The barely escaped in against the . But the Jayhawks stayed ahead in the one stat that ED Belfour Jersey counts the most: points. They never trailed in this game, but looking at the game after the fact, they probably should have lost. Nothing makes that clearer than taking a look at the box score.The Jayhawks trailed in every major category here except one: 3rd down conversion percentage. But even that wasn't great for Kansas, as they only converted 3 of 10 chances.Meanwhile, Iowa State had big leads in each of first downs (20 to 10), total yards (313 to 213), pa sing yards (287 to 101), fourth down conversions (4-5 to 0-0) and penalties (4 Jan Rutta Jersey to 7).Pa singKansas struggled in the pa sing game this week, with many of the throws just mi sing their intended receivers.Jalon Daniels was 7-14 for 93 yards.Luke Grimm caught 4 pa ses on 7 targets, tallying 46 yards.Jared Caseycaught 1 pa s on his only target for 30 yards.Doug Emilien, Quentin Skinner and Tanaka Scotteach caught a single pa s for 11, 10 and 4 yards, respectively.RushingThe Jayhawks struggled on the ground, as Iowa State held the Jayhawks to just 3.6 yards per rush.Daniels netted only 9 yards on his 8 rushes, also scoring a rushing touchdown.Devin Neal led all rushers with 78 yards on 12 carries.Daniel Hishaw had 28 yards and a touchdown on 8 carries. He also lost a fumble and was injured on the play.Where the Kansas offense had lots of problems, the defense had a great day. Iowa State had plenty of opportunities, but the Jayhawks consistently got pre sure to set up difficult situations.Cobee Bryanthad 6 total tackles on the day and intercepted a second quarter pa s to set the Jayhawks up for a touchdown in the red zoneMello Dotson and Rich Miller John Hayden Jersey eachhad 7 tackles on the day.Lonnie Phelps had 3 tackles, including a sack.Sam Burthad 2 tackles, including 1.5 sacks.Taiwan Berryhill and Craig Young each had a sack.Kenny Loganhad 4 tackles, but also a huge pa s breakup in the end zone to save an Iowa State touchdown.The special teams played a huge role in this game. With three mi sed field goals by Iowa State kicker Jace Gilbert.Reis Vernon punted 6 times for Kansas, pinning Iowa State inside the 20 on three of them with one touchback. One Jeremy Roenick Jersey of those was fumbled by Jaylin Noel to give Kansas the ball back.Sevion Morrisonreturned punts for the Jayhawks in this game, with one big return of 37 yards.The kicking game was mixed. Tabor Allen had a touchback on each of his 3 kickoffs.Jacob Borcila mi sed his only field goal attempt but was 2/2 on extra point attempts.Despite the offensive struggles, Steve Larmer Jersey the Jayhawks did excel at one statistic that I had highlighted before the game:For the game, Kansas was a perfect 2-2 on red zone touchdowns. Iowa State was 1-4.But ultimately, the score is the only thing that matters at the end of the day, so it can be considered another succe sful outing. They complete their homestand when the TCU Horned Frogs come to town with College Gameday broadcasting in Lawrence. Kickoff is 2:30 PM this Saturday, October 1st. .