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American college football season
The 2023 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wildcats were led by Chris Klieman in his fifth year as their head coach.
They played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas .
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 berth in the Sugar Bowl , where they were defeated by the Alabama Crimson Tide , 45–20.
Big 12 preseason poll [ edit ] The Big 12 preseason poll was released on July 6. Kansas State was picked 2nd in the conference.
First place votes in parentheses.
Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Points
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
[ 1]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. No. 12 (FCS ) Southeast Missouri State * No. 16 ESPN+ W 45–052,066 September 9 11:00 a.m. Troy * No. 15 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 W 42–1351,940 September 16 11:00 a.m. at Missouri * No. 15 SECN L 27–3062,621 September 23 7:00 p.m. UCF Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 W 44–3151,912 6:30 p.m. at Oklahoma State ESPN L 21–2953,855 October 14 6:00 p.m. at Texas Tech FS1 W 38–2156,200 October 21 6:00 p.m. TCU Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS ESPN2 W 41–352,580 October 28 11:00 a.m. Houston Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS ESPN2 W 41–051,928 November 4 11:00 a.m. at No. 7 Texas No. 23 FOX L 30–33 OT 102,846 November 11 2:00 p.m. Baylor No. 25 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS ESPN+ W 59–2551,790 November 18 6:00 p.m. at No. 25 Kansas No. 21 FS1 W 31–2747,233 November 25 7:00 p.m. Iowa State No. 19 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry ) FOX L 35–4251,481 4:45 p.m. vs. No. 18 NC State * No. 25 ESPN W 28–1931,111
[ 2]
Southeast Missouri State [ edit ]
Game One – No. 12 (FCS) Southeast Missouri State at No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats
Quarter
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, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : • Temperature : 100 degrees, sunny, wind S at 9 mphGame attendance : 52,066Referee : Henry JohnsonTV 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] [ 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
Plays
Yards
TOP
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
1
2 3 4 Total
Troy
0
10 0 3
13
• No. 15 Kansas State
7
14 7 14
42
Sources: K-State Box Score [ 5] [ 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
Plays
Yards
TOP
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
Game Three – No. 15 Kansas State Wildcats (2–0) at Missouri Tigers (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter
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, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : • Temperature :Game attendance : 62,621TV 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
Game information
First Quarter Kansas State: D.J. Gidden 1-yard touchdown run (Chris Tennant kick), 11:34
UCF: Colton Boomer 29-yard field goal, 9:08
UCF: R.J. Harvey 27-yard touchdown pass from Timmy McClain (Colton Boomer kick), 1:47 Second Quarter Kansas State: D.J. Gidden 9-yard touchdown run (Chris Tennant kick), 12:19
Kansas State: D.J. Gidden 18-yard touchdown run (Chris Tennant kick), 6:20
UCF: Kobe Hudson 69-yard touchdown pass from Timmy McClain (Colton Boomer Kick), 3:19 Third Quarter UCF: Kobe Hudson 46-yard touchdown pass from Timmy McClain (Colton Boomer kick), 13:40
Kansas State: Chris Tennant 30-yard field goal, 9:33
Kansas State: Will Howard 2-yard touchdown run (Chris Tennant kick), 1:28 Fourth Quarter Kansas State: D.J. Gidden 3-yard touchdown run (PAT failed), 4:01
Kansas State: Will Howard 31-yard touchdown run (Chris Tennant kick), 2:01
UCF: R.J. Harvey 1-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer kick), 0:03
Win Probability Line Over/Under
Statistics
UCF
KSU
First downs
19
32
Total yards
407
536
Rushing yards
143
255
Passing yards
264
255
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
25:37
34:23
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UCF Passing
Timmy McClain 14-24, 264 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Johnny Richardson
6 carries, 76 yards
Receiving
Kobe Hudson 6 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD
Kansas State Passing
Will Howard
27-42, 255 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
D.J. Giddens
30 carries, 207 yards, 4 TD
Receiving
D.J. Giddens
8 receptions, 96 yards
Game Five – Kansas State Wildcats (3–1) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (2–2)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
7
8 6 21
Cowboys 10
10
6 3 29
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma
Date : Friday, October 6, 2023Game time : 6:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : • Temperature :Game attendance : 62,621TV 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
18
20
Total yards
372
412
Rushing yards
220
174
Passing yards
152
238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
15-32-3
20-36-0
Time of possession
25:18
34:42
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas State
Passing
Will Howard
15/34, 152 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Will Howard
10 carries, 104 yards, TD
Receiving
Phillip Brooks
3 receptions, 50 yards
Oklahoma State
Passing
Alan Bowman 19/35, 235 yards
Rushing
Ollie Gordon II 21 carries, 136 yards, TD
Receiving
Jaden Bray
4 receptions, 77 yards
Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats 10
7
14 7 38
Red Raiders
0
14
7 0 21
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
Game information
First quarter
KSU – Chris Tennant 47-yard field goal, 11:28. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:32.
KSU – Avery Johnson 2-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 2:54. Wildcats 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:15. Second quarter
TTU – Behren Morton 1-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 11:53. Wildcats 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:01.
KSU – Avery Johnson 5-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 1:20. Wildcats 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:44.
TTU – Tahj Brooks 2-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 0:23. Wildcats 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 0:54. Third quarter
TTU – Jerand Bradley 8-yard pass from Jake Strong (Gino Garcia kick), 7:31. Red Raiders 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 4:04.
KSU – Avery Johnson 30-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 2:24. Wildcats 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:07.
KSU – Avery Johnson 11-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 2:06. Wildcats 31–21. Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:04. Fourth quarter
KSU – Avery Johnson 3-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 4:58. Wildcats 38–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:59.
Top passers
KSU – Will Howard – 6/9, 86 yards
TTU – Jake Strong – 16/28, 173 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers
KSU – Treshaun Ward – 15 rushes, 118 yards
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 17 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers
KSU – Ben Sinnott – 6 receptions, 72 yards
TTU – Coy Eakin – 5 receptions, 102 yards
Starting quarterback Behren Morton exited the game at halftime with an undisclosed injury.[ 7] [ 8]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
0
0
0
0
0
Wildcats
7
21
7
6
41
1
2 3 4 OT Total
No. 23 Kansas State
0
7 7 16 0
30
• No. 7 Texas
10
7 10 3 3
33
Fox's Big Noon Kickoff show was on Texas's campus for the first time this season.[ 11]
102,846 is the 5th highest attendance for a game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to date
Pregame line
Over/under
Texas -3.5
50[ 12]
Statistics
Kansas State
Texas
First downs
20
18
Plays–yards
73–360
74–478
Rushes–yards
29–33
37–230
Passing yards
327
248
Passing: comp –att –int
26–41–1
19–37–2
Time of possession
27:52
32:08
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas State
Passing
Will Howard 26–42, 327 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Treshuan Ward
9 carries, 30 yards
Receiving
Jayce Brown
4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
Texas
Passing
Maalik Murphy 19–37, 248 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Jonathon Brooks 22 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Adonai Mitchell 8 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Kansas State
Texas
1st
08:36
3
47
01:13
Texas
Adonai Mitchell 37-yard touchdown reception from Maalik Murphy, Bert Auburn kick good
0
7
1st
01:06
9
79
03:58
Texas
32-yard field goal by Bert Auburn
0
10
2nd
11:34
4
63
02:37
Texas
CJ Baxter 54-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good
0
17
2nd
00:54
4
42
00:41
Kansas State
Phillip Brooks 6-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good
7
17
3rd
09:21
1
5
00:05
Texas
Jonathon Brooks 5-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good
7
24
3rd
04:13
7
41
03:07
Texas
49-yard field goal by Bert Auburn
7
27
3rd
00:00
8
75
04:13
Kansas State
Phillip Brooks 26-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good
14
27
4th
13:33
2
12
00:15
Kansas State
Keagan Johnson 12-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good
21
27
4th
12:37
1
32
00:07
Kansas State
Jayce Brown 32-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, 2-point run failed
27
27
4th
06:03
14
69
06:27
Texas
34-yard field goal by Bert Auburn
27
30
4th
00:01
10
33
01:17
Kansas State
45-yard field goal by Chris Tennant
30
30
OT
—
4
1
—
Texas
42-yard field goal by Bert Auburn
30
33
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
30
33
Favorite
Spread
Kansas State
–6.5
Game information
First quarter 13:44 KSU Will Howard 11 yard pass Ben Sinnott (Chris Tennant kick good) 5–75, 1:16 KSU 7–0
2:05 KU Devin Neal 36 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 11–82, 6:10 7–7 Second quarter 10:55 KU Devin Neal 9 yard run (Seth Keller kick blocked) 8–76, 4:28 KU 13–7
KSU Keenan Garber blocked extra point returned for a two point conversion KU 13–9
7:24 KSU Will Howard 11 pass to Keagan Johnson (Chris Tennant kick good) 8–75, 3:33 KSU 16–13
0:26 KU Cole Ballard 5 yard pass to Lawrence Arnold (Seth Keller kick good) 13–75, 7:00 KU 20–16 Third quarter 13:28 KU Devin Neal 2 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 3–65, 1:32 KU 27–16
6:35 KSU D. J. Giddens 1 yard run (Will Howard run good) 10–87, 4:01 KU 27–24 Fourth quarter 10:22 KSU Will Howard 15 yard run (Chris Tennant kick good) 6–55, 3:01 KSU 31–27
Statistics
KSU
KU
First downs
20
19
Plays–yards
61–331
57–396
Rushes–yards
37–166
41–234
Passing yards
165
162
Passing: comp –att –int
13–24–1
11–16–2
Time of possession
26:40
33:20
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas State
Passing
Will Howard
13/24 165 yards 2 TDs 1 INT
Rushing
D. J. Giddens
21 carries 102 yards 1 TD
Receiving
Jayce Brown
4 receptions 96 yards
Kansas
Passing
Cole Ballard
11/16 162 yards 1 TD 2 INTs
Rushing
Devin Neal 18 carries 138 yards 3 TD
Receiving
Mason Fairchild 1 reception 59 yards
In the first matchup in Sunflower Showdown with both teams ranked in 28 years, the teams traded scores early in the game. In the beginning of the second half, Kansas took an 11 point lead. K-State would come back to win the game. It was the 15th straight loss for KU in the rivalry. The loss also officially eliminated Kansas' slim hopes to play in the Big 12 championship game.
Iowa State Cyclones [ edit ]
Iowa State Cyclones (6–5) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (8–3)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Iowa State
7
7
14 14 42
Kansas State
6
14
8 7 35
at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Date : Saturday, November 25, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : snow; NW 2 MPH • Temperature : 26°FGame attendance : 51,481Referee : Derek AndersonTV announcers (FOX ) : Tim Brando , Spencer Tillman , Josh SimsPregame line : KSU -9.5; O/U 45.5
Game information
First Quarter (14:42) ISU - Sama,Abu 71 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:11; ISU 7–0 )
(8:17) KSU - Tennant,Chris 23 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:36; ISU 7–3 )
(0:16) KSU - Tennant,Chris 22 yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:29; ISU 7–6 ) Second Quarter (14:47) ISU - Sama,Abu 77 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:27; ISU 14–6 )
(8:55) KSU - Giddens,DJ 1 yd run (Tennant,Chris kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:44; ISU 14–13 )
(0:15) KSU - Sinnott,Ben 15 yd pass from Howard,Will (Tennant,Chris kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 0:49; KSU 20–14 ) Third Quarter (10:37) ISU - Noel,Jaylin 79 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 82 yards, 0:48; ISU 21–20 )
(6:36) KSU - Howard,Will 5 yd run (Brooks,Phillip pass) (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:55; KSU 28–21 )
(4:53) ISU - Sama,Abu 60 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:37; Tied 28–28 ) Fourth Quarter (14:49) KSU - Ward,Treshaun 2 yd run (Tennant,Chris kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; KSU 35–28 )
(12:31) ISU - Higgins,Jayden 33 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:10; Tied 35–35 )
(8:04) ISU - Noel,Jaylin 82 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 2:03; ISU 42–35 )
Statistics
ISU
KSU
First downs
10
32
Total yards
488
497
Rushes/yards
23/258
54/209
Passing yards
230
288
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
8–12–0
24–48–1
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
17:48
42:12
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
ISU Passing
Rocco Becht 8–12, 230 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing
Abu Sama III 16 CAR, 276 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving
Jaylin Noel 3 REC, 160 YDS, 2 TD
KSU Passing
Will Howard 24–48, 288 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
DJ Giddens 31 CAR, 114 YDS, TD
Receiving
Ben Sinnott 10 REC, 136 YDS, TD
2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 18 Wolfpack
0
10
9 0 19
No. 25 Wildcats 7
14
0 7 28
at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida
Date : Thursday, December 28th, 2023Game time : 5:45 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind : 7 mph (11 km/h) WGame attendance : 31,111Referee : Larry SmithTV announcers (ESPN ) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)Box score • Pregame line : KSU -3.5; O/U 47.5
Game information
First quarter (12:35) KSU – DJ Giddens 37 yard pass from Avery Johnson , Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Kansas State 7–0 ) Second quarter (7:29) KSU – DJ Giddens 4 yard run, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:49; Kansas State 14–0 )
(3:22) NCSU – Brennan Armstrong 31 yard run, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:07; Kansas State 14–7 )
(0:55) KSU – Avery Johnson 19 yard run, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; Kansas State 21–7 )
(0:00) NCSU – Brayden Narveson 26 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 0:00; Kansas State 21–10 ) Third quarter (12:51) NCSU – Brayden Narveson 49 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:09; Kansas State 21–13 )
(1:50) NCSU – Trent Pennix 60 yard run, two point pass conversion failed (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:03; Kansas State 21–19 ) Fourth quarter (2:48) KSU – Jayce Brown 11 yard pass from Avery Johnson, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:24; Kansas State 28–19 )
Statistics
No. 18 NC State
No. 25 Kansas State
First downs
17
22
Total yards
62–399
71–435
Rushes/yards
33–235
40–257
Passing yards
164
178
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
14–29–1
14–31–0
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
29:06
30:54
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 18 NC State Passing
Brennan Armstrong 14/28, 164 yards, INT
Rushing
Brennan Armstrong
17 carries, 121 yards, TD
Receiving
Kevin Concepcion 7 receptions, 72 yards
No. 25 Kansas State Passing
Avery Johnson 14/31, 178 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
DJ Giddens 28 carries, 151 yards, TD
Receiving
Jayce Brown
5 receptions, 52 yards, TD
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