leading receivers Lenz and Darius Reynolds. Lenz came into the game with 32 receptions for 397 yards and Reynolds, who sat out the game due to what Rhoads deemed a failure to “live up to the standards of the football team,” has 29 catches for 529 yards on the season.

31: yards gained by Jared Barnett on a first-quarter run from the ISU 2-yard line, the longest run by an ISU quarterback since a 39-yard scamper by Bret Meyer in the 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl on Dec. 31, 2005.

57: yards receiving on five catches by ISU wide receiver Albert Gary, Iowa State’s leading wide receiver in the game. Gary, a redshirt sophomore from Ocala, Fla., entered Saturday’s game with only two catches for 19 yards in his career.

125: yards rushing by Barnett, the first time an ISU quarterback has rushed for more than 100 yards since Bret Meyer gained 122 yards on the ground in the 2004 Independence Bowl, a 17-13 Iowa State win against Miami (OH).

51,575: attendance at Saturday’s game. That marks the fifth time this season that Jack Trice Stadium has eclipsed 50,000 fans, a school record for one season.

Up next for Iowa State

The Cyclones (5-4, 2-4 Big 12) will have a bye week before hosting Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. Nov. 18. The No. 3 Cowboys (8-0, 5-0) host No. 14 Kansas State (7-1, 4-1) at 8 p.m. Saturday.