American college football season
The 2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas , and competed in the Big 12 Conference . They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Klieman .
The Wildcats improved on their 8–5 performance the previous year by virtue of defeating in-state rival Kansas 47–27 on November 26. The following week, the Wildcats defeated 3rd-ranked TCU in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game , securing their first conference title since 2012 and seventh overall.
Preseason [ edit ] Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
Big 12 media poll [ edit ] The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.[2]
Big 12 media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Baylor (17) 365 2 Oklahoma (12) 354 3 Oklahoma State (9) 342 4 Texas (2) 289 5 Kansas State 261 6 Iowa State (1) 180 7 TCU 149 8 West Virginia 147 9 Texas Tech 119 10 Kansas 48
Preseason Big-12 awards [ edit ] 2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams
Source: [4]
Schedule [ edit ] Kansas State and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021.[5] [6]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m. South Dakota * ESPN+ W 34–050,469 September 10 11:00 a.m. Missouri * Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS ESPN2 W 40–1251,806 September 17 2:00 p.m. Tulane * Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS ESPN+ L 10–1750,887 September 24 7:00 p.m. at No. 6 Oklahoma FOX W 41–3484,376 October 1 11:00 a.m. Texas Tech No. 25 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS ESPN+ W 37–2850,782 October 8 6:30 p.m. at Iowa State No. 20 ESPNU W 10–960,561 October 22 7:00 p.m. at No. 8 TCU No. 17 FS1 L 28–3847,881 October 29 2:30 p.m. No. 9 Oklahoma State No. 22 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FOX W 48–051,133 November 5 6:00 p.m. No. 24 Texas No. 13 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 L 27–3451,216 November 12 6:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 19 FS1 W 31–347,686 November 19 1:00 p.m. at West Virginia No. 15 ESPN+ W 48–3137,055 November 26 7:00 p.m. Kansas No. 12 FOX W 47–2751,861 December 3 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 3 TCU No. 10 ABC W 31–28 OT 69,335 December 31 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 5 Alabama * No. 9 ESPN L 20–4560,437
Game summaries [ edit ] South Dakota [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 • Kansas State 20 7 7 0 34
Date: September 3Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium , (Manhattan, KS )Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 50,469Game weather: 88 degrees, sunny, wind N at 10mphReferee: Steve BaronTV announcers (ESPN+ ): James Westling (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst), Tori Petry (reporter) Sources: ESPN Box Score[7] K-State Box Score [8]
Pregame line Over/under K-State −27.0 50.5
Statistics South Dakota Kansas State First downs 13 19 Total yards 270 392 Rushes/yards 35/131 45/297 Passing yards 139 95 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–34–1 15–19–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:41 32:19 Penalties−yards 9−75 4−34
Team Category Player Statistics South Dakota Passing Carson Camp 18/34, 139 YDS, 1 INT Rushing Shomari Lawrence 14 CAR, 84 YDS, 17 Long Receiving Jack Martens 2 REC, 35 YDS, 22 Long Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 11/15, 53 YDS Rushing Deuce Vaughn 18 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TD, 39 Long Receiving Will Swanson 2 REC, 23 YDS, 18 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USD KSU 1st 14:30 1 75 0:10 KSU Malik Knowles 75-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 7 1st 8:14 KSU Punt returned 17 yards for touchdown by Desmond Purnell, Chris Tennant kick good 0 14 1st 0:49 5 63 1:28 KSU Deuce Vaughn 39-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick failed 0 20 2nd 5:49 8 78 3:28 KSU Adrian Martinez 6-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 27 3rd 8:43 11 63 4:55 KSU DJ Giddens 12-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 34 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . USD 0 KSU 34
Kansas State's season opener produced an official 50,469 fans and its first sellout crowd since 2019. Kansas State did hold back a number of players on injured reserve, including linebackers Will Honas and Shawn Robinson, as well as safeties Josh Hayes and TJ Smith. Highlights included the Wildcats blocking a punt and running it in for a touchdown, what was called an "impressive" ground game, and Malik Knowles scored the earliest touchdown in school history just ten seconds into the game. Kansas State won the game 34-0. Coach Chris Klieman said about the shutout, “It’s really rare in college football so we are all really excited about it.” [9]
Missouri [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 3 0 3 6 12 • Kansas State 7 13 6 14 40
Sources: ESPN Box Score[10] Team Stats[11] K-State Box Score [12]
Pregame line Over/under K-State −7.0 52.5
Statistics Missouri Kansas State First downs 14 18 Total yards 222 336 Rushes/yards 35/94 43/235 Passing yards 128 101 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–31–4 9–20–0 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 27:59 32:01 Penalties−yards 8−46 8−68
Team Category Player Statistics Missouri Passing Brady Cook 15/27, 128 YDS, 2 INT Rushing Brady Cook 13 CAR, 56 YDS, 11 Long Receiving Dominic Lovett 3 REC, 66 YDS, 39 Long Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 9/20, 101 YDS Rushing Deuce Vaughn 24 CAR, 145 YDS, 2 TD, 29 Long Receiving Phillip Brooks 3 REC, 57 yards, 28 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MIZ KSU 1st 9:20 11 44 5:40 MIZ 49-yard field goal by Harrison Mevis 3 0 1st 4:16 11 75 4:58 KSU Deuce Vaughn 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 3 7 2nd 13:29 10 49 4:22 KSU Adrian Martinez 16-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 3 14 2nd 6:42 KSU Punt returned 76 yards for touchdown by Phillip Brooks, Chris Tennant kick blocked 3 20 3rd 10:17 8 54 2:16 MIZ 44-yard field goal by Harrison Mevis 6 20 3rd 6:58 6 16 2:22 KSU 35-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 6 23 3rd 0:35 4 0 1:20 KSU 37-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 6 26 4th 12:52 4 59 2:02 KSU Deuce Vaughn 24-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 6 33 4th 2:33 10 63 6:46 KSU DJ Giddens 28-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 6 40 4th 0:00 6 20 1:10 MIZ Cody Schrader 1-yard touchdown run, kick is no attempt/End of Game 12 40 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . MIZ 12 KSU 40
Kansas State and Mizzou have a history of 97 previous football games, but when Mizzou left the Big 12 conference to join the SEC , they ceased playing each other. Kansas State won that last meeting in 2011 with a final score of 24-17 in Manhattan, but Missouri leads the overall series 60-32-5.[13]
Game Time arrived but a weather delay at the beginning and one hour-long delay later in the middle of the game slowed the action. The game started with light rain which grew to more storms. Through the weather, Missouri scored first with a field goal in the first quarter, but following a Kansas State touchdown on the next series, the Wildcats led the rest of the game.[14]
Kansas State highlights included a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown by Phillip Brooks, just two plays after play resumed from the second weather delay.[14] Credit was also given to Kansas State's defense and their ability to overwhelm the Missouri offensive line leading to pressure on Missouri's passing offense.[15]
The Missouri Defense held Kansas State to 89 yards rushing and 14 points in the first half. Missouri did finally score a touchdown on the last play of the game, but it was far from enough.[15] Kansas State won 40-12 for the first meeting of the program since 2011.[14]
1 2 3 4 Total • Tulane 7 0 3 7 17 Kansas State 0 10 0 0 10
Sources: K-State Box Score[16]
Pregame line Over/under K-State −13.5 49.0
Statistics Tulane Kansas State First downs 18 15 Total yards 336 336 Rushes/yards 40/160 42/186 Passing yards 176 150 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–26–2 21–31–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 28:17 31:43 Penalties−yards 3−25 5−23
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 13/26, 176 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Michael Pratt 13 CAR, 87 YDS, 24 Long Receiving Duece Watts 3 REC, 60 YDS, 23 Long Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 21/31, 150 YDS, 1 TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 20 CAR, 81 YDS, 26 Long Receiving Malik Knowles 5 REC, 52 YDS, 19 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TUL KSU 1st 3:13 9 91 3:32 TUL Tyjae Spears 1-yard touchdown run, Kriston Esnard kick good 7 0 2nd 2:43 8 75 3:23 KSU Kade Warner 21-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 7 7 2nd 0:00 6 19 0:28 KSU 22-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 7 10 3rd 8:51 7 53 3:20 TUL 30-yard field goal by Kriston Esnard 10 10 4th 4:27 5 52 2:11 TUL Tyrick James 4-yard touchdown reception from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick good 17 10 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . TUL 17 KSU 10
Kansas State was a heavy favorite coming into the game and was stunned at home in losing to Tulane, 17-10. The offense gained just 336 yards while going 2 of 15 on third downs and 1 of 5 on fourth downs.
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No. 6 Oklahoma [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Kansas State 14 10 3 14 41 No. 6 Oklahoma 7 10 3 14 34
Sources: K-State Box Score[18]
Pregame line Over/under Oklahoma −13.5 53.0
Statistics Kansas State Oklahoma First downs 28 26 Total yards 509 550 Rushes/yards 49/275 34/220 Passing yards 234 330 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–34–0 26–39–0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 35:04 24:56 Penalties−yards 6−37 11−87
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 21/34, 234 YDS, 1 TD Rushing Adrian Martinez 21 CAR, 148 YDS, 4 TD, 55 Long Receiving Ben Sinnott 4 REC, 80 YDS, 27 Long Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 26/39, 330 YDS, 4 TD Rushing Eric Gray 16 CAR, 114 YDS, 25 Long Receiving Marvin Mims 4 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD, 50 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU OU 1st 9:57 12 75 5:03 KSU Adrian Martinez 6-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 7 0 1st 5:37 7 80 3:11 KSU Malik Knowles 6-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 14 0 1st 2:32 3 70 0:52 OU Theo Wease 56-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 14 7 2nd 12:24 4 63 1:09 OU Marvin Mims 50-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 14 14 2nd 6:15 11 42 5:59 KSU Adrian Matinez 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 21 14 2nd 2:47 8 51 3:28 OU 41-yard field goal by Zach Schmit 21 17 2nd 0:00 10 70 2:47 KSU 23-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 24 17 3rd 11:42 8 48 3:18 OU 44-yard field goal by Zach Schmit 24 20 3rd 3:24 11 69 3:53 KSU 29-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 27 20 4th 8:00 8 80 3:45 KSU Adrian Martinez 15-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 34 20 4th 4:36 9 75 3:24 OU Brayden Willis 1-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 34 27 4th 1:58 7 75 2:38 KSU Adrian Martinez 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 41 27 4th 0:35 12 75 1:23 OU Brayden Willis 10-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 41 34 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . KSU 41 OU 34
Coming into the game as two-touchdown underdogs, K-State looked to rebound in a big way from a frustrating loss the week before against Tulane. The Wildcats jumped out to an excellent start, taking a 14-0 lead less than ten minutes into the contest on an Adrian Martinez touchdown run, followed by a TD pass to Malik Knowles.
Oklahoma, though, rallied with consecutive quick-strike touchdown drives (both scoring plays were over 50 yards) to tie the game at 14 each early in the second quarter. K-State, however, received a 58-yard kick return from Knowles to set up a short field, which Martinez converted into his second touchdown run, putting K-State back up 21-14. The Wildcats led the rest of the game from that point.
After both teams traded field goals to go into halftime with K-State ahead 24-17, the two squads again traded field goals as the only scores of the third quarter. In the fourth, K-State finally found the end zone again as Martinez scampered in from 15 yards out to put K-State ahead 34-20 with eight minutes to play. Oklahoma answered with a TD march to cut the deficit back to a touchdown, but K-State had the decisive answer.
Facing 3rd-and-16, Martinez scrambled for 55 yards down to the Oklahoma 4 yard line. Two plays later, he scored from a yard out for his fourth rushing touchdown of the night with 1:58 left to put K-State ahead 41-27. Oklahoma drove downfield and scored with 35 seconds left, but K-State recovered an onside kick to secure the win.
Martinez finished the night with 148 yards on the ground, the most by a K-State QB since 2016. Deuce Vaughn added 115 yards on the ground as well as K-State had two 100-yard rushers for the first time since the 2017 Cactus Bowl . K-State also defeated Oklahoma for the third time in four seasons. Postgame, Martinez said, "It's without a doubt my favorite game of all time."[19]
Texas Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Texas Tech 0 10 10 8 28 • No. 25 Kansas State 13 0 7 17 37
Sources: K-State Box Score[20]
Pregame line Over/under K-State −7.5 56.0
Statistics Texas Tech Kansas State First downs 26 15 Total yards 473 459 Rushes/yards 34/114 39/343 Passing yards 359 116 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34–48–2 12–19–0 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 32:26 27:34 Penalties−yards 5−40 5−47
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Donovan Smith 34/48, 359 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing SaRodorick Thompson 6 CAR, 55 YDS, 23 Long Receiving Xavier White 9 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD, 26 Long Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 12/19, 116 YDS, 1 TD Rushing Adrian Martinez 12 CAR, 171 YDS, 3 TD, 69 Long Receiving Kade Warner 3 REC, 47 YDS, 20 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TTU KSU 1st 14:20 2 75 0:40 KSU Adrian Martinez 18-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 7 1st 4:57 14 72 6:19 KSU 29-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 0 10 1st 0:24 6 25 3:01 KSU 26-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 0 13 2nd 1:24 9 86 4:38 TTU Nehemiah Martinez 6-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Trey Wolff kick good 7 13 2nd 0:00 4 37 0:32 TTU 51-yard field goal by Trey Wolff 10 13 3rd 7:14 8 46 2:42 TTU 39-yard field goal by Trey Wolff 13 13 3rd 6:04 2 77 1:03 KSU Phillip Brooks 18-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 13 20 3rd 3:08 7 75 2:56 TTU Xavier White 12-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Trey Wolff kick good 20 20 4th 13:34 3 76 1:16 KSU Adrian Martinez 69-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 20 27 4th 9:07 6 26 2:36 KSU 32-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 20 30 4th 5:54 4 27 2:33 KSU Adrian Martinez 12-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 20 37 4th 2:23 13 75 3:31 TTU Donovan Smith 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion successful, Mason Tharp reception from Donovan Smith 28 37 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . TTU 28 KSU 37
Iowa State [ edit ] Farmageddon 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 20 Kansas State 7 0 0 3 10 Iowa State 3 3 3 0 9
Sources: K-State Box Score[21]
Pregame line Over/under K-State −1.5 45.0
Statistics Kansas State Iowa State First downs 16 13 Total yards 388 276 Rushes/yards 38/131 24/78 Passing yards 257 198 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–20–0 22–38–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:22 29:38 Penalties−yards 3−25 5−40
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 12/19, 246 YDS, 1 TD Rushing Adrian Martinez 19 CAR, 77 YDS, 19 Long Receiving Phillip Brooks 4 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD, 81 Long Iowa State Passing Hunter Dekkers 22/38, 198 YDS Rushing Jirehl Brock 13 CAR, 33 YDS, 6 Long Receiving Xavier Hutchinson 8 REC, 100 YDS, 38 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU ISU 1st 12:23 3 86 0:54 KSU Phillip Brooks 81-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 7 0 1st 9:22 8 74 2:54 ISU 35-yard field goal by Jace Gilbert 7 3 2nd 14:47 16 69 7:43 ISU 44-yard field goal by Jace Gilbert 7 6 3rd 0:48 12 55 5:27 ISU 43-yard field goal by Jace Gilbert 7 9 4th 7:14 10 45 5:03 KSU 30-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 10 9 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . KSU 10 ISU 9
No. 8 TCU [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Kansas State 7 21 0 0 28 • No. 8 TCU 10 7 14 7 38
Sources: K-State Box Score[22]
Pregame line Over/under TCU −3.5 54.5
Statistics Kansas State TCU First downs 15 26 Total yards 390 495 Rushes/yards 30/158 56/215 Passing yards 232 280 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–23–2 17–26–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 21:55 38:05 Penalties−yards 4−35 3−30
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Will Howard 13/20, 225 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Deuce Vaughn 12 CAR, 83 YDS, 1 TD, 47 Long Receiving Malik Knowles 4 REC, 69 YDS, 37 Long TCU Passing Max Duggan 17/26, 280 YDS, 3 TD Rushing Kendre Miller 29 CAR, 153 YDS, 2 TD, 48 Long Receiving Quentin Johnston 4 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD, 55 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU TCU 1st 10:42 6 83 2:32 TCU Derius Davis 65-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 0 7 1st 9:08 4 74 1:28 KSU Kade Warner 28-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 7 7 1st 4:49 11 48 4:12 TCU 43-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 7 10 2nd 14:56 10 75 4:53 KSU Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 14 10 2nd 10:44 4 55 0:56 KSU Sammy Wheeler 9-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 21 10 2nd 8:09 4 68 1:35 KSU Deuce Vaughn 47-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 28 10 2nd 0:20 10 91 3:12 TCU Jared Wiley 4-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 28 17 3rd 8:12 13 77 6:39 TCU Kendre Miller 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 28 24 3rd 3:45 4 74 1:25 TCU Quentin Johnston 55-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 28 31 4th 12:14 4 30 1:41 TCU Kendre Miller 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 28 38 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . KSU 28 TCU 38
No. 9 Oklahoma State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Oklahoma State 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 22 Kansas State 14 21 3 10 48
Sources: K-State Box Score[23]
Pregame line Over/under K−State −2.0 57.5
Statistics Oklahoma State Kansas State First downs 14 21 Total yards 217 495 Rushes/yards 30/54 37/199 Passing yards 163 296 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–33–2 21–37–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 24:31 35:29 Penalties−yards 4−35 7−60
Team Category Player Statistics Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 13/26, 147 YDS, 1 INT Rushing Gunnar Gundy 5 CAR, 27 YDS, 22 Long Receiving Brennan Presley 2 REC, 49 YDS, 29 Long Kansas State Passing Will Howard 21/37, 296 YDS, 4 TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 22 CAR, 158 YDS, 1 TD, 62 Long Receiving Malik Knowles 8 REC, 113 YDS, 28 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OSU KSU 1st 11:02 9 77 3:53 KSU Kade Warner 38-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 7 1st 8:15 2 62 0:16 KSU Deuce Vaughn 62-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 14 2nd 11:17 7 83 3:32 KSU Phillip Brooks 31-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 21 2nd 9:06 3 43 1:24 KSU Kade Warner 41-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 28 2nd 0:07 14 77 6:35 KSU Deuce Vaughn 1-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 35 3rd 4:51 10 55 4:22 KSU 23-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 0 38 4th 13:17 10 46 3:56 KSU 29-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 0 41 4th 5:43 4 19 2:33 KSU DJ Giddens 9-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 48 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . OSU 0 KSU 48
No. 24 Texas [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 24 Texas 14 17 0 3 34 No. 13 Kansas State 7 3 7 10 27
Pregame line Over/under Texas -3.0 54.5
Statistics Texas Kansas State First downs 22 25 Total yards 466 468 Rushes/yards 40/269 35/139 Passing yards 197 329 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–0 24–36–1 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 27:27 32:33 Penalties−yards 7−49 9−85
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 18–31, 197 yards, 2 TD Rushing Bijan Robinson 30 carries, 209 yards, 1 TD, 68 Long Receiving Ja'Tavion Sanders 5 receptions, 54 yards, 18 Long Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 24–36, 329 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Deuce Vaughn 19 carries, 73 yards, 11 Long Receiving Malik Knowles 3 receptions, 93 yards, 62 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TEX KSU 1st 12:30 8 75 2:30 TEX Bijan Robinson 36-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 0 1st 8:41 7 65 3:42 KSU Deuce Vaughn 28-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Ty Zentner kick good 7 7 1st 5:20 8 75 3:21 TEX Roschon Johnson 9-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 14 7 2nd 13:40 16 84 6:33 KSU 22-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 14 10 2nd 10:24 8 75 3:16 TEX Xavier Worthy 13-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 21 10 2nd 1:35 7 74 2:02 TEX 28-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 24 10 2nd 0:13 7 27 0:54 TEX Xavier Worthy 3-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 31 10 3rd 8:37 4 24 1:57 KSU Adrian Martinez 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 31 17 4th 14:54 4 71 1:03 KSU Kade Warner 25-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Ty Zentner kick good 31 24 4th 10:29 11 64 4:25 TEX 29-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 34 24 4th 4:26 13 65 6:03 KSU 28-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 34 27 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . TEX 34 KSU 27
1 2 3 4 Total • No. 19 Kansas State 0 17 7 7 31 Baylor 0 3 0 0 3
Sources: K-State Box Score[25]
Pregame line Over/under Baylor −3.0 52.0
Statistics Kansas State Baylor First downs 30 17 Total yards 405 306 Rushes/yards 44/184 23/103 Passing yards 221 203 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–35–0 22–38–2 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 37:37 22:23 Penalties−yards 4−23 6−51
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Will Howard 19/27, 196 YDS, 3 TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 25 CAR, 106 YDS, 18 Long Receiving Ben Sinnott 7 REC, 89 YDS, 2 TD, 23 Long Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 22/38, 203 YDS, 2 INT Rushing Richard Reese 9 CAR, 54 YDS, 14 Long Receiving Josh Cameron 6 REC, 83 YDS, 25 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU BU 2nd 14:20 12 97 5:04 KSU Ben Sinnott 15-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 7 0 2nd 5:57 12 47 5:23 KSU 47-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 10 0 2nd 2:09 7 66 2:45 KSU Deuce Vaughn 20-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 17 0 2nd 0:00 11 56 2:09 BU 37-yard field goal by John Mayers 17 3 3rd 1:53 12 80 4:57 KSU Ben Sinnott 19-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 24 3 4th 14:06 5 20 1:21 KSU DJ Giddens 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 31 3 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . KSU 31 BU 3
West Virginia [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 15 Kansas State 28 13 0 7 48 West Virginia 19 6 0 6 31
Sources: K-State Box Score[26]
Pregame line Over/under K−State −8.0 54.5
Statistics Kansas State West Virginia First downs 21 21 Total yards 437 369 Rushes/yards 42/143 34/153 Passing yards 294 216 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-27-1 16-28-2 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 31:37 28:23 Penalties−yards 3−30 8−46
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Will Howard 19/27, 294 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing DJ Giddens 12 CAR, 78 YDS, 1 TD, 49 Long Receiving Malik Knowles 6 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TD, 43 Long West Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 15/27, 204 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jaylen Anderson 7 CAR, 69 YDS, 23 Long Receiving Sam James 3 REC, 102 YDS, 3 TD, 71 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU WVU 1st 12:52 5 69 2:00 KSU Deuce Vaughn 15-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 7 0 1st 11:51 KSU Interception returned 37 yards for touchdown by Cincere Mason, Ty Zentner kick good 14 0 1st 8:26 8 75 3:25 WVU Sam James 26-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, Casey Legg kick good 14 7 1st 6:41 WVU Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Malachi Ruffin, Casey Legg kick failed 14 13 1st 5:12 3 68 1:22 KSU DJ Giddens 49-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 21 13 1st 2:17 4 34 1:14 KSU Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 28 13 1st 1:22 2 81 0:48 WVU Sam James 71-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, Casey Legg kick failed 28 19 2nd 13:28 6 60 2:47 KSU Ben Sinnott 15-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 35 19 2nd 6:55 11 87 6:26 WVU Sam James 5-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, 2-point conversion failed, Garrett Greene run 35 25 2nd 1:46 12 37 5:09 KSU 46-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 38 25 2nd 0:01 6 30 1:19 KSU 53-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 41 25 4th 12:24 3 40 1:04 KSU Malik Knowles 43-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 48 25 4th 9:30 8 75 2:54 WVU Garrett Greene 13-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion failed, Garrett Greene pass 48 31 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . KSU 48 WVU 31
Sunflower Showdown 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 7 14 0 6 27 • No. 12 Kansas State 23 7 7 10 47
Sources: K-State Box Score[27]
Pregame line Over/under K−State −12.0 62.0
Statistics Kansas Kansas State First downs 20 20 Total yards 307 443 Rushes/yards 30/127 42/230 Passing yards 180 213 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–33–0 11–21–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 31:00 29:00 Penalties−yards 5−25 6−54
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 20/32, 168 YDS Rushing Devin Neal 16 CAR, 59 YDS, 2 TD, 11 Long Receiving Luke Grimm 3 REC, 48 YDS, 33 Long Kansas State Passing Will Howard 11/21, 213 YDS, 2 TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 25 CAR, 147 YDS, 1 TD, 32 Long Receiving Deuce Vaughn 2 REC, 82 YDS, 80 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KU KSU 1st 13:05 1 5 0:05 KSU Malik Knowles 5-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 7 1st 7:49 9 75 5:16 KU Torry Locklin 12-yard touchdown run, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 7 7 1st 5:06 7 75 2:43 KSU Sammy Wheeler 42-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 7 14 1st 4:11 KSU Team Safety 7 16 1st 1:37 9 61 2:28 KSU Malik Knowles 4-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 7 23 2nd 11:56 11 75 4:41 KU Devin Neal 3-yard touchdown run, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 14 23 2nd 9:09 5 92 2:42 KSU Phillip Brooks 14-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 14 30 2nd 4:57 7 75 4:12 KU Devin Neal 3-yard touchdown run, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 21 30 3rd 6:59 8 38 4:15 KSU Deuce Vaughn 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 21 37 4th 13:39 16 75 8:20 KU Jalon Daniels 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion failed, Jalon Daniels pass 27 37 4th 11:00 6 22 2:28 KSU 27-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 27 40 4th 4:30 8 85 4:44 KSU DJ Giddens 5-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 27 47 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . KU 27 KSU 47
No. 3 TCU [ edit ] Big 12 Championship Game 1 2 3 4 OT Total • No. 10 Kansas State 7 7 7 7 3 31 No. 3 TCU 7 3 7 11 0 28
Sources: K-State Box Score[28]
Pregame line Over/under K−State −1.0 60.5
Statistics Kansas State TCU First downs 20 18 Total yards 404 469 Rushes/yards 44/205 37/218 Passing yards 199 251 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–32–0 18–36–1 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 32:00 28:00 Penalties−yards 4−40 4−45
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Will Howard 18/32, 199 YDS, 2 TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 26 CAR, 130 YDS, 1 TD, 44 Long Receiving Phillip Brooks 6 REC, 48 yards, 15 Long TCU Passing Max Duggan 18/36, 251 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Max Duggan 15 CAR, 110 YDS, 1 TD, 40 Long Receiving Quentin Johnston 4 REC, 139 YDS, 53 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU TCU 1st 5:00 13 92 6:57 TCU Taye Barber 1-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 0 7 1st 0:15 6 63 2:15 KSU Ben Sinnott 6-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 7 7 2nd 10:16 3 59 0:49 KSU Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 14 7 2nd 0:29 8 56 1:40 TCU 42-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 14 10 3rd 12:19 4 62 1:35 KSU RJ Garcia II 25-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 21 10 3rd 9:09 3 30 1:11 TCU Kendre Miller 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 21 17 4th 11:27 6 80 3:28 KSU Deuce Vaughn 44-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 28 17 4th 7:34 10 51 3:53 TCU 42-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 28 20 4th 1:51 8 80 2:56 TCU Max Duggan 8-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion successful, Jared Wiley reception from Max Duggan 28 28 OT 0:00 6 12 0:00 KSU 31-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 31 28 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . KSU 31 TCU 28
No. 5 Alabama [ edit ] Sugar Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 5 Alabama 7 14 21 3 45 No. 9 Kansas State 10 0 3 7 20
Sources: K-State Box Score[29]
Pregame line Over/under Alabama −7.5 58.0
Statistics Alabama Kansas State First downs 17 18 Total yards 496 401 Rushes/yards 33/175 39/191 Passing yards 321 210 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–22–0 18–35–2 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 24:56 35:04 Penalties−yards 5−45 6−40
Team Category Player Statistics Alabama Passing Bryce Young 15/21, 321 YDS, 5 TD Rushing Jahmyr Gibbs 15 CAR, 76 YDS, 22 Long Receiving Jermaine Burton 3 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD, 47 Long Kansas State Passing Will Howard 18/35, 210 YDS, 2 INT Rushing Deuce Vaughn 22 CAR, 133 YDS, 1 TD, 88 Long Receiving Ben Sinnott 3 REC, 48 YDS, 24 Long
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ALA KSU 1st 6:17 11 38 4:45 KSU 41-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 0 3 1st 3:26 1 88 0:14 KSU Deuce Vaughn 88-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 10 1st 0:32 6 69 2:46 ALA Isaiah Bond 6-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 7 10 2nd 11:33 6 63 3:09 ALA Cameron Latu 1-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 14 10 2nd 0:10 7 98 0:51 ALA Jermaine Burton 12-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 21 10 3rd 13:54 3 46 1:05 ALA Ja'Corey Brooks 32-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 28 10 3rd 13:00 1 17 0:08 ALA Jase McClellan 17-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard kick good 35 10 3rd 6:33 8 54 2:17 KSU 28-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 35 13 3rd 0:00 3 51 1:33 ALA Kobe Prentice 47-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 42 13 4th 11:00 6 14 2:31 ALA 49-yard field goal by Will Reichard 45 13 4th 3:06 10 71 4:27 KSU Jordan Schippers 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 45 20 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . ALA 45 KSU 20
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV — — 25 20 17 17 22 13 23 19 15 13 11 14 Coaches RV RV RV — RV 20 16 17 22 14 22 17 13 10 9 14 CFP Not released 13 19 15 12 10 9 Not released
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