“Iowa State is going to be a tough game. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. The Wildcats will host Big 12 foes Texas, Oklahoma State, Kansas, and Texas Tech and will travel to West Virginia, Baylor, Oklahoma, TCU, and Iowa State. AFC West Division Fitzgerald threw for 154 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another 159 yards. Kansas State seeks its sixth victory in the game with a chance to become bowl-eligible for its ninth consecutive season. [20], Among the penalties committed by Kansas State had significant impact on the game. 6-keys: media/spln/collegefootball/reg/free/stats_team. The Wildcats will host three non-conference opponents, South Dakota from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, Mississippi State from the Southeastern Conference, and UTSA from Conference USA. [39] They also had problems with a punt return they recovered and an extra point was blocked. Tech was without starting quarterback Alan Bowman and offensive players Connor Killian and Mason Reed were also out. Kansas State ended up winning their tenth consecutive Sunflower Showdown by a score of 21–17. [52], 2018 Big 12 Conference football standings, Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, 2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team, 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings, "Kansas State announces contract extension for coach Bill Snyder, 78, through 2022", "Kansas State's Bill Snyder to retire after 27 seasons", "K-State hires North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman to replace Bill Snyder", "Dana Dimel, K-State offensive coordinator, named head coach at UTEP", "Dana Dimel will say goodbye to K-State after Cactus Bowl, become head coach at UTEP", "Winston Dimel leaving Kansas State to potentially play for his father", "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best", "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List", "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED", "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List", "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award", http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=211734508, "2018 Kansas State Wildcats Football Schedule", "South Dakota Coyotes vs Kansas State Wildcats (team stats)", "Kansas State scores 2 late TDs, edges South Dakota 27-24", "Why Bill Snyder is still fuming about K-State penalties as Mississippi State looms", "Kansas State survives against South Dakota 27-24 in season-opener", "Fitzgerald leads No. 18 Miss St to 31-10 rout of K-State", "Skylar Thompson Helps K-State Bounce Back, Roll Past UTSA", "UTSA falls to 0-3 after road loss to Kansas State", "Kansas State notebook: West Virginia makes best of bye week", "WVU football: 'Aggressive' Kansas State defense will challenge Grier, Mountaineers", "No. After losing the ball on a fumble, Delton entered the game and hit Isaiah Zuber for a 72-yard touchdown, placing the Wildcats well ahead by a score of 41–7. 15 Oklahoma State beat West Virginia 27-13 on Saturday. On December 10, North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman was hired as Snyder's successor.[3]. Visit ESPN to view the Kansas State Wildcats team roster for the current season [49], In the week before the final regular season game for Kansas State, Iowa State jumped K-State in the standings, ranked 25th. [21], South Dakota quarterback Austin Simmons threw for 257 yards and one touchdown, continually finding receiver Levi Falck (11 catches, 140 yards) open against top K-State cornerback Duke Shelley. But the travel games (especially in this series) have not been in the Longhorn's favor. Kansas State also gave up a fumble on the kickoff return after a controversial play review to start the third quarter and Baylor scored a touchdown two plays later. The official 2020 Football Roster for the Kansas State University Wildcats [37], The Oklahoma State Cowboys came in to the game after a loss the previous week to Iowa State by a score of 48–42, and that loss put extra pressure on the Cowboys to win coming into the game. Kansas State scored in five of six possessions in the first half.