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Iowa State Football: Ranking Cyclones’ 2020 opponents by toughness

By Connor Muldowney

Breece Hall, Iowa State football (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
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South Dakota, not to  be confused with South Dakota State, isn’t exactly one of the best FCS teams in the nation. The Coyotes finished 5-7 last year, losing to their only FBS opponent Oklahoma 70-14.

Iowa State isn’t exactly 2019 Oklahoma (offensively) but the Cyclones will have a solid offense once again and South Dakota is prone to giving up a 70-bomb. This one shouldn’t be close.

Luckily for Iowa State, if there is a conference schedule, UNLV is one of the worst teams in the country. The Rebels went just 4-8 last year and are projected to finish near the bottom of the Mountain West in 2020.

The Rebels bring back plenty of offensive talent with nine starters returning, but they finished just 92nd in the country in yardage per game last year. The Rebels were also 97th in scoring.

On defense, UNLV returns four starters to the 105th-best unit from a year ago. Led by a new head coach in Marcus Arroyo, the Rebels will be undergoing a massive rebuild starting in 2020.

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