Cincinnati Bearcats football won its fourth straight game for he first time under Scott Satterfield, upsetting undefeated and ranked Iowa State.

Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby (2) scores a touchdown in the second quarter of the NCAA football game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and Iowa State Cyclones at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on Oct. 4, 2025. / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Iowa State Cyclones football dropped its first game of the season on the road to a surging Cincinnati Bearcats team.

The Iowa State Cyclones fell to the Cincinnati Bearcats in Week 6. Here is a recap of Iowa State's first loss.

Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby (2) high-fives fans after defeating the Northwestern State Demons 70-0, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Brendan Sorsby passed for 214 yards and two touchdowns, Evan Pryor ran for 111 yards and two TDs and Cincinnati used a 17-point first quarter to beat No. 14 Iowa State 38-30.

Iowa State won the toss and deferred to the second half. The Wildcats received the ball first, but Ismail Mahdi fumbled the ball on the return. Caden Matson recovered, but after a review, Mahdi was ruled down before the ball came out.