QB Rocco Becht engineered a fourth-quarter go-ahead scoring drive as the No. 18 Cyclones knocked off No. 13 Miami 42-41 after trailing 31-28 at halftime.

Becht finished with 270 passing yards and three touchdowns for Iowa State, a program that entered this season — the 133rd year of Cyclone football — never having won more than nine games in a year.

It came down to the Miami Hurricanes defense needing to make a goal-line stand. The Iowa State Cyclones were at the Miami 2-yard line, 6 feet away from taking the lead in the final minutes of the Pop-Tarts Bowl. First and goal, 1:41 left on the clock, direct snap to running back Carson Hansen. No gain.

Rocco Becht scored from a yard out on fourth-and-goal with 56 seconds remaining and No. 18 Iowa State capped the best season in school history by rallying past No. 15 Miami 42-41 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday.

The quarterback from Wesley Chapel leads a 15-play, 84-yard drive, capped by his 1-yard touchdown, to put away the Hurricanes.

In a game that aired LIVE on WFTV Channel 9, No. 18 Iowa State outlasted No. 13 Miami 42-41 in Saturday night’s Pop-Tarts Bowl thriller at Camping World Stadium. Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht was named the game’s MVP. The Florida native accounted for four total touchdowns, including the game-winner with under one minute left.

And in the 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl taking place in Orlando, we’ve got Iowa State playing against Miami — the Hurricanes are ranked No. 13 in the country, and the Cyclones come into this game at No. 18. And if you’re here, you might be wondering: who are those voices you’re hearing on the broadcast of the nationally televised game?

The game featured some oddities and irregularities, but Iowa State football has now won 11 games for the first time in program history.