After getting a quick three-and-out stop to start the game, the Cyclone offense started hotter than two hamsters in a wool sock, marching down the field in just four plays and finishing the drive with an 18-yard Jayden Higgins touchdown.
Iowa State forced another punt on the ensuing Baylor possession, but Abu Sama fumbled the ball away, the first lost fumble of the season for the Cyclones. Fortunately, the defense followed that up by earning a turnover on downs for the next Baylor possession.
Chase Contreraz then finished off Iowa State’s next drive with a 42-yard no-doubt field goal to push the score to 10-0.