Kansas State

2-0

Big 12 · Collin Klein, year 1 (2-0) · Bill Snyder Family Stadium · 50,000 · 51,739 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The model#26 CFB ZeitgeistSP+ #23 (+12.7) · FPI #30
The marketKansas State by 20.5vs Tulane · our model 85% Kansas State · a number, not a pick

LastW 34–7 vs Washington State · Sat Sep 12 · Wendell Gregory 2 sacks, 3 TFL, 5 tackles

Nextvs Tulane · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Bill Snyder Family Stadium · Kansas State by 20.5 · series 1-2 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Key stats — 2026 — FBS rank
Points/game
52.5
Pts allowed/game
5.0
Total yards/gmT-#23 / 138 · 83rd pct
523.0
Rush yards/gm#9 / 138 · 94th pct
303.5
Pass yards/gmT-#82 / 138 · 41st pct
219.5
Yards allowed/gm#2 / 138 · 99th pct
144.0
Rush yds allowed/gm#48 / 138 · 66th pct
96.5
SacksT-#38 / 138 · 65th pct
5
3rd-down conv#2 / 138 · 99th pct
70.4%
All 77 stats
Offense / Defense
Total yards
Team
1046523.0/gm7.21/playT-#23 / 138 · 83rd pct#16 / 69 · 78th pct#4 / 16 · 78th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
288144.0/gm2.67/play#2 / 138 · 99th pct#2 / 69 · 98th pct#1 / 16 · 97th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Rush yards
Team
607303.5/gm4.19/play#9 / 138 · 94th pct#5 / 69 · 93rd pct#3 / 16 · 84th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
19396.5/gm1.79/play#48 / 138 · 66th pct#38 / 69 · 46th pct#10 / 16 · 41st pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Rush carries
Team
8442.0/gmT-#32 / 138 · 76th pctT-#16 / 69 · 76th pct#8 / 16 · 53rd pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
6934.5/gmT-#69 / 138 · 47th pctT-#44 / 69 · 35th pct#13 / 16 · 22nd pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Rush TDs
Team
73.5/gmT-#17 / 138 · 85th pctT-#12 / 69 · 79th pctT-#4 / 16 · 72nd pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
00.0/gmT-#1 / 138 · 92nd pctT-#1 / 69 · 88th pctT-#1 / 16 · 88th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Net pass yards
Team
439219.5/gm3.03/playT-#82 / 138 · 41st pct#52 / 69 · 25th pct#11 / 16 · 34th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
9547.5/gm0.88/play#1 / 138 · 99th pct#1 / 69 · 99th pct#1 / 16 · 97th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Pass attempts
Team
6130.5/gmT-#63 / 138 · 54th pct#37 / 69 · 47th pct#8 / 16 · 53rd pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
3919.5/gm#7 / 138 · 95th pct#5 / 69 · 93rd pct#1 / 16 · 97th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Completions
Team
4221.0/gmT-#55 / 138 · 59th pctT-#32 / 69 · 53rd pct#7 / 16 · 59th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
168.0/gm#1 / 138 · 99th pct#1 / 69 · 99th pct#1 / 16 · 97th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Pass TDs
Team
63.0/gmT-#17 / 138 · 83rd pctT-#14 / 69 · 74th pctT-#3 / 16 · 78th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
00.0/gmT-#1 / 138 · 96th pctT-#1 / 69 · 93rd pctT-#1 / 16 · 91st pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Passer rating allowed#1 / 91 · 99th pct#1 / 41 · 99th pct#1 / 10 · 95th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
51.251.2
Interceptions thrown
Team
21.0/gmT-#23 / 138 · 74th pctT-#8 / 69 · 78th pctT-#3 / 16 · 75th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
00.0/gmT-#1 / 138 · 92nd pctT-#1 / 69 · 93rd pctT-#1 / 16 · 94th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Sacks (def)
Team
52.5/gmT-#38 / 138 · 65th pctT-#21 / 69 · 60th pctT-#6 / 16 · 53rd pct#11 / 11 · 9th pct
Opp
00.0/gmT-#1 / 138 · 97th pctT-#1 / 69 · 96th pct#1 / 16 · 97th pct#1 / 11 · 100th pct
Tackles for loss
Team
189.0/gmT-#10 / 138 · 92nd pctT-#5 / 69 · 92nd pctT-#1 / 16 · 91st pct#11 / 11 · 9th pct
Opp
52.5/gmT-#14 / 138 · 88th pctT-#10 / 69 · 83rd pct#4 / 16 · 78th pct#1 / 11 · 100th pct
First downs
Team
5829.0/gmT-#14 / 138 · 89th pctT-#7 / 69 · 89th pctT-#2 / 16 · 88th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
199.5/gmT-#5 / 138 · 96th pctT-#5 / 69 · 93rd pct#1 / 16 · 97th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
3rd-down conv
Team
199.5/gmT-#7 / 138 · 95th pctT-#3 / 69 · 96th pct#1 / 16 · 97th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
63.0/gmT-#12 / 138 · 86th pctT-#10 / 69 · 80th pctT-#3 / 16 · 75th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
3rd-down att
Team
2713.5/gmT-#57 / 138 · 57th pctT-#24 / 69 · 64th pct#7 / 16 · 59th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
2814.0/gmT-#62 / 138 · 50th pctT-#32 / 69 · 49th pctT-#8 / 16 · 50th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
4th-down conv
Team
00.0/gmT-#114 / 138 · 9th pctT-#52 / 69 · 13th pctT-#13 / 16 · 12th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
10.5/gmT-#26 / 138 · 66th pctT-#15 / 69 · 62nd pctT-#4 / 16 · 62nd pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
4th-down att
Team
10.5/gmT-#119 / 138 · 9th pctT-#55 / 69 · 14th pctT-#12 / 16 · 22nd pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
21.0/gmT-#20 / 138 · 74th pctT-#10 / 69 · 72nd pctT-#3 / 16 · 75th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Time of possession
Team
68:0334:02/gm#31 / 138 · 78th pct#11 / 69 · 85th pct#2 / 16 · 91st pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
51:5725:58/gm#22 / 138 · 84th pct#11 / 69 · 85th pct#2 / 16 · 91st pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct

FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs

Player stats — 2026 season
Quarterbacks
Player#GCmp/AttPctYdsY/ATDINTRateZPRQBRAdj ANY/ASack%
+0.52 EPA/play2237 / 5567.33917.16
#14 FBS
2155.75550.97.70
Running Backs
Player#GCarYdsAvgTDLongStuff%10+%
+0.35 EPA/play20227206
#22 FBS
7.62
#43 FBS
75
Receivers
Player#GRecYdsAvgTDLong
Possession Receiver · +0.56 EPA/play5213130102
#24 FBS
36
+0.20 EPA/play826498.2113
-0.02 EPA/play1226488113

2026 stat leaders · Kansas State

through 2 games

Rodney Fields Jr. leads Kansas State with 206 rushing yards through 2 games.

1. Rodney Fields Jr. RB 206 rushing yards
2. Joshua Manning WR 130 receiving yards
3. Avery Johnson QB 391 passing yards
4. Gabe Powers LB 9 tackles
5. Joe Jackson RB 106 rushing yards
How They Play · 2025

Kansas State fields a strong explosive, big-play offense behind a solid, gives up the big play defense.

Offense
67th pct EPA/play
Tempo
95th pct explosiveness
Defense
60th pct EPA allowed
Defensive shape
18th pct at limiting explosive plays

Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.

The Savant Card · Kansas State · 2025

Kansas State reads strongest in explosive plays (top 5%) and passing epa allowed (top 31%); the crux lives in explosive plays allowed, where Kansas State sits at the 18th percentile.

offense · strengths lead

EPA / play +0.20
67th
Success Rate +0.40
30th
Explosive Plays +1.42
95th
Rushing EPA +0.14
61st

defense · higher bar = harder to play against

EPA Allowed +0.12
60th
Success Rate Allowed +0.39
66th
Explosive Plays Allowed +1.34
18th
Passing EPA Allowed +0.18
69th

hidden math · special situations

Passing EPA +0.27
56th
Rushing EPA Allowed +0.11
40th
Elite · 90+Strong · 70+Average · 40-70Concern · 10-40Bottom · <10
Sources · CFBD tier-2 advanced stats · per-game production · 12 games this season · percentiles vs. up to 136 FBS peers

Home-field advantage · Kansas State · 2018–present · FBS opponents

Kansas State is worth +5.5 points more at home than on the road.

Top third of FBS, 73rd percentile of 133 programs

65% at home, 45% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (30–16 home, 18–22 away). Interval ±3.8.

95% intervalmodel 2.3 · books ~3Weakest home edge in FBSStrongest

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Kansas State has beaten the number by +4.4 more at home than away over 72 games — inside the ±7.4 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.

Bill Snyder Family Stadium seats 50,000 and has averaged 103% full (51,608, 27 games reported). Visitors cover a median 486 miles to get here since 2018 — 58th-longest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. For the home side it is a home crowd more than a home town: only 6% of the 2026 roster (6 of 107 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.

Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 54 home games since 2018.

Home30–16Away18–22Edge+5.5 ±3.8Visitor trip486 mi

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RatingsWhere the public rating systems put this team.

Model Consensus

Where the Models Rank Kansas State

CFB Zeitgeist

#26

+6.2

SP+

#23

+12.7

FPI

#30

+10.9

Elo

#29

1684

The national models put Kansas State between 23rd and 30th nationally — CFB Zeitgeist agrees, slotting them 26th.

National rank of 138 FBS teams · 2026 season. SP+/FPI/SRS published; Elo & CFB Zeitgeist ranked by rating.

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ConditionsThe weather and altitude visitors have to deal with.
Venue texture

67°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 9 mph average wind.

Based on 82 home games with weather data.

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