Kansas State
Kansas State is 4-5 and No. 66 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 0.3 points better than an average FBS team. Last game: lost 66-28 vs Oklahoma State in Week 10.
Week 11: at TCU, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why Kansas State is No. 66
- Kansas State's rating is 0.3: the machine's estimate that Kansas State is 0.3 points better than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 66 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at 5.1, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it down 4.8.
- The biggest weekly moves: +4.1 after Week 2 (W 34-7 vs Washington State) and −3.1 after Week 10 (L 28-66 vs Oklahoma State).
- Its record is 4-5. The 5 losses were to No. 24 Oklahoma State, No. 38 Houston, No. 61 Cincinnati, No. 65 Colorado, No. 68 Arizona State, by 15.2 points on average. The 4 wins came by 29.2 points on average; the best was over No. 46 Kansas. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 62 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 65 Colorado (0.4); just below is No. 67 Minnesota (0.3).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Collin Klein is in his 1st season at Kansas State. This season: 4-5.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 185-298 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 1969 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 16-6 |
| Yards per attempt* | 6.5No. 112 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 8.8%No. 106 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 3.6%No. 26 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 341-1771 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 5.2No. 26 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 14.7%No. 52 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 15.6%No. 46 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 31.3No. 47 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 5.89No. 69 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 51.9%No. 7 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 58.5%No. 88 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 9No. 41 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 26.8No. 89 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.73No. 88 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 7.2No. 70 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 4.6No. 97 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 7.8%No. 17 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 7No. 127 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 37.1%No. 58 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
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Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Avery Johnson118-187, 1301 yds, 10 TD, 3 INT
- Blake Barnett29-50, 371 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
- Jacob Knuth27-42, 201 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing
- Rodney Fields Jr.113 carries, 574 yds, 6 TD
- Avery Johnson51 carries, 462 yds, 3 TD
- Joe Jackson88 carries, 392 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
- Jaron Tibbs45 catches, 421 yds, 4 TD
- Derrick Salley Jr.22 catches, 411 yds, 3 TD
- Joshua Manning33 catches, 334 yds, 3 TD
Tackles
- Logan Bartley59
- Mekhi Mason39
- Gabe Powers37
Sacks
- Jayden Bryant4
- Wendell Gregory3.5
- Darien Whitaker Jr.2.5
Interceptions
- Logan Bartley2
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Avery Johnson6 games187 attempts63%
- Blake BarnettMost passes in the last game3 games50 attempts17%
- Jacob Knuth2 games42 attempts14%
- Dillon Duff2 games18 attempts6%
Carrying
- Rodney Fields Jr.9 games113 carries47%
- Joe Jackson9 games88 carries37%
- Jay Harris4 games17 carries7%
- Brandon White4 games6 carries3%
Catching
- Jaron Tibbs9 games45 catches24%
- Joshua Manning8 games33 catches18%
- Derrick Salley Jr.5 games22 catches12%
- Garrett Oakley6 games20 catches11%
Tackling
- Logan Bartley9 games59 tackles12%
- Mekhi Mason9 games39 tackles8%
- Gabe Powers9 games37 tackles7%
- Rex Van Wyhe9 games34 tackles7%
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The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 71–3 vs Nicholls. Nicholls is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against.
- Week 2 W 34–7 vs Washington State. The run game was the strength: 7.4 yards a carry, 2.5 more than Washington State usually allows. Its most yards a carry of the season.
- Week 3 W 31–20 vs Tulane. The run defense was the strength: Tulane got 2.9 yards a carry, 1.5 under what it usually gains. The defense had 6 sacks.
- Week 4 L 26–31 at Cincinnati. The pass defense gave ground: Cincinnati got 12.7 yards an attempt, 5.1 over what it usually gains. The machine had Kansas State by 2.3 (55%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
- Week 6 L 16–35 vs Houston. The passing game struggled: 6.1 yards an attempt, 2.0 less than Houston usually allows.
- Week 7 W 35–24 vs Kansas. The run game was the strength: 7.0 yards a carry, 2.8 more than Kansas usually allows. Its most yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 8 L 17–28 at Arizona State. The passing game struggled: 4.7 yards an attempt, 2.3 less than Arizona State usually allows. The machine had Kansas State by 5.1 (62%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
- Week 9 L 24–27 at Colorado. The run defense gave ground: Colorado got 5.2 yards a carry, 2.0 over what it usually gains. The machine had Kansas State by 1.2 (52%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
- Week 10 L 28–66 vs Oklahoma State. The passing game struggled: 5.9 yards an attempt, 2.7 less than Oklahoma State usually allows.