AMES, Iowa — Rocco Becht threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Carson Hansen rushed for two scores as No. 20 Iowa State rolled to a 52-7 win over Arkansas State on Saturday.
Matt Campbell won his 56th game as Iowa State's coach, tying him with Dan McCarney for most in program history.
Becht scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and his TD passes of 10 yards to Tyler Moore and 16 yards to Jayden Higgins put the Cyclones (3-0) up 31-0 at half.
Hansen, who struggled to find playing time during his freshman year, rushed for 58 yards on nine carries and forced a fumble following an interception thrown by ISU backup quarterback Connor Moberly late in the third quarter.
Hansen scored his first career touchdown on a 1-yard run, and he added a 3-yard TD in the third quarter.
The Cyclones rushed for 237 yards and finished with 490 yards of total offense, their most since 2021.
The Cyclones entered the game with a total of 175 yards on 50 carries in their wins against North Dakota and Iowa.
Iowa State held the Red Wolves (2-2) scoreless until late in the fourth quarter and allowed just 182 yards.
Arkansas State quarterback Jaylen Raynor struggled against a ranked opponent for a second straight week. He completed 5 of 16 passes for 68 yards with two interceptions. He threw for 140 yards and was intercepted in last week's loss at Michigan.
Timmy McClain threw a 27-yard pass to Hunter Summers for the Red Wolves' only score.
Arkansas State: The Red Wolves struggled in all facets against a second straight ranked power-conference opponent and committed four turnovers.
Iowa State: The Cyclones finally got their running game going, and the defense recorded four sacks in a dominating performance.
Iowa State looks to move up following an easy win.
Arkansas State: hosts South Alabama next Saturday.
Iowa State: visits Houston next Saturday.
