Where Iowa State Stands Out Football Standouts 2026

3-3 · Big 12

  1. 3rd down conversion

    Notable · Weakness

    31.0%

    12th-lowest of 138 teams

    -1.4 SD from the average of 41.0%

  2. 3rd down conversion allowed

    Notable · Strength

    31.6%

    22nd-lowest of 138 teams

    -1.0 SD from the average of 37.8%

How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.