Iowa State squares off against Bowling Green in Week 3

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Bowling Green (0-2) at Iowa State (1-1), Sept. 19 at 12 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Iowa State by 22.5. Against the spread: Iowa State 1-1, Bowling Green 0-2.

How to watch: ESPNU

Key stats

Iowa State Offense

Overall: 279.0 yards per game (130th in FBS)

Passing: 156.0 yards per game (123rd)

Rushing: 123.0 yards per game (108th)

Scoring: 25.5 points per game (91st)

Iowa State Defense

Overall: 246.5 yards per game (25th in FBS)

Passing: 166.5 yards per game (43rd)

Rushing: 80.0 yards per game (27th)

Scoring: 13.0 points per game (31st)

Bowling Green Offense

Overall: 267.5 yards per game (132nd in FBS)

Passing: 173.0 yards per game (110th)

Rushing: 94.5 yards per game (125th)

Scoring: 10.0 points per game (136th)

Bowling Green Defense

Overall: 505.0 yards per game (135th in FBS)

Passing: 244.0 yards per game (108th)

Rushing: 261.0 yards per game (135th)

Scoring: 38.0 points per game (132nd)

Bowling Green is 111th in third down percentage, converting 32.0% of the time. Iowa State ranks 52nd on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 32.3%.

Bowling Green ranks 108th in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to Iowa State's 24th-ranked +2 margin.

Bowling Green is 77th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 87.5% of trips. Iowa State's red zone offense ranks 1st, scoring on 100.0% of red zone opportunities.

Iowa State ranks 116th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 26:43, compared to Bowling Green's 47th-ranked average of 31:38.

Team leaders

Iowa State

Passing: Jaylen Raynor, 301 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 51.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Aiden Flora, 134 yards on 26 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Omari Hayes, 93 yards on 5 catches, 0 TDs

Bowling Green

Passing: Jay Kastantin, 346 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 73.9 completion percentage

Rushing: Austyn Dendy, 89 yards on 26 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Jeremiah Scoby, 121 yards on 12 catches, 0 TDs

Last game

Iowa State fell to Iowa 16-13 on Sept. 12. Raynor passed for 117 yards on 10-of-19 attempts (52.6%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Flora had 89 rushing yards on 19 carries, adding one reception for three yards. Hayes had three receptions for 39 yards.

Bowling Green fell to Nebraska 56-7 on Sept. 12. Kastantin led Bowling Green with 84 yards on 10-of-16 passing (62.5%) for one touchdown and one interception. Nakai Amachree carried the ball 13 times for 53 yards, adding two receptions for seven yards. Leo Kemp had one reception for 19 yards and one touchdown.

Next game

Iowa State hosts No. 17 Utah on Sept. 26. Bowling Green hosts South Florida on Sept. 26.