Richardson completed an Iowa State single-game record 37 passes in 53 attempts in the non-conference finale for the Cyclones (2-4). Tad Ecby, E.J. Bibbs and Allen Lazard caught scoring passes for Iowa State, which settled for Cole Netten field goals on three first-half trips to the red zone and trailed 13-9 at break.

Terry Swanson ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns for Toledo (4-3), which saw its three-game win streak snapped. Logan Woodside was 22-of-36 for 189 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 42 yards on nine carries, while Corey Jones had 12 receptions for 118 yards for the Rockets.

Iowa State marched for touchdowns on its first two and four of its initial five drives of the second half, to take a 37-23 lead on Richardson’s 14-yard slip-screen pass to Lazard with 3:35 remaining in the game. The Rockets drove 91 yards to score on Woodside’s 4-yard shovel pass to Marc Remy with 56 seconds left, but the Cyclones recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.

Netten’s second field goal gave Iowa State a 6-3 lead with three seconds to play in the opening quarter, but Toledo answered with Swanson’s 14-yard scoring run and a Jeremiah Detmer 29-yard field goal on its ensuing two possessions to take a 13-6 lead. Netten did hit a 38-yard field goal with 13 seconds left in the half, but the Cyclones still trailed 13-9 at intermission thanks to four touchdown-less trips into Toledo territory in the opening 30 minutes.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cyclones are 24-4 all-time against Mid-American Conference foes. … Toledo had a 236-103 advantage in rushing yards, including a 161-34 margin in the first half. … WR Jarvis West, Iowa State’s receptions leader, warmed up but did not play due to an undisclosed injury.