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Louisiana at Iowa State

Sep 12, 2020 • Completed

Season 2020RegularWeek 2

Away

Louisiana

Sun Belt

Final Score

31 - 14

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Iowa State

Big 12

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Total Yards

Iowa State303
Louisiana272

Passing Yards

Iowa State145
Louisiana154

Rushing Yards

Iowa State158
Louisiana118

Turnovers

Iowa State2
Louisiana0

Game Conditions

Temperature61°F
Wind7 mph W

Humidity

89%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Levi Lewis

Louisiana

YDS: 154

Rushing

Breece Hall

Iowa State

YDS: 103

Receiving

Peter Leblanc

Louisiana

YDS: 82

Tackles

Lorenzo McCaskill

Louisiana

TOT: 10

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Iowa State32:19
Louisiana27:41

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Louisiana beats Iowa State 31-14

Standard

Louisiana defeated Iowa State 31-14 in Week 2 of the 2020 regular slate, finishing with a 272-303 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Louisiana set the terms early in a game that finished 31-14. Kene Nwangwu run for 1 yd for a TD (Connor Assalley KICK) came with {'seconds': 28, 'minutes': 4} left in the quarter 2, giving Iowa State the first major swing.

Louisiana's box score carried the story: 272 total yards, 118 rushing yards, and 154 passing yards. Iowa State finished with 303 total yards, including 158 on the ground and 145 through the air.

Louisiana converted 6-14 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Louisiana led 10-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Levi Lewis pass complete to Peter LeBlanc for 78 yds for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kene Nwangwu run for 1 yd for a TD (Connor Assalley KICK) (Iowa State led 7-0 over Louisiana).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Breece Hall run for 11 yds for a TD (Connor Assalley KICK) (Iowa State led 14-7 over Louisiana).

  • Kickoff

    Eddie Ogamba kickoff for 60 yds , Chris Smith return for 95 yds for a TD (Nate Snyder KICK) (Iowa State led 7-7 over Louisiana).

  • Field Goal Good

    Nate Snyder 30 yd FG GOOD (Louisiana led 10-14 over Iowa State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Levi Lewis pass complete to Peter LeBlanc for 78 yds for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK) (Louisiana led 17-14 over Iowa State).

  • Punt

    Joe Rivera punt for 42 yds , Eric Garror returns for 83 yds for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK) (Iowa State led 14-24 over Louisiana).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    31-14

    Louisiana defeated Iowa State.

  • Total yards

    272-303

    Louisiana held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    118

    Louisiana averaged 3.4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    154

    Louisiana averaged 7.3 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-14

    Louisiana's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-16

    Iowa State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticIowa StateLouisiana
Total Yards303272
Passing Yards145154
Rushing Yards158118
First Downs1814
Third Down Efficiency7-166-14
Fourth Down Efficiency1-31-1
Total Penalties (Yards)3-242-20
Turnovers20
Completions / Attempts16-3513-21
Rushing Attempts3635
Passing TDs01
Rushing TDs21
Kicking Points27
Possession Time32:1927:41
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2020)