Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

December 13, 2002

These stats may bowl you over

Coach Dan McCarney will lead his Cyclones to their third consecutive bowl game on Tuesday, Dec. 31, beginning at 11 a.m. CST. The Cyclones will meet No. 19 Boise State at Bronco Stadium in Boise for the Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl. Boise State is the ninth bowl team the Cyclones, 7-6, have played this season. Submitted photo.

by Debra Gibson
Just when you think you've read everything there is to know about Cyclone football, here's a stat sampler for the most fervent fan. Consider it your own pregame warm-up to Iowa State's contest against Boise State at the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Go State!

4
Percentage of body fat for wide receiver Lance Young

4.35
Seconds it takes wide receiver Lane Danielsen to run a 40-yard dash

10 feet, 9 inches
The distance defensive back Ellis Hobbs can broad jump

16
Pounds the Cy costume weighs

39
Vertical inches quarterback Seneca Wallace can jump

50
Footballs ISU will take to the bowl game

100
Gallons of water used by the team on a typical game day

102
Miles of white tape used by trainers during the regular football season

150
Speeches coach Dan McCarney makes during a year

220
Pairs of players' shoes ISU will take to the bowl game

250
Towels ISU will take to the bowl game

475
Pounds offensive lineman Bob Montgomery can bench press

475
Injury conditions treated this season by ISU trainers

700
Pounds of laundry the team creates daily during regular season

1,000
Pounds of ice used per day during two-a-day practices

2,500
Hours of rehab treatment for football players during regular season

3,000
Visits to the Athletic Health Care Center by football players for injury treatment during regular season

8,000
Bottles of sports drinks consumed by players during regular season games

12,000
Rolls of tape used by trainers during regular season