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Iowa State Beats No. 24 Oklahoma State 51-49 on Konrardy Field Goal as Time Expires

Kyle Konrardy kicked a 34 yard field goal as time expired in Ames, after Oklahoma State had taken a 49-48 lead with 53 seconds left in a game with 100 points scored.

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Iowa State Beats No. 24 Oklahoma State 51-49 on Konrardy Field Goal as Time Expires

Key points

  • Iowa State beat No. 24 Oklahoma State 51-49 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa on Saturday night, October 31, 2026.
  • Kyle Konrardy kicked a 34 yard field goal as time expired to win a game the Cyclones had led, lost, and then had to win again in the final minute.
  • Oklahoma State had taken a 49-48 lead with 53 seconds left.

Iowa State beat No. 24 Oklahoma State 51-49 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa on Saturday night, October 31, 2026. Kyle Konrardy kicked a 34 yard field goal as time expired to win a game the Cyclones had led, lost, and then had to win again in the final minute.

Oklahoma State had taken a 49-48 lead with 53 seconds left. Drew Mestemaker threw a 7 yard touchdown pass to Wyatt Young at the end of a 12 play, 68 yard drive, and Sam Keltner added the extra point. A personal foul on Young after the play then gave Iowa State better field position for its final drive, and the Cyclones used it. Jaylen Raynor found Jamal Polite on a 33 yard pass after a five play, 47 yard drive, setting up Konrardy's kick at the end.

A night of big numbers on both sides

Raynor threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns for Iowa State and also ran for an 8 yard touchdown early in the third quarter. Polite finished with six catches for 171 yards and a touchdown.

Aiden Flora carried the Iowa State ground game. He rushed for 221 yards and two scores on 29 carries, including a 75 yard touchdown run on the first play of a drive in the fourth quarter. That score came 11 seconds after Oklahoma State had cut the lead to three points.

Oklahoma State matched most of it. Mestemaker was 27 of 42 passing for 323 yards and five touchdowns, with one interception, picked off by Beau Goodwin in the fourth quarter. Young and Justin Bowick each caught two of the five touchdown passes. Caleb Hawkins rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries and added six catches for 81 yards and another score. Hawkins finished with 275 yards from scrimmage and three total touchdowns, including a 75 yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Field Level Media put the combined total yards for the two teams at 1,084.

How the lead changed hands

Iowa State led 24-21 at halftime. The quarter scores show how open the game was: Oklahoma State scored 14, 7, 7 and 21 by quarter, and Iowa State scored 7, 17, 14 and 13. Konrardy kicked a 39 yard field goal with 7 seconds left in the first half after Caleb Schmidt recovered a muffed punt by Bobby Deal Jr. at the Oklahoma State 36 yard line.

Konrardy also kicked a 29 yard field goal with 2:56 left to make it 48-42, before Mestemaker drove Oklahoma State back in front. The final kick then settled it at 51-49.

What the result means

Iowa State improved to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big 12. Oklahoma State fell to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12. SI reported the loss probably ended Oklahoma State's hopes of reaching the Big 12 title game.

Oklahoma State plays at Kansas State next Saturday.

Timeline

  1. Oct 31, 2026Iowa State leads 24-21 at halftime after a 39 yard Konrardy field goal with 7 seconds left in the first half, set up by a recovered muffed punt.
  2. Oct 31, 2026Flora runs 75 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Konrardy kicks a 29 yard field goal with 2:56 left to put Iowa State ahead 48-42.
  3. Oct 31, 2026Mestemaker throws a 7 yard touchdown pass to Young with 53 seconds left for a 49-48 Oklahoma State lead, then Konrardy kicks a 34 yard field goal as time expires and Iowa State wins 51-49.

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