With nothing standing between Brent Curvey and the goal line, he did what any defensive tackle would do — acted like he’d been there before.

For the second game in a row, the sophomore from Houston recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown. In Iowa State’s 26-25 victory against Baylor on Oct. 23, Curvey rumbled 65 yards down the field for the score.

Against Kansas, the 300-pound Curvey picked up a fumble and scooted 30 yards into the end zone.

“This time, coach said, ‘Act like you’ve been there before,’ and I was last week, so I just ran it and celebrated on the sidelines,” Curvey said.

Curvey’s touchdown is the fifth ISU defensive touchdown of the season, which is a school record — the previous record was three in 1972.

The ISU defense has three interceptions and two fumble recoveries for touchdowns.

“I hope [Curvey’s] not done,” ISU coach Dan McCarney said. “He’s an athletic guy and a tough guy — he’s relentless and a playmaker. It was a great play forcing the fumble and then scoring again on defense, and it was obviously the difference in the game.”

It was the second consecutive game in which the ISU defense has forced four turnovers. Iowa State picked off three passes to go along with Curvey’s fumble recovery.

“I still can’t describe it,” Curvey said. “I can’t put it into words — you’re not supposed to have the ball and you’re running with it. It’s a great feeling to me.”

Brandon Brown, Curvey’s high school teammate and current Cyclone, said he wanted to get in on the action.

“When I seen him this time, I just tried to get in the end zone with him,” Brown said.

“I was running down the field with him saying, ‘Two weeks in a row.’ I couldn’t believe it personally.”

Brown said he knew Curvey was a force that couldn’t be stopped.

“I don’t think anyone could have caught Brent Curvey from behind,” Brown said. “Once he gets that ball in his hands, he’s looking for the end zone.”

Senior cornerback Ellis Hobbs said Curvey’s touchdown was a great example of the ISU defense playing together as a unit.

“Me and Curve-ball — we always talk about if you play for me, I’ll play for you,” Hobbs said. “If I can give him enough time to get in there, or if he can push their quarterback and make them make a bad throw, that’s when we’re working together in a symbiotic relationship, where any time that I can do my job and he’s doing his job we’re going to have good things happen.”