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Iowa State Beat West Virginia 45-42 Behind Aiden Flora's 212-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 3, 2026

West Virginia Mountaineers42@Iowa State Cyclones45

The Iowa State Cyclones edged the West Virginia Mountaineers 45-42 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, IA on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in FBS college football Week 5 action.

Iowa State led 21-14 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Iowa State outscored its opponent 14-7.

Iowa State moves to 3-2, while West Virginia falls to 3-2.

Top performers

• Michael Hawkins Jr. (WVU, QB): 11/23, 227 YDS, 2 TD
• Michael Hawkins Jr. (WVU, QB): 20 CAR, 149 YDS, 2 TD
• DJ Epps (WVU, WR): 4 REC, 114 YDS, 1 TD
• Jaylen Raynor (ISU, QB): 19/27, 264 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Aiden Flora (ISU, RB): 22 CAR, 212 YDS, 3 TD
• Cody Jackson (ISU, WR): 6 REC, 160 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 6:53WVUCyrus Traugh 33 Yd pass from Michael Hawkins Jr.7-0
2. Q1 2:31ISUOmari Hayes 20 Yd pass from Jaylen Raynor7-7
3. Q2 11:04ISUCody Jackson 46 Yd pass from Aiden Flora7-14
4. Q2 6:12WVUMichael Hawkins Jr. 8 Yd Run14-14
5. Q2 0:05ISUVince Benetti 2 Yd pass from Aiden Flora14-21
6. Q3 12:15ISUAiden Flora 24 Yd Run14-28
7. Q3 5:43WVUMichael Hawkins Jr. 7 Yd Run21-28
8. Q3 1:07WVUCam Cook 9 Yd Run28-28
9. Q4 10:45ISUKyle Konrardy 35 Yd Field Goal28-31
10. Q4 7:34WVUCam Cook 8 Yd Run35-31
11. Q4 6:08ISUAiden Flora 63 Yd Run35-38
12. Q4 5:04WVUDJ Epps 47 Yd pass from Michael Hawkins Jr.42-38
13. Q4 1:57ISUAiden Flora 2 Yd Run42-45

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