Iowa State Stuns No. 24 Oklahoma State 51-49 on Kyle Konrardy's Walk-Off Field Goal

It took 100 points, 1,114 yards and the final snap of the night to settle it.

Iowa State beat No. 24 Oklahoma State 51-49 on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, when kicker Kyle Konrardy made a 34-yard field goal as time expired. Fans rushed the field after the kick, Oklahoma State Athletics reported.

Iowa State improved to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big 12. Oklahoma State fell to 5-3 and 3-2.

Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State: final score by quarter

Source: Iowa State Athletics.

Iowa State’s release says it was the most combined points in the 60-year series between the schools.

How did the final minute play out?

Iowa State led 38-28 entering the fourth quarter and was still ahead 48-42 after Konrardy’s 29-yard field goal with 2:56 left. That kick was set up by a Beau Goodwin interception.

Oklahoma State answered with a 12-play, 75-yard drive in 2:03. Quarterback Drew Mestemaker flipped a 7-yard shovel pass to Wyatt Young for a touchdown and a 49-48 lead with 53 seconds left. Young was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on the play, so the Cowboys had to kick off from their own 20-yard line, according to Oklahoma State Athletics.

Iowa State started at its own 37. Jaylen Raynor hit freshman receiver Jamal Polite Jr. for 33 yards on the first play, and Aiden Flora ran the ball to the 11. Konrardy then made the winner. Iowa State says it was the third game-winning kick of his career and that he has now made 23 straight attempts from 45 yards and in.

Aiden Flora’s career night

Aiden Flora ran for a career-high 221 yards on 29 carries and scored on runs of 29 and 75 yards. His 75-yard touchdown came one play after Oklahoma State had cut the lead to 38-35 early in the fourth quarter. Iowa State says Flora now has 937 rushing yards this season and leads the Big 12 at 7.2 yards per carry.

Raynor threw for a season-high 309 yards and three touchdowns, completing 18 of 28 passes with one interception, and ran for a score. Polite had six catches for 171 yards and the first touchdown of his career, a 43-yarder.

Caleb Hawkins and Drew Mestemaker kept Oklahoma State close

Caleb Hawkins ran 25 times for 194 yards and two touchdowns, including a 75-yarder, and caught six passes for 81 yards and a 59-yard score, Oklahoma State said.

Mestemaker completed 27 of 42 passes for 323 yards and five touchdowns with one interception. Oklahoma State says he has now thrown for at least 300 yards and multiple touchdowns in seven straight games, tying the longest single-season streak in Big 12 history. Receiver Justin Bowick caught seven passes for 124 yards and two scores.

Special teams swung the second quarter

Iowa State took two extra possessions in the second quarter. Konrardy recovered his own surprise onside kick, and Iowa State scored three plays later. The Cyclones also recovered a muffed punt and turned it into a field goal for a 24-21 halftime lead. Oklahoma State said those plays limited the Cowboys to one offensive possession in the quarter.

What’s next for Iowa State and Oklahoma State?

• Iowa State plays at Baylor on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. on FS1, according to Iowa State Athletics, then hosts Cincinnati on Nov. 14.
• Oklahoma State visits Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas, on Saturday, Nov. 7, at noon CT.

Both teams have new head coaches this season: Jimmy Rogers at Iowa State and Eric Morris at Oklahoma State.

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