Throw records out the window. On Saturday, they meant nothing.

The Kansas State Wildcats, entering the game with a 3-4 record,

out-ran, out-passed and out-classed 5-2 Iowa State.

Or, as ISU offensive lineman Marcel Howard put it, the Wildcats

“outphysicaled” the Cyclones in a lop-sided 42-3 win.

“It was a game totally dominated by Kansas State,” ISU head

coach

Dan

McCarney said. “You don’t need a stat sheet to figure that out.”

The ISU running game was non-existent, gaining 23 yards on 24

attempts,

while the Wildcats’ running attack was simply out-of-this-world.

Senior running back Josh Scobey, who last year torched the

Cyclones

for

149 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-10 KSU romp, was up to

his old

tricks.

In 32 carries Scobey collected 172 yards, over five yards-per carry.

To make matters worse, KSU quarterback Ell Roberson rolled

for 131

yards

on 22 carries.

Both scored two touchdowns.

Roberson’s passing stats were much more humble, as he

completed

4-of-12

passes for 72 yards and the game’s first touchdown, a 35-yard

strike to

Ricky Lloyd who dashed by Cyclone defender Harold Clewis.

“They didn’t have to throw the ball because we couldn’t stop the

run,”

McCarney said.

KSU’s defense shut down anything Iowa State attempted.

ISU quarterback Seneca Wallace, who was second in the Big 12

with

253.3

yards of total offense a game, had nowhere to go. He finished the

game

with

10 carries for minus-4 yards. Ennis Haywood finished the game

with six

yards

on 10 carries. The Cyclones leading rusher was senior wide

receiver

Craig

Campbell who had two rushes for 21 yards.

The Wildcats had been giving up a mere 73 rushing yards a

game, and

were

well below that average against Iowa State.

“We knew it was going to be hard to run the ball coming into

today,

but

you gotta’ give their defense credit,” Haywood said.

The ISU passing game didn’t fare much better. Wallace threw for

129

yards

on 12-of-19 passing with one interception. Chris Love threw nine

times,

completed three and had two intercepted. Love’s first pick was

returned

13

yards for a touchdown by KSU’s Milton Proctor.

The only bright spot for Iowa State was the fact that kicker Tony

Yelk,

who last week missed four field goals in a 24-21 loss to Texas A&

M,

made his

only field goal attempt. He also averaged 48.5 yards-per punt on

four

punts.

“It may be a little ironic,” Yelk said. “Us as a team, we just have

to

pull together and regroup. We cannot go in the tank right now, we

still

have

a chance to have a great season.”

The Cyclones (5-3, 3-3 Big 12) have lost eight-straight games to

the

Wildcats (4-4, 2-4 Big 12). The last time Iowa State beat Kansas

State

was

in 1993, when the Cyclones prevailed 27-23.

The quest for the Cyclones to become bowl eligible for a

second-straight

season also took a step back. The Cyclones face Colorado, travel

to

Kansas,

and finish with Iowa at home.

“Our backs are against the wall now,” ISU tight end Mike Banks

said.