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| Pitt failed with a two-point conversion with 9:45 left, and Iowa State answered with a field goal for an eight-point lead five minutes later. The Cyclone defense did the rest.
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Cyclones quarterback Sage Rosenfels, who completed 23 of 34 passes for 309 yards and a pair of scores. The senior did not throw any interceptions.
Iowa State's long-suffering fans, who finally got to see their Cyclones win a bowl game after going 0-4 in their long history.
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Cyclones Storm past Pitt
Generations of Iowa State players waited for this moment.
It was a season of firsts for Iowa State. The Cyclones capped one of their best campaigns with their first-ever bowl victory, 37-29 over Pittsburgh in the Insight.com Bowl. The bowl win gave Iowa State the first nine-win season in living memory, dating back to 1906, as Sage Rosenfels ended his college career with 308 passing yards and two scoring throws in his finale.
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| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS |
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IOWA STATE |
YARDS |
PITTSBURGH |
YARDS |
| Passing |
Sage Rosenfels |
308 |
John Turman |
347 |
| Rushing |
Ennis Haywood |
74 |
Kevan Barlow |
114 |
| Receiving |
Chris Anthony |
71 |
Antonio Bryant |
155 |
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 Iowa State vs. Pittsburgh
 Iowa State's Jamaine Billups runs 70 yards for the game-winning TD against Pittsburgh.
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Iowa State vs. Pittsburgh
Iows State's Sage Rosenfels throws 23 yards to Chris Anthony for the TD aganist Pittsburgh.
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Iowa State vs. Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh's Antonio Bryant grabs a beautiful 72 yard TD pass from Brad Turman.
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| TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON |
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| Total Offense |
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423.6 | | | 
399.1 |
Passing Yards |
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269.5 |
Passing completion percentage |
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51.3 | | |
54.9 |
Completions |
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175 | | |
186 |
Attempts |
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341 | | |
339 |
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| Scoring Offense |
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27.8 | | |
24.3 |
Scoring Defense |
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26.6 | | |
19.1 |
Rushing Yards |
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208.0 | | |
129.6 |
Rushing attempts |
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447 | | |
425 |
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 "Here's to a great season that Iowa State had. Way to represent the Big 12 and show that the Big 12 is better than the Little East. Awesome job!!!"
-- whitetrashdrunk
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