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.
Listed in the order that they were released
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]
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
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] [ 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]
1
2 3 4 Total
Missouri
3
0 3 6
12
• Kansas State
7
13 6 14
40
Sources: ESPN Box Score[ 10] [ 11] [ 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] [ 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] [ 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.
[ 17]
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]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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