TCU Football vs. Iowa State: Staff Predictions And Game Previews

Our staff makes their picks as the No. 4 Horned Frogs host the Cyclones in the season finale

The TCU Horned Frogs (11-0, 8-0) look to continue their undefeated season when they host the Iowa State Cyclones (4-7, 1-7) on Saturday, November 26 at 3 p.m. The game will be played at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth and can be watched on Fox. 

This will the 14th time the two programs have met. TCU holds an 8-5 record in the series, but Iowa State has won the last three and four of the last five. Iowa native Max Duggan, TCU's quarterback, is 0-3 in his career against the school from his home state. 

TCU is a 10.0-point favorite, according to SI Sportsbook. But how does our staff feel the game will go?

In Week 12, all of our writers had TCU beating Baylor. Thank you, Griffin Kell, for giving all of us the win. TCU came through with the bazooka win, 29-28. Four of our writers are 11-0, just like the Frogs, in their picks this season - Derek, Nathan, Ryann, and Tyler. Last week, David had the closest score with his prediction of TCU 31 - Baylor 21 (the final score was TCU 29 - Baylor 28). Nathan and Derek are currently at the top of the leaderboard with a perfect 11-0 record and two closest score predictions.

Staff Predictions

We have added each writer's season records after their names). Here's how the KillerFrogs editorial staff thinks the game will go:

Barry Lewis (10-1; two closest scores) - TCU 34 - ISU 17

Brett Gibbons (8-3; one closest score) - TCU 27 - ISU 10

David Tucker (10-1; three closest scores) - TCU 27 - ISU 13

Derek Lytle (11-0; two closest scores) - TCU 56 - ISU 21

Ian Napetian (10-1) - TCU 28 - ISU 24

Nathan Cross (11-0; two closest scores) - TCU 28- ISU 14

Nick Howard (4-7) - TCU 0 -ISU 35

Ryann Zeller (11-0; one closest score) - TCU 16 - ISU 13

Tori Couch (9-2; one closest score) - TCU 21 - ISU 17

Tyler Brown (11-0) - TCU 27 -ISU 0 (How is our Sports Ignoramus one of only four who are still perfect for the season?)

Zion Trammell (10-1) - TCU 28 - ISU 17

Previewing the Game

All week, our staff has been providing a preview of the first game of the season. In case you missed some of our earlier coverage, here are some links to those stories:

Week 13 Lookahead - TCU vs. Iowa State
Poll Watching - TCU Remains at No. 4 in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll
SI Dialogues - SECond Best
Big 12 Week 13 Matchups and Predictions
Odds, Point Spread and Total Points Prediction - TCU vs. Iowa State
Dear Cyclones - Our Weekly Letter to Our Opponent
Kell, Johnston, Miller, and Riley Receive Honors
Conference Game Implications from Week 13 Games
Know Your Foe - Opponents from Iowa State to Know
WATCH - Big 12 Thanksgiving - A Clint Foster Original
LISTEN - The Weekly KillerFrogs Podcast - Give 'em Kell, TCU
Big 12 Power Rankings - Week 13
WATCH - Tori's Thoughts on this Year's Senior Class
The Screwed Tape - Screwing Up - A Letter to ESPN
How to Watch, Listen, Stream, and Get Live Updates - TCU vs. Iowa State
Keys to the Game - TCU vs. Iowa State
TCU Depth Chart versus Iowa State

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