2025 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2025 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record6–6 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wells (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJoe Klanderman (6th season)
Base defense3–3–5 or 4–2–5
Home stadiumBill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Uniform
2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Texas Tech y$^   8 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 12 BYU y   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 15 Utah   7 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 21 Houston   6 – 3     9 – 3  
No. 17 Arizona   6 – 3     9 – 3  
Arizona State   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Iowa State   5 – 4     8 – 4  
TCU   5 – 4     8 – 4  
Cincinnati   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Kansas State   5 – 4     6 – 6  
Baylor   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Kansas   3 – 6     5 – 7  
UCF   2 – 7     5 – 7  
West Virginia   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Colorado   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Oklahoma State   0 – 9     1 – 11  
Championship: Texas Tech 34, BYU 7
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 19, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach, Chris Klieman, the Wildcats play home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium located in Manhattan, Kansas.

On December 3, Klieman announced that he would be retiring following the Wildcats' bowl game.[1] The following day, Texas A&M offensive coordinator Collin Klein, who was a former quarterback for the Wildcats, was named the program's new head coach.[2] Kansas State would decline its appearance in a bowl game due to their coaching change, player injuries, and transfers. This would be the first time the Wildcats missed a bowl game since 2020.[3][4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2311:00 a.m.vs. No. 22 Iowa StateNo. 17
ESPNL 21–2447,221
August 306:00 p.m.North Dakota*No. 17
ESPN+W 38–3551,927
September 66:00 p.m.Army*
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ESPNL 21–2452,723
September 128:00 p.m.at Arizona[a]*
FOXL 17–2340,051
September 2711:00 a.m.UCF
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FS1W 34–2053,013
October 411:00 a.m.at Baylor
ESPN+L 34–3535,596
October 112:30 p.m.TCU
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FOXW 41–2851,316
October 2511:00 a.m.at Kansas
TNT/TruTVW 42–1741,525
November 12:30 p.m.No. 13 Texas Tech
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FOXL 20–4352,111
November 1511:00 a.m.at Oklahoma State
ESPNUW 14–646,340
November 223:00 p.m.at No. 12 Utah
ESPN2L 47–5151,444
November 2911:00 a.m.Colorado
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
FS1W 24–1449,549

[5][6]

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP17RV——————————————
Coaches20RV——————————————
CFPNot released——————Not released

Game summaries

vs. No. 22 Iowa State

See also: 2025 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry, and College football in Ireland
No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs. No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Cyclones 7 0 71024
No. 17 Wildcats 0 7 01421

at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland

  • Date: August 23
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT / 5:00 p.m. IST
  • Game weather: Rain, 67 °F (19 °C), S 3 MPH
  • Game attendance: 47,221
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • ISU – Dominic Overby 23-yard pass from Rocco Becht (Kyle Konrardy kick), 3:26. Cyclones 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:44.
Second quarter
  • KSU – Avery Johnson 10-yard run (Luis Rodriguez kick), 14:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:31.
Third quarter
  • ISU – Brett Eskildsen 24-yard pass from Rocco Becht (Kyle Konrardy kick), 1:07. Cyclones 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:59.
Fourth quarter
  • KSU – Jayce Brown 37-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez kick), 14:09. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:58.
  • ISU – Kyle Konrardy 34-yard field goal, 10:04. Cyclones 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:05.
  • ISU – Rocco Becht 7-yard run (Kyle Konrardy kick), 6:38. Cyclones 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:41.
  • KSU – Jerand Bradley 65-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez kick), 6:23. Cyclones 24–21. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:15.
Statistics ISU KSU
First downs 19 13
Plays–yards 60–313 48–383
Rushes–yards 46–130 27–110
Passing yards 183 273
Passing: comp–att–int 14–28–0 21–30–0
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 33:52 26:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa State Passing Rocco Becht 14/28, 183 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Carson Hansen 16 rushes, 71 yards
Receiving Brett Eskildsen 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 21/30, 273 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Joe Jackson 12 rushes, 51 yards
Receiving Jayce Brown 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

vs North Dakota (FCS)

See also: 2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (FCS) (0–0) at No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Hawks (FCS) 7 14 01435
No. 17 Wildcats 10 7 14738

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

  • Date: August 30, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 51,927
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • KSU – Luis Rodriguez 30-yard field goal, 5:26. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:11.
  • UND – Jerry Kaminski 1-yard run (C. J. Elrichs kick), 2:54. Fighting Hawks 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:32.
  • KSU – Jayce Brown 44-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez kick), 1:55. Wildcats 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 0:54.
Second Quarter
  • UND – Jerry Kaminski 1-yard run (C. J. Elrichs kick), 7:46. Fighting Hawks 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:50.
  • KSU – Jaron Tibbs 30-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez kick), 4:15. Wildcats 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:12.
  • UND – Sawyer Seidl 16-yard run (C. J. Elrichs kick), 0:24. Fighting Hawks 21–17. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:51.
Third Quarter
  • KSU – DeVon Rice 9-yard run (Luis Rodriguez kick), 8:41. Wildcats 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:47.
  • KSU – DeVon Rice 13-yard run (Luis Rodriguez kick), 3:41. Wildcats 31–21. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:58.
Fourth Quarter
  • UND – Korey Tai 22-yard pass from Jerry Kaminski (C. J. Elrichs kick), 10:12. Wildcats 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:35.
  • UND – Sawyer Seidl 20-yard run (C. J. Elrichs kick), 4:19. Fighting Hawks 35–31. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:41.
  • KSU – Joe Jackson 6-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez kick), 0:42. Wildcats 38–35. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 1:03.
Statistics UND KSU
First downs 23 22
Total yards 354 461
Rushing yards 102 143
Passing yards 252 318
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–39–0 28–43–0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:14 28:46
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota Passing Jerry Kaminski 23/38, 231 yards, TD
Rushing Sawyer Seidl 8 rushes, 62 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Caden Dennis 2 receptions, 41 yards
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 28/43, 318 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Joe Jackson 11 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving Jayce Brown 12 receptions, 109 yards, TD

vs Army

See also: 2025 Army Black Knights football team
Army Black Knights (0–1) at Kansas State Wildcats (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 0 7 71024
Wildcats 3 10 8021

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,723
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • KSU – Luis Rodriguez 34-yard field goal, 11:21. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:31.
Second quarter
  • KSU – Jaron Tibbs 32-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez kick), 11:47. Wildcats 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:33.
  • KSU – Luis Rodriguez 38-yard field goal, 2:25. Wildcats 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 7:03.
  • ARMY – Brady Anderson 2-yard pass from Cale Hellums (Dawson Jones kick), 0:00. Wildcats 13–7. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 2:25.
Third quarter
  • ARMY – Cale Hellums 1-yard run (Dawson Jones kick), 3:20. Black Knights 14–13. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 7:58.
  • KSU – Bryce Noernberg 99-yard kickoff return (Avery Johnson pass to Jaron Tibbs), 3:08. Wildcats 21–14.
Fourth quarter
  • ARMY – Dawson Jones 35-yard field goal, 10:46. Wildcats 21–17. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:22.
  • ARMY – Cale Hellums 14-yard run (Dawson Jones kick), 2:52. Black Knights 24–21. Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 7:54.
Statistics ARMY KSU
First downs 20 13
Plays–yards 82–332 43–246
Rushes–yards 70–237 18–74
Passing yards 95 172
Passing: comp–att–int 8–12–0 15–25–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 40:29 19:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Army Passing Noah Short 1/1, 52 yards
Rushing Cale Hellums 41 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brady Anderson 3 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 15/25, 172 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Joe Jackson 7 rushes, 30 yards
Receiving Jaron Tibbs 5 receptions, 61 yards, TD

at Arizona

See also: 2025 Arizona Wildcats football team
Kansas State Wildcats (1–2) at Arizona Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Kansas State 3 0 14017
Arizona 7 10 3323

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,051
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst) and Alexa Landestoy (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:42) KSU – Luis Rodriguez 51-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -10 yards, 1:27; Kansas State 3–0)
  • (5:01) ARIZ – Noah Fifita 15-yard run, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:41; Arizona 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (10:28) ARIZ – Michael Salgado-Medina 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:46; Arizona 10–3)
  • (4:17) ARIZ – Noah Fifita 2-yard run, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:15; Arizona 17–3)
Third quarter
  • (14:47) KSU – Jayce Brown 75-yard run, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; Arizona 17–10)
  • (10:36) KSU – Avery Johnson 1-yard run, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:35; Tied 17–17)
  • (2:40) ARIZ – Michael Salgado-Medina 31-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 5:21; Arizona 20–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:25) ARIZ – Michael Salgado-Medina 41-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 7:30; Arizona 23–17)
Statistics KSU ARIZ
First downs 8 21
Plays–yards 53–193 79–412
Rushes–yards 24–105 45–234
Passing yards 88 178
Passing: comp–att–int 13–29–0 16–34–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 23:26 36:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 13/29, 88 yards
Rushing Jayce Brown 1 carries, 75 yards, TD
Receiving Jayce Brown 6 receptions, 68 yards
Arizona Passing Noah Fifita 16/33, 178 yards
Rushing Ismail Mahdi 22 carries, 189 yards
Receiving Chris Hunter 3 receptions, 37 yards

vs UCF

See also: 2025 UCF Knights football team
UCF Knights (3–0) vs Kansas State Wildcats (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Knights 0 7 10320
Wildcats 0 17 14334

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,013
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • None
Second quarter
  • KSU – Luis Rodriguez 38-yard field goal, 13:03, Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:17.
  • KSU – Joe Jackson 1-yard run (Luis Rodriguez kick), 3:52, Wildcats 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:35.
  • UCF – D. J. Black 82-yard pass from Jacurri Brown (Noe Ruelas kick), 2:54, Wildcats 10–7. Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:51.
  • KSU – Will Anciaux 3-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez kick), 0:45, Wildcats 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 2:04.
Third quarter
  • KSU – Garrett Oakley 1-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez kick), 9:58, Wildcats 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:46.
  • UCF – Noe Ruelas 53-yard field goal, 2:01, Wildcats 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:02.
  • KSU – Dylan Edwards 75-yard run (Luis Rodriguez kick), 1:50, Wildcats 31–10. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11.
  • UCF – Jaden Nixon 54-yard run (Noe Ruelas kick), 0:20, Wildcats 31–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:30.
Fourth quarter
  • UCF – Noe Ruelas 40-yard field goal, 9:34, Wildcats 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:03.
  • KSU – Luis Rodriguez 48-yard field goal, 2:41, Wildcats 34–20. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:35.
Statistics UCF KSU
First downs 13 21
Plays–yards 59–402 70–434
Rushes–yards 33–205 44–266
Passing yards 197 168
Passing: comp–att–int 13–26–2 18–26–1
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 27:51 32:09
Team Category Player Statistics
UCF Passing Tayven Jackson 12/24, 115 yards, INT
Rushing Myles Montgomery 10 carries, 119 yards
Receiving DJ Black 1 reception, 82 yards, TD
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 18/25, 168 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Dylan Edwards 20 carries, 166 yards, TD
Receiving Jaron Tibbs 8 receptions, 72 yards

at Baylor

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team
Kansas State Wildcats (2–3) at Baylor Bears (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 10 14334
Bears 3 14 01835

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 35,596
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Sousa (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:33) KSU – Avery Johnson 31-yard rush, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:27; KSU 7–0)
  • (4:18) BAY – Connor Hawkins 30-yard Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:11; KSU 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (7:38) BAY – Kobe Prentice 30-yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:31; BAY 10–7)
  • (4:23) KSU – Luis Rodriguez 49-yard Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:11; Tied 10–10)
  • (1:57) BAY – Michael Turner 17-yard Rush, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:26; BAY 17–10)
  • (00:13) KSU – Garrett Oakley 9-yard pass from Avery Johnson, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:38; Tied 17–17)
Third quarter
  • (4:35) KSU – Jayce Brown 12-yard pass from Avery Johnson, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, 6:41; KSU 24–17)
  • (1:15) KSU – Dylan Edwards 5-yard rush, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 2:02; KSU 31–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:50) BAY – Bryson Washington 11-yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Sawyer Robertson PAT Rush (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:07; KSU 31–25)
  • (4:28) BAY – Jacob Redding 66-yard Interception from Avery Johnson, Connor Hawkins Kick (BAY 32-31)
  • (1:48) KSU – Luis Rodriguez 22-yard Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:35; KSU 34–32)
  • (00:31) BAY – Connor Hawkins 53-yard Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 1:10; BAY 35–34)
Statistics KSU BAY
First downs 30 25
Plays–yards 82–501 64–443
Rushes–yards 36–162 25–98
Passing yards 339 345
Passing: comp–att–int 29–45–1 25–39–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 37:47 22:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 29/45, 339 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Avery Johnson 10 carries, 72 yards, TD
Receiving Jayce Brown 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 25/39, 345 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Bryson Washington 9 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Michael Trigg 8 receptions, 155 yards

vs TCU

See also: 2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team
TCU Horned Frogs (4–1) vs Kansas State Wildcats (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Horned Frogs 0 7 71428
Wildcats 0 14 141341

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 51,316
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (5:35) TCU – Jeremy Payne 1-yard run, Nate McCashland kick (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 4:56; TCU 7–0)
  • (2:45) KSU – Garrett Oakley 32-yard pass from Avery Johnson, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:50; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:02) KSU – Wesley Fair 15-yard fumble recovery, Luis Rodriguez kick (Kansas State 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:28) KSU – Des Purnell 25-yard interception, Luis Rodriguez kick (Kansas State 21–7)
  • (3:57) KSU – Garrett Oakley 17-yard pass from Avery Johnson, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:00; Kansas State 28–7)
  • (2:06) TCU – Chase Curtis 2-yard pass from Josh Hoover, Nate McCashland kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:51; Kansas State 28–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:22) KSU – Jerand Bradley 12-yard pass from Avery Johnson, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:44; Kansas State 35–14)
  • (10:05) TCU – Eric McAlister 85-yard pass from Josh Hoover, Nate McCashland kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:17; Kansas State 35–21)
  • (4:34) KSU – Luis Rodriguez 19-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:49; Kansas State 38–21)
  • (2:06) KSU – Luis Rodriguez 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:09; Kansas State 41–21)
  • (0:26) TCU – Eric McAlister 37-yard pass from Josh Hoover, Nate McCashland kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:33; Kansas State 41–28)
Statistics TCU KSU
First downs 19 20
Plays–yards 69–448 71–343
Rushes–yards 22–72 45–145
Passing yards 376 198
Passing: comp–att–int 26–47–2 16–26–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 23:41 36:19
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing Josh Hoover 26/47, 376 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Kevorian Barnes 12 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Eric McAlister 4 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 16/26, 198 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Joe Jackson 27 carries, 110 yards
Receiving Garrett Oakley 4 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TD

at Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)

See also: 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team and Sunflower Showdown § Football
Kansas State Wildcats (3–4) at Kansas Jayhawks (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 21 0 14742
Jayhawks 7 7 3017

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 54°, Rain, Wind SE 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 41,525
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (TNT/TruTV): J.B. Long (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Coy Wire (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics KSU KU
First downs 18 17
Plays–yards 53-371 77-247
Rushes–yards 36-140 40-110
Passing yards 231 137
Passing: comp–att–int 11-17-0 18-37-2
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 27:20 32:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 11-17, 2 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Joe Jackson 20 ATT, 69 YDS, 0 TD
Receiving Jayce Brown 4 REC, 160 YDS, 1 TD
Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 17-35, 129 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jalon Daniels 17 ATT, 44 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Cam Pickett 6 REC, 40 YDS, 0 TD

vs No. 13 Texas Tech

See also: 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders (7–1) vs Kansas State Wildcats (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Red Raiders 0 12 171443
Wildcats 7 0 7620

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,111
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Alexa Landestoy (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • KSU – Avery Johnson 46-yard run (Luis Rodriguez kick), 7:39. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:53.

Second quarter

  • TTU – Stone Harrington 29-yard field goal, 6:31. Wildcats 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:32.
  • TTU – Cameron Dickey 1-yard run (kick failed), 3:45. Red Raiders 9–7. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:00.
  • TTU – Stone Harrington 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Red Raiders 12–7. Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 1:52.

Third quarter

  • TTU – J'Koby Williams 41-yard run (Stone Harrington kick), 12:54. Red Raiders 19–7. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:53.
  • KSU – Avery Johnson 18-yard run (Luis Rodriguez kick), 9:51. Red Raiders 19–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:03.
  • TTU – Stone Harrington 29-yard field goal, 6:35. Red Raiders 22–14. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:16.
  • TTU – Caleb Douglas 1-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 1:23. Red Raiders 29–14. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:07.

Fourth quarter

  • KSU – Garrett Oakley 9-yard pass from Avery Johnson (pass failed), 12:44. Red Raiders 29–20. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.
  • TTU – John Curry 10-yard fumble return (Stone Harrington kick), 4:52. Red Raiders 36–20.
  • TTU – Caleb Douglas 19-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 2:54. Red Raiders 43–20. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:34.
Statistics TTU KSU
First downs 18 11
Total yards 436 325
Rushing yards 187 126
Passing yards 249 199
Turnovers 2 5
Time of possession 33:24 26:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 21/32, 249 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing J'Koby Williams 17 rushes, 135 yards, TD
Receiving Caleb Douglas 8 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 16/33, 199 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Avery Johnson 15 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Garrett Oakley 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Kansas State Wildcats (4–5) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (1–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 7 0714
Cowboys 3 3 006

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SW at 17 mph (27 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 46,340
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:37) OKST – Logan Ward 47 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:49; OKST 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:55) OKST – Logan Ward 47 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:09; OKST 6–0)
  • (7:07) KSU – Jayce Brown 34 yard pass from Avery Johnson, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:28; KSU 7–6)
Third quarter
  • No Scoring Plays
Fourth quarter
  • (12:31) KSU – Joe Jackson 15 yard rush, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:05; KSU 14–6)
Statistics KSU OKST
First downs 14 23
Plays–yards 58–284 67–373
Rushes–yards 30–107 29–147
Passing yards 177 266
Passing: comp–att–int 15–28–1 25–38–3
Turnovers 1 5
Time of possession 29:27 30:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 15/28, 177 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Joe Jackson 14 carries, 69 yards, TD
Receiving Jayce Brown 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD
Oklahoma State Passing Zane Flores 24/36, 233 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Rodney Fields Jr. 14 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Terrill Davis 4 receptions, 55 yards

at No. 12 Utah

See also: 2025 Utah Utes football team
Kansas State Wildcats (5–5) at No. 12 Utah Utes (8–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 24 7947
No. 12 Utes 7 14 141651

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 47, Sunny, Wind NW 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 51,444
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics KSU UTAH
First downs 21 32
Plays–yards 65-574 84-551
Rushes–yards 42-472 50-292
Passing yards 102 259
Passing: comp–att–int 12-23-1 18-34-0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 30:56 29:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnon 12-23, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Joe Jackson 24 ATT, 293 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving Jaron Tibbs 6 REC, 45 YDS, 0 TD
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 18-33, 259 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Devon Dampier 14 ATT, 94 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving JJ Buchanan 2 REC, 74 YDS, 0 TD

vs Colorado (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Colorado–Kansas State football rivalry
Colorado Buffaloes (3-8) vs Kansas State Wildcats (5-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 0 7 0714
Wildcats 7 0 71024

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 32 °F (0 °C), Wind NW 16 mph
  • Game attendance: 49,549
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:40) KSU – Joe Jackson 4-yard run, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:13; Kansas State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (0:18) COL – Micah Welch 1-yard run, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 2:03; Tied 7–7)
Third quarter
  • (4:32) KSU – Joe Jackson 1-yard run, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:52; Kansas State 14–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:23) KSU – Luis Rodriguez 35-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 6:43; Kansas State 17–7)
  • (7:03) COL – Micah Welch 1-yard run, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:20; Kansas State 17–14)
  • (2:37) KSU – Joe Jackson 17-yard run, Luis Rodriguez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; Kansas State 24–14)
Statistics COLO KSU
First downs 18 16
Plays–yards 72-323 60-321
Rushes–yards 47-151 43-206
Passing yards 172 115
Passing: comp–att–int 14-25-1 10-17-0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 29:23 30:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Kaidon Salter 14-25, 172 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kaidon Salter 15 ATT, 63 YDS, 0 TD
Receiving Omarion Miller 8 REC, 121 YDS, 0 TD
Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 10-17, 115 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Joe Jackson 26 ATT, 142 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving Jaron Tibbs 4 REC, 55 YDS, 0 TD

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Kansas State Previous job
Chris Klieman Head coach 7th North Dakota State (HC)
Matt Wells OC/QB/AHC 2nd Oklahoma (Advisor to HC/O Analyst)
Van Malone AHC/DPGC/CB 7th Mississippi State (DA)
Joe Klanderman DC/S 7th North Dakota State (DB)
Brian Anderson RB 7th Illinois State (WR)
Brian Lepak OL 5th Southern (RGC/OL)
Matthew Middleton WR 3rd Kent State (WR/RC)
Steve Stanard LB 6th Syracuse (DE)
Mike Tuiasosopo DT 7th UTEP (DL)
Luke Wells TE 1st Bixby HS (OK) (assistant)
Buddy Wyatt DE 7th Kansas (senior analyst)
Trumain Carroll Strength/Cond. 5th Oklahoma State
Nate Kaczor STC/SATHC 2nd Washington Commanders (ST)
Matt Kardulis A-S 5th Virginia Tech (GA)
Drew Liddle A-OL 8th UTEP (TE/FB)
Sean Maguire A-QB 2nd Buffalo (DA/QC)
David Orloff OLB 5th Syracuse (GA)

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Roster

2025 roster

Quarterbacks

  • 2 Avery Johnson – Jr.
  • 7 Jacob Knuth – Jr.
  • 10 Dillon Duff – Fr.
  • 13 Blake Barnett – Fr.
  • 18 Hudson Hutcheson – Fr.

Running backs

  • 3 Dylan Edwards – Jr.
  • 4 Joe Jackson – So.
  • 22 Antonio Martin Jr. – Jr.
  • 23 DeVon Rice - Fr.
  • 24 JB Price - Fr.
  • 31 Monterrio Elston Jr. - Fr.

Wide receivers

  • 1 Jayce Brown – Jr.
  • 5 Jerand Bradley – Sr.
  • 6 Sterling Lockett – Jr.
  • 9 Jacques Spradley-Demps – Fr.
  • 12 Jaron Tibbs – Jr.
  • 14 Jemyri Davis – Jr.
  • 15 Callen Barta – Fr.
  • 17 Adonis Moise – Fr.
  • 19 Garrett Harstand – So.
  • 21 Bryce Noernberg – Fr.
  • 27 Ben Wheeler – Fr.
  • 82 Justin Stephens – Jr.
  • 84 Isaac Koch – Jr.
  • 85 Larry Porter IV – Fr.
  • 88 Caleb Medford – Sr.

Tight ends

  • 0 Linkon Cure – Fr.
  • 80 Will Anciaux – So.
  • 81 Andrew Metzger – So.
  • 83 Will Swanson – Sr.
  • 86 Garrett Oakley – Jr.
  • 87 Brayden Loftin – Jr.
  

Offensive line

  • 50 Brock Heath – Fr.
  • 53 Drake Bequeaith – Jr.
  • 54 JB Nelson – Sr.
  • 55 Kyle Rakers – Fr.
  • 56 Andrew Leingang – Sr.
  • 58 Will Kemna – Fr.
  • 59 George Fitzpatrick – Jr.
  • 64 Navarro Schunke – Fr.
  • 66 Michael Capria – Jr.
  • 68 Joe Vickers – So.
  • 69 Taylor Portier -Sr.
  • 70 Gus Hawkins – Fr.
  • 71 Dylan Villaroul – Fr.
  • 73 Kaedin Massey – Fr.
  • 74 Terrence Enos Jr. – Sr.
  • 75 Sam Hecht – Sr.
  • 77 Amos Talalele – So.
  • 78 John Pastore – Jr.
  • 79 Devin Vass – So.

Long snappers

  • 16 Mason Olguin – Sr.
  • 33 Andrew Johnson – So.

Defensive ends

  • 8 Chiddi Obiazor – So.
  • 15 Jayshawn Ross – Fr.
  • 39 Travis Bates – Jr.
  • 44 Tobi Osunsanmi – Jr.
  • 47 Cody Stufflebean – Sr.
  • 52 Ryan Davis – So.
  • 90 Brad Stanyer – Fr.
  • 91 Jordan Allen – So.
  • 92 Truman Griffith – Fr.

Defensive Tackles

  • 55 Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder – Jr.
  • 56 Damian Ilalio – Sr.
  • 75 Holden Bass – Fr.
  • 93 Asher Tomaszewski – So.
  • 95 Patrick Tackie – Jr.
  • 99 Uso Seumalo – Sr.
  

Linebackers

  • 20 Ralph Ortiz – Jr.
  • 23 Asa Newsom – So.
  • 26 Sawyer Schilke – Fr.
  • 28 Rex Van Wyhe – Jr.
  • 32 Desmond Purnell – Sr.
  • 34 Weston Polk – Fr.
  • 35 Gabe Powers – Jr.
  • 41 Ashton Moore – Fr.
  • 45 Austin Romaine – Jr.
  • 46 Darien Whitaker Jr. – Fr.
  • 48 Zach Wittenberg – Sr.
  • 49 Maguire Richman – Fr.
  • 57 Beau Palmer – Sr.

Cornerbacks

  •  0 Amarion Fortenberry – So.
  •  1 Jayden Rowe – Jr.
  •  5 Justice Clemons – Sr.
  •  9 Donovan McIntosh – So.
  • 12 Serious Stinyard – Fr.
  • 21 JoJo Scott – Fr.
  • 24 Martel Jackson – Fr.
  • 25 Zashon Rich – So.
  • 29 Kanijal Thomas – So.

Safties

  • 2 Colby McCalister – Jr.
  • 3 Gunner Maldonado – Sr.
  • 4 Daniel Cobbs – Jr.
  • 6 Qua Moss – Jr.
  • 7 VJ Payne – Sr.
  • 10 Logan Bartley – Fr.
  • 13 RJ Collins – Fr.
  • 14 Jet Dineen – Jr.
  • 17 Mikey Bergeron – So.
  • 18 Wesley Fair – So.
  • 22 Jace Adler – Fr.
  • 31 Dominic Mitchell – Fr.
  • 36 Jack Fabris – So.

Punters/kickers

  • 8 Simon McClannan – So.
  • 27 Cub Patton – Fr.
  • 30 Teagan Cobb – So.
  • 43 Luis Rodriguez - So.
  • 96 Leyton Simmering - Jr.


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Transfers

Outgoing transfers

Kansas State Outgoing transfers
Name Pos. College transferred to
Logan Cox OL Old Dominion
Trey Krause S Bryant
Jackson Voth WR Drake
Joe Hall III CB Northern Iowa
Andre Davis WR TBD
Jake Stonebraker LB Austin Peay
Kaden McMahan LB TBD
Brandon Sneh OL UAB
Noah King OL Colorado
Brock Woolf OL South Dakota
Zayden Martinez WR Central Oklahoma
Arrion Concepcion WR James Madison
Trae Davis WR Prairie View A&M
Keagan Johnson WR New Mexico
Nickendre Stiger S Old Dominion
Dante Thomas S Coastal Carolina
Alec Marenco LB Wake Forest
Donovan Rieman DE Louisiana Tech
Erwin Nash WR Northwest Missouri State
Carver Willis OL Washington
Tre Spivey III WR Arizona
Terry Kirksey Jr. LB UConn
Darell Jones CB Fort Hays State
Ta'Quan Roberson QB Buffalo
Justin Wolf TE Western Kentucky
Kam Sallis LB Jackson State
Jordan Dunbar CB Bowling Green
La'James White RB Abilene Christian

† Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2025 season.

Incoming transfers

Kansas State Incoming transfers
Name Pos. Previous school
Antonio Martin Jr. RB Louisiana–Monroe
Terrence Enos Jr. OL Pittsburgh
JB Nelson OL Penn State
George Fitzpatrick OL Ohio State
Jayshawn Ross DE Alabama
Amarion Fortenberry CB South Alabama
Ralph Ortiz LB West Florida
Gunner Maldonado S Arizona
Jayden Rowe CB Oklahoma
Qua Moss S West Georgia
Jerand Bradley WR Boston College
Caleb Medford WR New Mexico
Jaron Tibbs WR Purdue
Amos Talalele OL USC
Brandon Sneh OL Wagner
Gabe Powers LB Ohio State
Gabe Ervin Jr. OL Nebraska

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Notes

  1. ^ Although both Kansas State and Arizona are in the Big 12, this game does not count in the conference standings due to the game being scheduled before Arizona joined the Big 12.

References

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  2. ^ Wheeler, Wyatt D. (December 4, 2025). "Collin Klein named Kansas State football coach, replaces Chris Klieman". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  3. ^ Curtright, Austin (December 7, 2025). "Notre Dame football declines bowl invitation after CFB snub". USA Today. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  4. ^ Byers, Preston (December 7, 2025). "Kansas State football officially turns down bowl game invite". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Brockish, Ericka. "Kansas State 2025 football schedule: Everything we know so far". Jug of Snyder. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "2025 Kansas State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "2025 Coaching Staff". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  8. ^ "2025 Football Roster". Kansas State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  9. ^ "Kansas State Wildcats 2025 College Football Transfer Portal Latest Activity". 247Sports.
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