Brendan Sorsby's 82-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Goodie with 5:57 to play extended host Cincinnati's lead to 16 points over No. 14 Iowa State, and the Bearcats held on to win the Big 12 Conference game 38-30 on Saturday, sending the Cyclones to their first defeat of the season.
Cincinnati raised its record to 4-1 and 2-0, while Iowa State fell to 5-1, 2-1.
The 82-yard TD was the Bearcats' longest play since 2015, and it sealed the team's first win over a ranked team in Scott Satterfield's 29 games as head coach. The play gave Cincinnati a 38-22 lead. Iowa State completed the scoring on a 3-yard pass from Rocco Becht to Chase Sowell with 1:56 left.
Becht finished 30 of 48 for 314 yards and two touchdowns, and Sorsby went 13 of 25 for 214 yards and two TDs for Cincinnati, while teammate E