2023 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2023 Kansas State Wildcats football
2023 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	5–2 (3–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Chris Klieman (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Collin Klein (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Klanderman (4th season)
Home stadium	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium; (capacity: 50,000)
Uniform

The 2023 Kansas State Wildcats football team represents Kansas State University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats are led by Chris Klieman in his fifth year as their head coach.

2023 Big 12 Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Oklahoma	4	–	0	7	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	1	4	–	3
Oklahoma State	3	–	1	5	–	2
No. 7 Texas	3	–	1	6	–	1
Kansas State	3	–	1	5	–	2
Kansas	2	–	2	5	–	2
BYU	2	–	2	5	–	2
West Virginia	2	–	2	4	–	3
Baylor	2	–	2	3	–	4
TCU	2	–	3	4	–	4
Texas Tech	2	–	3	3	–	5
Houston	1	–	3	3	–	4
UCF	0	–	4	3	–	4
Cincinnati	0	–	4	2	–	5
Championship: December 2, 2023
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of October 23, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

They play their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

Pre-Season

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022 regular season 10-4 and 7–2 in Big 12 play and appeared in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game, where they defeated the TCU Horned Frogs in overtime, 31-28. They earned a birth in the Sugar Bowl, where they were defeated by the Alabama Crimson Tide, 45-20.

Big 12 preseason poll

The Big 12 preseason poll was released on July 6. Kansas State was picked 2nd in the conference.

First place votes in parentheses.

Predicted finish	Team	Points
Big 12 media poll
1	Texas (41)	886
2	Kansas State (14)	858
3	Oklahoma (4)	758
4	Texas Tech (4)	729
5	TCU (3)	727
6	Baylor	572
7	Oklahoma State (1)	470
8	UCF	463
9	Kansas	461
10	Iowa State	334
11	BYU	318
12	Houston	215
13	Cincinnati	202
14	West Virginia	129

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 (FCS) Southeast Missouri State*	No. 16	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	W 45–0	52,066
September 9	11:00 a.m.	Troy*	No. 15	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FS1	W 42–13	51,940
September 16	11:00 a.m.	at Missouri*	No. 15	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 27–30	62,621
September 23	7:00 p.m.	UCF		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FS1	W 44–31	51,912
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	L 21–29	53,855
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech		Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FS1	W 38–21	56,200
October 21	6:00 p.m.	TCU		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN2	W 41–3	52,580
October 28	11:00 a.m.	Houston		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN2
November 4		at Texas		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX
November 11		Baylor		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS
November 18		at Kansas		David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
November 25		Iowa State		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Southeast Missouri State

Game One – No. 12 (FCS) Southeast Missouri State at No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 (FCS) Redhawks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 16 Wildcats	7	28	3	7	45

at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: • Temperature: 100 degrees, sunny, wind S at 9 mph
Game attendance: 52,066
Referee: Henry Johnson
TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (Play-by-Play), Adam Breneman (Analyst), and Tory Petry (Sidelines)
Pregame line: KSU −28.5 Over/Under: 56.5

Sources: K-State Box Score [3] K-State Recap [4]

Statistics	Southeast Missouri State	Kansas State
First downs	13	28
Total yards	227	588
Rushes/yards	26/6	40/228
Passing yards	221	360
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–37–0	22–31–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:35	29:25
Penalties–yards	5−65	4−36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeast Missouri State	Passing	Paxton DeLaurent	24/36, 213 YDS
	Rushing	Darrell Smith	6 CAR, 18 YDS, 11 Long
	Receiving	Ryan Flournoy	10 REC, 96 YDS, 24 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	18/26, 297 YDS, 2 TDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	DJ Giddens	15 CAR, 128 YDS, 43 Long
	Receiving	RJ Garcia II	5 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD, 44 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	SEMO	KSU
1st	9:33	9	67	4:03	KSU	Jadon Jackson 33-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good	0	7
2nd	11:57	13	84	5:45	KSU	Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good	0	14
2nd	8:13	6	87	2:16	KSU	RJ Garcia II 37-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good	0	21
2nd	5:35	4	60	1:42	KSU	Treshaun Ward 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good	0	28
2nd	0:38	9	89	1:36	KSU	Will Howard 8-yard touchdown reception from Treshaun Ward, Chris Tennant kick good	0	35
3rd	12:17	7	34	2:37	KSU	51-yard field goal by Chris Tennant	0	38
4th	14:30	8	79	3:42	KSU	Avery Johnson 7-yard touchdown run, Leyton Simmering kick good	0	45
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							SEMO 0	KSU 45

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	0	10	0	3	13
• No. 15 Kansas State	7	14	7	14	42

Date: September 9
Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, (Manhattan, KS)
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game attendance: 51,940
Game weather: 77 degrees, sunny, wind SE at 1 mph
Referee: Stephen Baron
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (Play-by-Play) and Devin Gardner (Analyst)

Sources: K-State Box Score [5] K-State Recap [6]

Pregame line	Over/under
K-State −15.0	50

Statistics	Troy	Kansas State
First downs	15	20
Total yards	286	397
Rushes/yards	28/70	38/147
Passing yards	216	250
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–38–1	21–32–1
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:23	29:37
Penalties–yards	3–22	5–45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	17/32 167 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	17 CAR, 83 YDS, 46 Long
	Receiving	Chris Lewis	5 REC, 50 YDS, 1 TD, 21 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	21/32 250 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Treshaun Ward	16 CAR, 58 YDS, 20 Long
	Receiving	Phillip Brooks	7 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD, 39 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	TROY	KSU
1st	11:35	8	71	3:20	KSU	Jadon Jackson 9-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good	0	7
2nd	14:16	12	56	4:25	KSU	Phillip Brooks 2-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good	0	14
2nd	3:46	14	73	6:44	TROY	24-yard field goal by Scott Taylor Renfroe	3	14
2nd	0:52	5	75	1:37	TROY	Chris Lewis 21-yard touchdown reception from Gunnar Watson, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick good	10	14
2nd	0:10	5	66	0:39	KSU	Phillip Brooks 39-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good	10	21
3rd	3:47	8	44	3:17	KSU	Will Howard 2-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good	10	28
4th	13:58	6	62	2:02	TROY	37-yard field goal by Scott Taylor Renfroe	13	28
4th	8:48	9	76	5:04	KSU	Treshaun Ward 1-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good	13	35
4th	2:50	6	34	3:44	KSU	Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good	13	42
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							TROY 13	KSU 42

at Missouri

Game Three – No. 15 Kansas State Wildcats (2–0) at Missouri Tigers (2–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Kansas State	7	7	10	3	27
Missouri	10	7	0	13	30

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Game attendance: 62,621
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Pregame line: KSU -3.5 Over/Under: 48

Game information

First quarter

(10:46) KSU – Phillip Brooks 10-yard pass from Will Howard (Chris Tennant kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Kansas State 7-0)
(7:57) MIZZ – Luther Burden III 47-yard pass from Brady Cook (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; Tied 7-7)
(3:58) MIZZ – Harrison Mevis 30-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:04; Missouri 10-7)

Second quarter

(10:05) KSU – Ben Sinnott 3-yard pass from Will Howard (Chris Tennant kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:46; Kansas State 14-10)
(7:36) MIZZ – Brady Cook 1-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; Missouri 17-14)

Third quarter

(10:07) KSU – Chris Tennant 46-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:37; Tied 17-17)
(1:39) KSU – Ben Sinnott 3-yard pass from Will Howard (Chris Tennant kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:52; Kansas State 24-17)

Fourth quarter

(14:14) MIZZ – Harrison Mevis 25-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:51; Kansas State 24-20)
(8:24) MIZZ – Luther Burden III 26-yard pass from Brady Cook (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:29; Missouri 27-24)
(5:25) KSU – Chris Tennant 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:59; Tied 27-27)
(0:00) MIZZ – Harrison Mevis 61-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 1:25; Missouri 30-27)

Statistics	KSU	MIZZ
First downs	19	20
Total yards	74–408	64–430
Rushes/yards	35–138	28–74
Passing yards	270	356
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–39–1	23–36–0
Time of possession	34:00	26:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	25-39, 270 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Treshaun Ward	10 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Ben Sinnott	5 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD
Missouri	Passing	Brady Cook	23-35, 356 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cody Schrader	10 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Luther Burden III	7 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

@ Oklahoma State

Game Four – Kansas State Wildcats (3–1) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (2–2)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma

Date: Friday, October 6, 2023
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Game attendance: 62,621
TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Pregame line: KSU -10.5 Over/Under: 54.5

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	KSU	OSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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	16	15	15	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV
Coaches	17	15	15	RV	25	RV	—	RV	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

"Texas Selected Atop Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". Big12Sports.com.
"2023 Kansas State Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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"Southeast Missouri State Redhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats (recap)". KStateSports.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
"Troy Trojans vs Kansas State Wildcats (box score)". KStateSports.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
"Troy Trojans vs Kansas State Wildcats (recap)". KStateSports.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

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