Baylor Sets Iowa State Game for 11 a.m. on FS1

Baylor will welcome Iowa State for a Big 12 game on November 7, with the conference setting an 11 a.m. Central kickoff. The game will be televised on FS1. Baylor enters at 5-3; Iowa State is 4-4.

The Bears are coming off a 41-9 road win over UCF on October 30, their first game with Joe Klanderman serving as interim coach. Quarterback D.J. Lagway threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. Baylor’s defense has allowed 15.3 points per game this season, ranking 12th nationally, and gives up just 99.4 rushing yards per game.

Iowa State, led by first-year coach Jimmy Rogers, snapped a two-game losing streak with a 51-49 victory over Oklahoma State on October 31. Quarterback Jaylen Raynor passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Aiden Flora rushed for 221 yards and scored twice. The Cyclones average 29 points per game, while their defense has allowed 27.3.

Baylor holds a 12-9 advantage in the teams’ series, but Iowa State has won their last two meetings. The Cyclones beat the Bears 43-21 in 2024 and won 30-18 in Waco in 2023. Baylor’s most recent victory in the series came in 2022, a 31-24 result in Ames.

After the matchup, Baylor is scheduled to visit No. 7 BYU on November 14. Iowa State will host Cincinnati that day.