To close the 2016 season, Iowa State lost 49-19 to West Virginia in its final game to fall to 3-9 on the season. A season that included a loss to Northern Iowa in week 1, a 39 point loss to Iowa in week 2, and a 2-7 Big 12 Conference run. Sure there were bright spots: The Joel Lanning Game against Patrick Mahomes and the Red Raiders, and close losses to Baylor (3), Oklahoma (10), Kansas State (5), and Oklahoma State (7), but 3-9 is still 3-9. Now, just 5 short years later, Iowa State is in the Big 12 Championship for the first time in the school’s history and playing for an outside shot at the College Football Playoff.
Iowa State Football Post-Mortem: Big 12 Championship Game
