AMES, Iowa — Abu Sama made his first start for Iowa State a memorable one.
Sama's 276 yards rushing in the snow in a 42-35 win at Kansas State were the fourth-most in the Football Bowl Subdivision this season. His big night was highlighted by touchdown runs of 71, 77 and 60 yards.
He became the second FBS player since 1996 with three or more rushing touchdowns of at least 60 yards against a ranked opponent and the first player in the Big 12 with two 70-plus-yard rushing TDs in a game since Oklahoma's Adrian Peterson in 2005.
Sama joined Troy Davis (1995) and Breece Hall (2020-21) as the only ISU players with multiple runs of at least 50 yards in a game.
Three other players went over 200 yards rushing.
Notre Dame's Audric Estime had 25 carries for 238 yards against Stanford; New Mexico's Jacory Croskey-Merritt had 31 runs for 233 yards against Utah State in his second straight 200-yard game; and Missouri's Cody Schrader ran 27 times for 217 yards against Arkansas.
Touchdown No. 1
Touchdown No. 2
Touchdown No. 3
FULL HIGHLIGHTS: Iowa State finishes snowy 42-35 win over No. 19 Kansas State