No. 22 Iowa State survived a late comeback from No. 17 Kansas State to win a 24-21 slugfest and capture the first victory of the 2025 season at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The Cyclones converted on a critical fourth-and-3 to win a third straight game against Kansas State.

In front of over 40,000 fans at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, the Iowa State Cyclones picked up a massive Big-12 win over the Kansas State Wildcats. The game started slow, but picked up the pace late with the Cyclones leaving with a 24-21 win over the Wildcats.

The venerable Iowa State boss is now a 100-game winner—the 187th in the history of major college football—after his No. 22 Cyclones topped No. 17 Kansas State 24–21 Saturday. Iowa State has spent parts of seven of the last nine seasons in the Top 25, and yet it's still worth marveling at how much Campbell has raised the Cyclones' floor.