Kansas State 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 4-4

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ +2.7 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Avery JohnsonQB1,301 passing yards
Rodney Fields Jr.RB487 rushing yards
Joe JacksonRB384 rushing yards
Jaron TibbsWR379 receiving yards
Joshua ManningWR327 receiving yards
Derrick Salley Jr.WR311 receiving yards
Logan BartleyS54 tackles
Mekhi MasonLB38 tackles
Gabe PowersLB34 tackles
Jayden BryantDE4 sacks
Wendell GregoryDE3.5 sacks
Jordan AllenDE2.5 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Kansas State 71, Nicholls 3. A 68-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Kansas State 16, Houston 35. A 19-point margin the season is remembered by.

"EMAW"

— Kansas State fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Kansas State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.