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Missouri runs away from Cyclones
By KELLY BEATON, Courier Sports Writer
AMES --- Senior Night didn't exactly serve up many scrapbook memories for the Iowa State football team Saturday.
Instead, Chase Daniel made the night his own personal highlight reel.
Daniel passed for 328 yards, and No. 12 Missouri notched the night's noteworthy accomplishment, clinching a Big 12 North title by virtue of its 52-20 triumph over the Cyclones on a raw, 35-degree night in Jack Trice Stadium.
Missouri rattled off four scoring drives of two minutes or less and never punted in its decisive victory.
"Obviously, a good quarterback is paramount," said Iowa State head coach Gene Chizik. "But shoot, (the Tigers) are loaded. They're surrounded by a lot of great players."
This game's vibe was epitomized by Derrick Washington's 52-yard scoring romp late in the second quarter.
The Tigers' star tailback took a sweep right, reversed field and left opponents grasping at air. As he hit the goal-line, the cavernous void between Washington and the nearest Cyclone defender exemplified the sizeable gap between Iowa State and the best the Big 12 North has to offer.
"Are they the measuring stick of the (Big 12 North)?" I guess," said Chizik, tipping his cap to the Tigers.
"It hurts, definitely, to lose," said Iowa State quarterback Austen Arnaud. "You look at this conference up and down and it's loaded --- it's kinda mind-blowing."
Missouri (9-2, 5-2) has often displayed jaw-dropping offense this season. The Tigers, for example, have only endured seven total three-and-out offensive series this year.
"Chase Daniel, Jeremy Maclin --- they've got great personnel," noted Iowa State defensive coordinator Wayne Bolt last week. "They're fun to watch, even if you're trying to defend them."
Daniel engineered his fastbreak offense with ease Saturday, smoothly doling out the equivalent of outlet passes as Iowa State applied anything but a full-court press defensively.
"Their offense is a high-powered offense," said tight end Derrick Catlett of the Tigers.
"They're always one play away from a quick score," said Arnaud.
Daniel, a Heisman finalist a year ago, completed 22 passes in the first 30 minutes and helped the visitors convert on five of their first six third-down conversions en route to a 31-7 halftime advantage.
"Third downs have been our Achilles Heel all year," noted Iowa State's Chizik, whose club fell to 2-9 overall and 0-7 in the Big 12 after its ninth consecutive loss.
The hosts lost despite a school-record 36 completions from sophomore signal-caller Arnaud. Arnaud ended the night with 326 yards passing, two touchdowns and a pair of interceptions despite briefly being shaken up after a second-half hit.
"We kept the ball offensively," said Chizik. "But, defensively, we just couldn't slow them down.
"Where we've fallen short," the coach continued, "is we haven't put enough small victories together."
Without question, this season has strayed from Iowa State's intended script. But that shouldn't completely mar the college careers of the Cyclones' 20 seniors.
Even Iowa State's understudies have made an impression that may help lay the foundation for future Cyclone success on the playing field and beyond. Receiver Euseph Messiah, for example, was nominated for the 2008 AFCA Good Works team for charitable work in the community.
And then there was Waterloo native Travis Ferguson, who, despite being buried on the depth chart early this season, kept grinding and eventually played key snaps at defensive end.
"There's obviously a lot of seniors everyone's heard about," said Chizik. "But there's others that ... just plug along every day. Young guys have got to come in and fill those shoes."
CHASE-ING PERFECTION: Missouri's Chase Daniel could end his senior campaign with quite the postseason haul.
Daniel, who now has 92 career touchdown passes, is a finalist for the following national honors: the O'Brien Award, the Maxwell Award, and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
The laurels come on the heels of a career in which, to date, the senior from Southlake, Texas has passed for 11,782 total yards. Daniel displayed sterling accuracy Saturday night, completing each of his first 16 passes.
Daniel, noted Iowa State coach Gene Chizik, "has captured control of that offense."
The 6-foot, 228-pounder hurt his pro prospects a bit by coming back to college this season and throwing 11 interceptions. He's now projected as a seventh-round draft choice by website nfldraftscout.com.
Regardless, Daniel has already earned a sizeable sum of cash this season.
The Missouri star was recently named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, thus earning him an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship.
MANY HAPPY RETURNS: Saturday marked a showdown between two of the nation's top return men: Missouri's Jeremy Maclin and Iowa State's Leonard Johnson.
Maclin arrived in Ames as the Big 12's top all-purpose yardage producer, at 198.5 yards per game. Though just a sophomore, Maclin, a receiver on offense, already owns Missouri's all-time record for all-purpose yards (4,761).
Johnson, a true freshman from Clearwater, Fla., set a new Bowl Subdivision record with 319 kickoff-return yards Nov. 1 at Oklahoma State.
As it turns out, both players had more of an impact in areas other than special teams.
The young Cyclone, who also plays cornerback, won a couple early battles, registering a pass breakup while covering Maclin in the second quarter and recovering a Maclin fumble with 8:47 remaining in the third quarter.
But Maclin won the war, hitting paydirt on a 43-yard reception late in the third quarter. Maclin ended with eight receptions for 103 yards.
QUICK HITTERS: The Cyclone Lettermen's Club held a reunion Friday night, and decorated former Iowa State head coach Johnny Majors reportedly attended. Majors went 24-30-1 in Ames from 1968-1972 before embarking on a stellar career at Pittsburgh and Tennesee, where he led teams to a combined 14 bowls. Majors' best year at Iowa State was 1971, when he guided the Cyclones to an 8-4 record and a Sun Bowl appearance. ... Missouri was granted a chance to clinch the Big 12 North Saturday thanks to No. 3 Texas' 35-7 win over Kansas. ... Despite the fact Missouri borders the state of Iowa, the Tigers' roster includes just one Iowan --- second-string left tackle Dan Hoch.
Contact Kelly Beaton at (319) 291-1456 or kelly.beaton@wcfcourier.com
Missouri 52,
Iowa State 20
Missouri 7 24 7 14 - 52
Iowa State 0 7 6 7 - 20
FIRST QUARTER
Missouri - Saunders 3 pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick), 9:48.
(Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:12. Key play: Maclin 10 run, to ISU 3).
SECOND QUARTER
Missouri - Washington 2 run (Wolfert kick), 14:28.
(Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 6:29. Key play: Maclin 5 pass from Daniel on third-and-three, to ISU 47).
Missouri - Moore 17 interception return (Wolfert kick), 9:47.
(Drive: NA).
ISU - Neal 1 pass from Arnaud (Mahoney kick), 5:02.
(Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:38. Key play: Catlett 28 pass from Arnaud, to Missouri 1).
Missouri - Washington 52 run (Wolfert kick), 4:11.
(Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, :46. Key play: NA).
Missouri - Wolfert FG 30, :00.
(Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, :21. Key play: Perry 19 pass from Daniel, to ISU 12).
THIRD QUARTER
ISU - Mahoney FG 47, 10:34.
(Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 4:19. Key play: Missouri's Resonno personal foul, to Missouri 25).
ISU - Mahoney FG 38, 6:08.
(Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:39. Key play: Robinson 38 run, to Missouri 48).
Missouri - Maclin 43 pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick), 4:05.
(Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:50. Key play: Maclin eight pass, from Daniel, to ISU 49).
FOURTH QUARTER
ISU - Franklin 25 pass from Arnaud (Mahoney kick), 14:51.
(Drive 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:06. Key play: Scales 14 run, to ISU 49).
Missouri - Jackson 2 run (Wolfert kick), 13:03.
(Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:40. Key play: Perry 30 pass from Daniel, to ISU 25).
Missouri - Jackson 6 run (Wolfert kick), 3:23.
(Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:20. Key play: Missouri interception in end zone).
Instead, Chase Daniel made the night his own personal highlight reel.
Daniel passed for 328 yards, and No. 12 Missouri notched the night's noteworthy accomplishment, clinching a Big 12 North title by virtue of its 52-20 triumph over the Cyclones on a raw, 35-degree night in Jack Trice Stadium.
Missouri rattled off four scoring drives of two minutes or less and never punted in its decisive victory.
"Obviously, a good quarterback is paramount," said Iowa State head coach Gene Chizik. "But shoot, (the Tigers) are loaded. They're surrounded by a lot of great players."
This game's vibe was epitomized by Derrick Washington's 52-yard scoring romp late in the second quarter.
The Tigers' star tailback took a sweep right, reversed field and left opponents grasping at air. As he hit the goal-line, the cavernous void between Washington and the nearest Cyclone defender exemplified the sizeable gap between Iowa State and the best the Big 12 North has to offer.
"Are they the measuring stick of the (Big 12 North)?" I guess," said Chizik, tipping his cap to the Tigers.
"It hurts, definitely, to lose," said Iowa State quarterback Austen Arnaud. "You look at this conference up and down and it's loaded --- it's kinda mind-blowing."
Missouri (9-2, 5-2) has often displayed jaw-dropping offense this season. The Tigers, for example, have only endured seven total three-and-out offensive series this year.
"Chase Daniel, Jeremy Maclin --- they've got great personnel," noted Iowa State defensive coordinator Wayne Bolt last week. "They're fun to watch, even if you're trying to defend them."
Daniel engineered his fastbreak offense with ease Saturday, smoothly doling out the equivalent of outlet passes as Iowa State applied anything but a full-court press defensively.
"Their offense is a high-powered offense," said tight end Derrick Catlett of the Tigers.
"They're always one play away from a quick score," said Arnaud.
Daniel, a Heisman finalist a year ago, completed 22 passes in the first 30 minutes and helped the visitors convert on five of their first six third-down conversions en route to a 31-7 halftime advantage.
"Third downs have been our Achilles Heel all year," noted Iowa State's Chizik, whose club fell to 2-9 overall and 0-7 in the Big 12 after its ninth consecutive loss.
The hosts lost despite a school-record 36 completions from sophomore signal-caller Arnaud. Arnaud ended the night with 326 yards passing, two touchdowns and a pair of interceptions despite briefly being shaken up after a second-half hit.
"We kept the ball offensively," said Chizik. "But, defensively, we just couldn't slow them down.
"Where we've fallen short," the coach continued, "is we haven't put enough small victories together."
Without question, this season has strayed from Iowa State's intended script. But that shouldn't completely mar the college careers of the Cyclones' 20 seniors.
Even Iowa State's understudies have made an impression that may help lay the foundation for future Cyclone success on the playing field and beyond. Receiver Euseph Messiah, for example, was nominated for the 2008 AFCA Good Works team for charitable work in the community.
And then there was Waterloo native Travis Ferguson, who, despite being buried on the depth chart early this season, kept grinding and eventually played key snaps at defensive end.
"There's obviously a lot of seniors everyone's heard about," said Chizik. "But there's others that ... just plug along every day. Young guys have got to come in and fill those shoes."
CHASE-ING PERFECTION: Missouri's Chase Daniel could end his senior campaign with quite the postseason haul.
Daniel, who now has 92 career touchdown passes, is a finalist for the following national honors: the O'Brien Award, the Maxwell Award, and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
The laurels come on the heels of a career in which, to date, the senior from Southlake, Texas has passed for 11,782 total yards. Daniel displayed sterling accuracy Saturday night, completing each of his first 16 passes.
Daniel, noted Iowa State coach Gene Chizik, "has captured control of that offense."
The 6-foot, 228-pounder hurt his pro prospects a bit by coming back to college this season and throwing 11 interceptions. He's now projected as a seventh-round draft choice by website nfldraftscout.com.
Regardless, Daniel has already earned a sizeable sum of cash this season.
The Missouri star was recently named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, thus earning him an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship.
MANY HAPPY RETURNS: Saturday marked a showdown between two of the nation's top return men: Missouri's Jeremy Maclin and Iowa State's Leonard Johnson.
Maclin arrived in Ames as the Big 12's top all-purpose yardage producer, at 198.5 yards per game. Though just a sophomore, Maclin, a receiver on offense, already owns Missouri's all-time record for all-purpose yards (4,761).
Johnson, a true freshman from Clearwater, Fla., set a new Bowl Subdivision record with 319 kickoff-return yards Nov. 1 at Oklahoma State.
As it turns out, both players had more of an impact in areas other than special teams.
The young Cyclone, who also plays cornerback, won a couple early battles, registering a pass breakup while covering Maclin in the second quarter and recovering a Maclin fumble with 8:47 remaining in the third quarter.
But Maclin won the war, hitting paydirt on a 43-yard reception late in the third quarter. Maclin ended with eight receptions for 103 yards.
QUICK HITTERS: The Cyclone Lettermen's Club held a reunion Friday night, and decorated former Iowa State head coach Johnny Majors reportedly attended. Majors went 24-30-1 in Ames from 1968-1972 before embarking on a stellar career at Pittsburgh and Tennesee, where he led teams to a combined 14 bowls. Majors' best year at Iowa State was 1971, when he guided the Cyclones to an 8-4 record and a Sun Bowl appearance. ... Missouri was granted a chance to clinch the Big 12 North Saturday thanks to No. 3 Texas' 35-7 win over Kansas. ... Despite the fact Missouri borders the state of Iowa, the Tigers' roster includes just one Iowan --- second-string left tackle Dan Hoch.
Contact Kelly Beaton at (319) 291-1456 or kelly.beaton@wcfcourier.com
Missouri 52,
Iowa State 20
Missouri 7 24 7 14 - 52
Iowa State 0 7 6 7 - 20
FIRST QUARTER
Missouri - Saunders 3 pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick), 9:48.
(Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:12. Key play: Maclin 10 run, to ISU 3).
SECOND QUARTER
Missouri - Washington 2 run (Wolfert kick), 14:28.
(Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 6:29. Key play: Maclin 5 pass from Daniel on third-and-three, to ISU 47).
Missouri - Moore 17 interception return (Wolfert kick), 9:47.
(Drive: NA).
ISU - Neal 1 pass from Arnaud (Mahoney kick), 5:02.
(Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:38. Key play: Catlett 28 pass from Arnaud, to Missouri 1).
Missouri - Washington 52 run (Wolfert kick), 4:11.
(Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, :46. Key play: NA).
Missouri - Wolfert FG 30, :00.
(Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, :21. Key play: Perry 19 pass from Daniel, to ISU 12).
THIRD QUARTER
ISU - Mahoney FG 47, 10:34.
(Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 4:19. Key play: Missouri's Resonno personal foul, to Missouri 25).
ISU - Mahoney FG 38, 6:08.
(Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:39. Key play: Robinson 38 run, to Missouri 48).
Missouri - Maclin 43 pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick), 4:05.
(Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:50. Key play: Maclin eight pass, from Daniel, to ISU 49).
FOURTH QUARTER
ISU - Franklin 25 pass from Arnaud (Mahoney kick), 14:51.
(Drive 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:06. Key play: Scales 14 run, to ISU 49).
Missouri - Jackson 2 run (Wolfert kick), 13:03.
(Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:40. Key play: Perry 30 pass from Daniel, to ISU 25).
Missouri - Jackson 6 run (Wolfert kick), 3:23.
(Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:20. Key play: Missouri interception in end zone).
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