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· collected 2026-09-05 · by Associated Press The Associated Press
Jaylen Raynor, a transfer from Arkansas State, accounted for four touchdowns as Iowa State defeated Southeast Missouri State 38-10 on Saturday. Key numbers include Raynor's passing statistics: 8-of-16 for 184 yards and seven carries for 32 yards. The article takes a neutral reporting stance, focusing on the game's details rather than offering analysis or opinion. Iowa State's new coach Jimmy Rogers earned his first win with the team, but acknowledged that there is still much work to be done to improve the Cyclones' performance.
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Iowa State defeated Southeast Missouri State 38-10 in their season opener. *Jaylen Raynor* threw for 2 touchdowns and ran for 2 more as part of the Cyclones' strong performance. It was a successful start to the season for new coach *Jimmy Rogers*, who took over after *Matt Campbell* left for Penn State in December. *Rogers* had to rebuild the team's roster, but it paid off with this win. *Raynor* started 33 games at Arkansas State before transferring to Iowa State. He played a key role in the Cyclones' victory, opening the scoring with a 7-yard touchdown run and using his legs to extend plays. Despite the convincing win, *Rogers* expressed caution, saying that the team still has areas for improvement, particularly when facing top opponents.
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jaylen Raynor threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Iowa State opened the season with a 38-10 win over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday.
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State → throw → Saturday
It was the first win at Iowa State for new coach Jimmy Rogers, who was hired in December after Matt Campbell left to take the head coaching job at Penn State.
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Campbell → hire → State
Rogers had to almost entirely rebuild the Cyclones’ roster, and one of the players he brought in was Raynor.
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he → have → players
“I would tell you that I thought we would play better,” Rogers said.
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Rogers → tell → you
“There are certain aspects of the game we have to play better, especially when playing against some of the best teams in the country.
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we → be → country
You can play an unbelievable game and lose and you can play an awful game and win.
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you → play → game
I don’t judge our performance off the actual score as much as the body of work.
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I → judge → work
There’s plenty that needs to get improved.
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that → ’ → ?
We’re not hanging our hat on one win.
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We → hang → win
Raynor, who started 33 games in three seasons at Arkansas State before transferring to the Cyclones in the offseason, opened the scoring with a 7-yard touchdown run on Iowa State’s second possession of the game and used his legs to extend plays.
“He’s not very fast,” Rogers said, “but he’s somehow very elusive.”
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he → start → plays
Raynor threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to tight end Vince Benetti later in the first quarter, and he had a 10-yard touchdown pass to Easton Miller in the second as Iowa State built a 28-7 halftime lead.
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State → throw → lead
Raynor, who was 8-of-16 passing for 184 yards and had seven carries for 32 yards, closed the scoring with a 7-yard run in the fourth.
Iowa State’s Aiden Flora had a 10-yard touchdown run in the second, and Kyle Konrardy, one of the few holdovers for the Cyclones from last season, added a 33-yard field goal in the third.
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Konrardy → pass → third
Chance Wilson had a 7-yard touchdown run and Justin Keller had a 40-yard field goal for SEMO (1-1).
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Keller → have → SEMO
Iowa State had a 303-209 edge in offensive yards despite having possession 14 fewer minutes.
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State → have → possession
The Cyclones held the Redhawks to 67 yards rushing — Southeast Missouri State did not get into positive rushing yards until the second half.
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State → hold → half
Defensive end Isaac Terrell, who followed Rogers to Ames from Washington State, recorded three of the Cyclones’ six sacks.
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who → follow → sacks
Terrell was the first ISU player since Rashawn Parker in 2006 to have multiple sacks in his debut.
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Terrell → have → debut
Rogers’ first game with his new team didn’t begin on time — the start was pushed back 30 minutes because of lightning.
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start → begin → lightning
The Redhawks lost their 25th straight game against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent and are 1-30 all-time against the FBS.
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Redhawks → lose → FBS
The Cyclones got what they wanted out of a first game for a team with a new coaching staff and 81 newcomers.
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they → get → staff
They capitalized on short fields and had five pass plays of at least 20 yards.
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They → capitalize → yards
They held the Redhawks to 209 total yards and had three takeaways.
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Rushing and receiving streaks end
The Cyclones’ streak of having one player go over 100 yards in rushing or receiving yards was snapped after nine games.
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player → end → games
Dominic Overby led the Cyclones with 85 yards receiving.
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Overby → lead → receiving
ISU ran for 108 yards, snapping a streak of seven straight games with at least 150 yards rushing.
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ISU → run → yards
