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ORLANDO, Fla. — Iowa State was 84 yards away from a historic 11th victory. It was a situation the team faced before. It was a situation the team had been preparing for since January. Fifteen plays later, a game that saw four scoring plays of 20 or more yards and touchdowns on eight of the first nine drives of the game came down to a single yard with Rocco Becht rushing in for the winning score with 53 seconds left in the No. 18 Cyclones' a 42-41 victory over No. 13 Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. The win gave Iowa State the first 11-win season in program history and capped a program-defining season.
