2022 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 Championship, W 31–28OT vs. TCU
Sugar Bowl, L 20–45 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record10–4 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCollin Klein (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Klanderman (3rd season)
Home stadiumBill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 TCU y^   9 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 25 Texas   6 – 3     8 – 5  
Texas Tech   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Oklahoma State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Baylor   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Oklahoma   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Kansas   3 – 6     6 – 7  
West Virginia   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Iowa State   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Klieman.

The Wildcats improved on their 8–5 performance the previous year by virtue of defeating in-state rival Kansas 47–27 on November 26. The following week, the Wildcats defeated 3rd-ranked TCU in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game, securing their first conference title since 2012 and seventh overall.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[1] Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE Jr.
Maxwell Award Deuce Vaughn RB Jr.
Bednarik Award Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE Jr.
Doak Walker Award Deuce Vaughn RB Jr.
Jim Thorpe Award JuJu Brents CB Sr.
Outland Trophy Cooper Beebe OL Jr.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE Jr.
Wuerffel Trophy Will Howard QB Jr.
Walter Camp Award Deuce Vaughn RB Jr.
Rotary Lombardi Award Felix Anudike-Uzomah

Cooper Beebe

DE

OL

Jr.

Jr.

Patrick Mannelly Award Randen Plattner LS Sr.
Paul Hornung Award Malik Knowles WR Sr.
Ray Guy Award Ty Zentner P/K Sr.

Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.[2]

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Baylor (17) 365
2 Oklahoma (12) 354
3 Oklahoma State (9) 342
4 Texas (2) 289
5 Kansas State 261
6 Iowa State (1) 180
7 TCU 149
8 West Virginia 147
9 Texas Tech 119
10 Kansas 48

Preseason Big-12 awards

2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
Player No. Position Class Source
Felix Anudike-Uzomah 91 DL Junior [3]
Position Player Class
Offense
RB Deuce Vaughn Junior
OL Cooper Beebe Junior
PK/KR Malik Knowles Senior
Defense
DL Felix Anudike-Uzomah Junior
LB Daniel Green Senior
DB JuJu Brents Senior

Source:[4]

Schedule

Kansas State and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021.[5][6]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.South Dakota*
ESPN+W 34–050,469
September 1011:00 a.m.Missouri*
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ESPN2W 40–1251,806
September 172:00 p.m.Tulane*
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ESPN+L 10–1750,887
September 247:00 p.m.at No. 6 Oklahoma
FOXW 41–3484,376
October 111:00 a.m.Texas TechNo. 25
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ESPN+W 37–2850,782
October 86:30 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 20
ESPNUW 10–960,561
October 227:00 p.m.at No. 8 TCUNo. 17
FS1L 28–3847,881
October 292:30 p.m.No. 9 Oklahoma StateNo. 22
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FOXW 48–051,133
November 56:00 p.m.No. 24 TexasNo. 13
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FS1L 27–3451,216
November 126:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 19
FS1W 31–347,686
November 191:00 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 15
ESPN+W 48–3137,055
November 267:00 p.m.KansasNo. 12
FOXW 47–2751,861
December 311:00 a.m.vs. No. 3 TCUNo. 10
ABCW 31–28 OT69,335
December 3111:00 a.m.vs. No. 5 Alabama*No. 9
ESPNL 20–4560,437

Game summaries

South Dakota

See also: 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team
1 234Total
South Dakota 0 000 0
• Kansas State 20 770 34
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, (Manhattan, KS)
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 50,469
  • Game weather: 88 degrees, sunny, wind N at 10mph
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst), Tori Petry (reporter)
  • Sources: ESPN Box Score[7] K-State Box Score [8]
Pregame line Over/under
K-State −27.0 50.5
Statistics South Dakota Kansas State
First downs 13 19
Total yards 270 392
Rushes/yards 35/131 45/297
Passing yards 139 95
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–34–1 15–19–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 27:41 32:19
Penalties−yards 9−75 4−34
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Carson Camp 18/34, 139 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing Shomari Lawrence 14 CAR, 84 YDS, 17 Long
Receiving Jack Martens 2 REC, 35 YDS, 22 Long
Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 11/15, 53 YDS
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 18 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TD, 39 Long
Receiving Will Swanson 2 REC, 23 YDS, 18 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP USD KSU
1st 14:30 1 75 0:10 KSU Malik Knowles 75-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 7
1st 8:14 KSU Punt returned 17 yards for touchdown by Desmond Purnell, Chris Tennant kick good 0 14
1st 0:49 5 63 1:28 KSU Deuce Vaughn 39-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick failed 0 20
2nd 5:49 8 78 3:28 KSU Adrian Martinez 6-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 27
3rd 8:43 11 63 4:55 KSU DJ Giddens 12-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. USD 0 KSU 34

Kansas State's season opener produced an official 50,469 fans and its first sellout crowd since 2019. Kansas State did hold back a number of players on injured reserve, including linebackers Will Honas and Shawn Robinson, as well as safeties Josh Hayes and TJ Smith. Highlights included the Wildcats blocking a punt and running it in for a touchdown, what was called an "impressive" ground game, and Malik Knowles scored the earliest touchdown in school history just ten seconds into the game. Kansas State won the game 34-0. Coach Chris Klieman said about the shutout, “It’s really rare in college football so we are all really excited about it.” [9]

Missouri

See also: 2022 Missouri Tigers football team
1 234Total
Missouri 3 036 12
• Kansas State 7 13614 40
  • Sources: ESPN Box Score[10] Team Stats[11] K-State Box Score [12]
Pregame line Over/under
K-State −7.0 52.5
Statistics Missouri Kansas State
First downs 14 18
Total yards 222 336
Rushes/yards 35/94 43/235
Passing yards 128 101
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–31–4 9–20–0
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 27:59 32:01
Penalties−yards 8−46 8−68
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing Brady Cook 15/27, 128 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing Brady Cook 13 CAR, 56 YDS, 11 Long
Receiving Dominic Lovett 3 REC, 66 YDS, 39 Long
Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 9/20, 101 YDS
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 24 CAR, 145 YDS, 2 TD, 29 Long
Receiving Phillip Brooks 3 REC, 57 yards, 28 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MIZ KSU
1st 9:20 11 44 5:40 MIZ 49-yard field goal by Harrison Mevis 3 0
1st 4:16 11 75 4:58 KSU Deuce Vaughn 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 3 7
2nd 13:29 10 49 4:22 KSU Adrian Martinez 16-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 3 14
2nd 6:42 KSU Punt returned 76 yards for touchdown by Phillip Brooks, Chris Tennant kick blocked 3 20
3rd 10:17 8 54 2:16 MIZ 44-yard field goal by Harrison Mevis 6 20
3rd 6:58 6 16 2:22 KSU 35-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 6 23
3rd 0:35 4 0 1:20 KSU 37-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 6 26
4th 12:52 4 59 2:02 KSU Deuce Vaughn 24-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 6 33
4th 2:33 10 63 6:46 KSU DJ Giddens 28-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 6 40
4th 0:00 6 20 1:10 MIZ Cody Schrader 1-yard touchdown run, kick is no attempt/End of Game 12 40
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. MIZ 12 KSU 40

Kansas State and Mizzou have a history of 97 previous football games, but when Mizzou left the Big 12 conference to join the SEC, they ceased playing each other. Kansas State won that last meeting in 2011 with a final score of 24-17 in Manhattan, but Missouri leads the overall series 60-32-5.[13]

Game Time arrived but a weather delay at the beginning and one hour-long delay later in the middle of the game slowed the action. The game started with light rain which grew to more storms. Through the weather, Missouri scored first with a field goal in the first quarter, but following a Kansas State touchdown on the next series, the Wildcats led the rest of the game.[14]

Kansas State highlights included a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown by Phillip Brooks, just two plays after play resumed from the second weather delay.[14] Credit was also given to Kansas State's defense and their ability to overwhelm the Missouri offensive line leading to pressure on Missouri's passing offense.[15]

The Missouri Defense held Kansas State to 89 yards rushing and 14 points in the first half. Missouri did finally score a touchdown on the last play of the game, but it was far from enough.[15] Kansas State won 40-12 for the first meeting of the program since 2011.[14]

Tulane

See also: 2022 Tulane Green Wave football team
1 234Total
• Tulane 7 037 17
Kansas State 0 1000 10
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[16]
Pregame line Over/under
K-State −13.5 49.0
Statistics Tulane Kansas State
First downs 18 15
Total yards 336 336
Rushes/yards 40/160 42/186
Passing yards 176 150
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–26–2 21–31–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 28:17 31:43
Penalties−yards 3−25 5−23
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 13/26, 176 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Michael Pratt 13 CAR, 87 YDS, 24 Long
Receiving Duece Watts 3 REC, 60 YDS, 23 Long
Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 21/31, 150 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 20 CAR, 81 YDS, 26 Long
Receiving Malik Knowles 5 REC, 52 YDS, 19 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TUL KSU
1st 3:13 9 91 3:32 TUL Tyjae Spears 1-yard touchdown run, Kriston Esnard kick good 7 0
2nd 2:43 8 75 3:23 KSU Kade Warner 21-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 7 7
2nd 0:00 6 19 0:28 KSU 22-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 7 10
3rd 8:51 7 53 3:20 TUL 30-yard field goal by Kriston Esnard 10 10
4th 4:27 5 52 2:11 TUL Tyrick James 4-yard touchdown reception from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick good 17 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TUL 17 KSU 10

Kansas State was a heavy favorite coming into the game and was stunned at home in losing to Tulane, 17-10. The offense gained just 336 yards while going 2 of 15 on third downs and 1 of 5 on fourth downs.

[17]

No. 6 Oklahoma

See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1 234Total
• Kansas State 14 10314 41
No. 6 Oklahoma 7 10314 34
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[18]
Pregame line Over/under
Oklahoma −13.5 53.0
Statistics Kansas State Oklahoma
First downs 28 26
Total yards 509 550
Rushes/yards 49/275 34/220
Passing yards 234 330
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–34–0 26–39–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 35:04 24:56
Penalties−yards 6−37 11−87
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 21/34, 234 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing Adrian Martinez 21 CAR, 148 YDS, 4 TD, 55 Long
Receiving Ben Sinnott 4 REC, 80 YDS, 27 Long
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 26/39, 330 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing Eric Gray 16 CAR, 114 YDS, 25 Long
Receiving Marvin Mims 4 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD, 50 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP KSU OU
1st 9:57 12 75 5:03 KSU Adrian Martinez 6-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 7 0
1st 5:37 7 80 3:11 KSU Malik Knowles 6-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 14 0
1st 2:32 3 70 0:52 OU Theo Wease 56-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 14 7
2nd 12:24 4 63 1:09 OU Marvin Mims 50-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 14 14
2nd 6:15 11 42 5:59 KSU Adrian Matinez 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 21 14
2nd 2:47 8 51 3:28 OU 41-yard field goal by Zach Schmit 21 17
2nd 0:00 10 70 2:47 KSU 23-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 24 17
3rd 11:42 8 48 3:18 OU 44-yard field goal by Zach Schmit 24 20
3rd 3:24 11 69 3:53 KSU 29-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 27 20
4th 8:00 8 80 3:45 KSU Adrian Martinez 15-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 34 20
4th 4:36 9 75 3:24 OU Brayden Willis 1-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 34 27
4th 1:58 7 75 2:38 KSU Adrian Martinez 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 41 27
4th 0:35 12 75 1:23 OU Brayden Willis 10-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 41 34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 41 OU 34

Coming into the game as two-touchdown underdogs, K-State looked to rebound in a big way from a frustrating loss the week before against Tulane. The Wildcats jumped out to an excellent start, taking a 14-0 lead less than ten minutes into the contest on an Adrian Martinez touchdown run, followed by a TD pass to Malik Knowles.

Oklahoma, though, rallied with consecutive quick-strike touchdown drives (both scoring plays were over 50 yards) to tie the game at 14 each early in the second quarter. K-State, however, received a 58-yard kick return from Knowles to set up a short field, which Martinez converted into his second touchdown run, putting K-State back up 21-14. The Wildcats led the rest of the game from that point.

After both teams traded field goals to go into halftime with K-State ahead 24-17, the two squads again traded field goals as the only scores of the third quarter. In the fourth, K-State finally found the end zone again as Martinez scampered in from 15 yards out to put K-State ahead 34-20 with eight minutes to play. Oklahoma answered with a TD march to cut the deficit back to a touchdown, but K-State had the decisive answer.

Facing 3rd-and-16, Martinez scrambled for 55 yards down to the Oklahoma 4 yard line. Two plays later, he scored from a yard out for his fourth rushing touchdown of the night with 1:58 left to put K-State ahead 41-27. Oklahoma drove downfield and scored with 35 seconds left, but K-State recovered an onside kick to secure the win.

Martinez finished the night with 148 yards on the ground, the most by a K-State QB since 2016. Deuce Vaughn added 115 yards on the ground as well as K-State had two 100-yard rushers for the first time since the 2017 Cactus Bowl. K-State also defeated Oklahoma for the third time in four seasons. Postgame, Martinez said, "It's without a doubt my favorite game of all time."[19]

Texas Tech

See also: 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
1 234Total
Texas Tech 0 10108 28
• No. 25 Kansas State 13 0717 37
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[20]
Pregame line Over/under
K-State −7.5 56.0
Statistics Texas Tech Kansas State
First downs 26 15
Total yards 473 459
Rushes/yards 34/114 39/343
Passing yards 359 116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34–48–2 12–19–0
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 32:26 27:34
Penalties−yards 5−40 5−47
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Tech Passing Donovan Smith 34/48, 359 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Sarodorick Thompson 6 CAR, 55 YDS, 23 Long
Receiving Xavier White 9 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD, 26 Long
Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 12/19, 116 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing Adrian Martinez 12 CAR, 171 YDS, 3 TD, 69 Long
Receiving Kade Warner 3 REC, 47 YDS, 20 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TTU KSU
1st 14:20 2 75 0:40 KSU Adrian Martinez 18-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 7
1st 4:57 14 72 6:19 KSU 29-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 0 10
1st 0:24 6 25 3:01 KSU 26-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 0 13
2nd 1:24 9 86 4:38 TTU Nehemiah Martinez 6-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Trey Wolff kick good 7 13
2nd 0:00 4 37 0:32 TTU 51-yard field goal by Trey Wolff 10 13
3rd 7:14 8 46 2:42 TTU 39-yard field goal by Trey Wolff 13 13
3rd 6:04 2 77 1:03 KSU Phillip Brooks 18-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 13 20
3rd 3:08 7 75 2:56 TTU Xavier White 12-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Trey Wolff kick good 20 20
4th 13:34 3 76 1:16 KSU Adrian Martinez 69-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 20 27
4th 9:07 6 26 2:36 KSU 32-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 20 30
4th 5:54 4 27 2:33 KSU Adrian Martinez 12-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 20 37
4th 2:23 13 75 3:31 TTU Donovan Smith 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion successful, Mason Tharp reception from Donovan Smith 28 37
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TTU 28 KSU 37

Iowa State

See also: 2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry
Farmageddon
1 234Total
• No. 20 Kansas State 7 003 10
Iowa State 3 330 9
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[21]
Pregame line Over/under
K-State −1.5 45.0
Statistics Kansas State Iowa State
First downs 16 13
Total yards 388 276
Rushes/yards 38/131 24/78
Passing yards 257 198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–20–0 22–38–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 30:22 29:38
Penalties−yards 3−25 5−40
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 12/19, 246 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing Adrian Martinez 19 CAR, 77 YDS, 19 Long
Receiving Phillip Brooks 4 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD, 81 Long
Iowa State Passing Hunter Dekkers 22/38, 198 YDS
Rushing Jirehl Brock 13 CAR, 33 YDS, 6 Long
Receiving Xavier Hutchinson 8 REC, 100 YDS, 38 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP KSU ISU
1st 12:23 3 86 0:54 KSU Phillip Brooks 81-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 7 0
1st 9:22 8 74 2:54 ISU 35-yard field goal by Jace Gilbert 7 3
2nd 14:47 16 69 7:43 ISU 44-yard field goal by Jace Gilbert 7 6
3rd 0:48 12 55 5:27 ISU 43-yard field goal by Jace Gilbert 7 9
4th 7:14 10 45 5:03 KSU 30-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 10 9
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 10 ISU 9

No. 8 TCU

See also: 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team
1 234Total
No. 17 Kansas State 7 2100 28
• No. 8 TCU 10 7147 38
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[22]
Pregame line Over/under
TCU −3.5 54.5
Statistics Kansas State TCU
First downs 15 26
Total yards 390 495
Rushes/yards 30/158 56/215
Passing yards 232 280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–23–2 17–26–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 21:55 38:05
Penalties−yards 4−35 3−30
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Will Howard 13/20, 225 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 12 CAR, 83 YDS, 1 TD, 47 Long
Receiving Malik Knowles 4 REC, 69 YDS, 37 Long
TCU Passing Max Duggan 17/26, 280 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing Kendre Miller 29 CAR, 153 YDS, 2 TD, 48 Long
Receiving Quentin Johnston 4 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD, 55 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP KSU TCU
1st 10:42 6 83 2:32 TCU Derius Davis 65-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 0 7
1st 9:08 4 74 1:28 KSU Kade Warner 28-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 7 7
1st 4:49 11 48 4:12 TCU 43-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 7 10
2nd 14:56 10 75 4:53 KSU Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 14 10
2nd 10:44 4 55 0:56 KSU Sammy Wheeler 9-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 21 10
2nd 8:09 4 68 1:35 KSU Deuce Vaughn 47-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 28 10
2nd 0:20 10 91 3:12 TCU Jared Wiley 4-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 28 17
3rd 8:12 13 77 6:39 TCU Kendre Miller 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 28 24
3rd 3:45 4 74 1:25 TCU Quentin Johnston 55-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 28 31
4th 12:14 4 30 1:41 TCU Kendre Miller 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 28 38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 28 TCU 38

No. 9 Oklahoma State

See also: 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
1 234Total
No. 9 Oklahoma State 0 000 0
• No. 22 Kansas State 14 21310 48
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[23]
Pregame line Over/under
K−State −2.0 57.5
Statistics Oklahoma State Kansas State
First downs 14 21
Total yards 217 495
Rushes/yards 30/54 37/199
Passing yards 163 296
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–33–2 21–37–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 24:31 35:29
Penalties−yards 4−35 7−60
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 13/26, 147 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing Gunnar Gundy 5 CAR, 27 YDS, 22 Long
Receiving Brennan Presley 2 REC, 49 YDS, 29 Long
Kansas State Passing Will Howard 21/37, 296 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 22 CAR, 158 YDS, 1 TD, 62 Long
Receiving Malik Knowles 8 REC, 113 YDS, 28 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP OSU KSU
1st 11:02 9 77 3:53 KSU Kade Warner 38-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 7
1st 8:15 2 62 0:16 KSU Deuce Vaughn 62-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 14
2nd 11:17 7 83 3:32 KSU Phillip Brooks 31-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 21
2nd 9:06 3 43 1:24 KSU Kade Warner 41-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 28
2nd 0:07 14 77 6:35 KSU Deuce Vaughn 1-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 35
3rd 4:51 10 55 4:22 KSU 23-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 0 38
4th 13:17 10 46 3:56 KSU 29-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 0 41
4th 5:43 4 19 2:33 KSU DJ Giddens 9-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 48
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. OSU 0 KSU 48

No. 24 Texas

See also: 2022 Texas Longhorns football team
1 234Total
• No. 24 Texas 14 1703 34
No. 13 Kansas State 7 3710 27
Pregame line Over/under
Texas -3.0 54.5
Statistics Texas Kansas State
First downs 22 25
Total yards 466 468
Rushes/yards 40/269 35/139
Passing yards 197 329
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–0 24–36–1
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 27:27 32:33
Penalties−yards 7−49 9−85
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 18–31, 197 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Bijan Robinson 30 carries, 209 yards, 1 TD, 68 Long
Receiving Ja'Tavion Sanders 5 receptions, 54 yards, 18 Long
Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 24–36, 329 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 19 carries, 73 yards, 11 Long
Receiving Malik Knowles 3 receptions, 93 yards, 62 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TEX KSU
1st 12:30 8 75 2:30 TEX Bijan Robinson 36-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 0
1st 8:41 7 65 3:42 KSU Deuce Vaughn 28-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Ty Zentner kick good 7 7
1st 5:20 8 75 3:21 TEX Roschon Johnson 9-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 14 7
2nd 13:40 16 84 6:33 KSU 22-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 14 10
2nd 10:24 8 75 3:16 TEX Xavier Worthy 13-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 21 10
2nd 1:35 7 74 2:02 TEX 28-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 24 10
2nd 0:13 7 27 0:54 TEX Xavier Worthy 3-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 31 10
3rd 8:37 4 24 1:57 KSU Adrian Martinez 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 31 17
4th 14:54 4 71 1:03 KSU Kade Warner 25-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Ty Zentner kick good 31 24
4th 10:29 11 64 4:25 TEX 29-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 34 24
4th 4:26 13 65 6:03 KSU 28-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 34 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TEX 34 KSU 27

Baylor

See also: 2022 Baylor Bears football team
1 234Total
• No. 19 Kansas State 0 1777 31
Baylor 0 300 3
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[25]
Pregame line Over/under
Baylor −3.0 52.0
Statistics Kansas State Baylor
First downs 30 17
Total yards 405 306
Rushes/yards 44/184 23/103
Passing yards 221 203
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–35–0 22–38–2
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 37:37 22:23
Penalties−yards 4−23 6−51
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Will Howard 19/27, 196 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 25 CAR, 106 YDS, 18 Long
Receiving Ben Sinnott 7 REC, 89 YDS, 2 TD, 23 Long
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 22/38, 203 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing Richard Reese 9 CAR, 54 YDS, 14 Long
Receiving Josh Cameron 6 REC, 83 YDS, 25 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP KSU BU
2nd 14:20 12 97 5:04 KSU Ben Sinnott 15-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 7 0
2nd 5:57 12 47 5:23 KSU 47-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 10 0
2nd 2:09 7 66 2:45 KSU Deuce Vaughn 20-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 17 0
2nd 0:00 11 56 2:09 BU 37-yard field goal by John Mayers 17 3
3rd 1:53 12 80 4:57 KSU Ben Sinnott 19-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 24 3
4th 14:06 5 20 1:21 KSU DJ Giddens 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 31 3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 31 BU 3

West Virginia

See also: 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
1 234Total
• No. 15 Kansas State 28 1307 48
West Virginia 19 606 31
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[26]
Pregame line Over/under
K−State −8.0 54.5
Statistics Kansas State West Virginia
First downs 21 21
Total yards 437 369
Rushes/yards 42/143 34/153
Passing yards 294 216
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-27-1 16-28-2
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 31:37 28:23
Penalties−yards 3−30 8−46
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Will Howard 19/27, 294 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing DJ Giddens 12 CAR, 78 YDS, 1 TD, 49 Long
Receiving Malik Knowles 6 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TD, 43 Long
West Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 15/27, 204 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jaylen Anderson 7 CAR, 69 YDS, 23 Long
Receiving Sam James 3 REC, 102 YDS, 3 TD, 71 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP KSU WVU
1st 12:52 5 69 2:00 KSU Deuce Vaughn 15-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 7 0
1st 11:51 KSU Interception returned 37 yards for touchdown by Cincere Mason, Ty Zentner kick good 14 0
1st 8:26 8 75 3:25 WVU Sam James 26-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, Casey Legg kick good 14 7
1st 6:41 WVU Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Malachi Ruffin, Casey Legg kick failed 14 13
1st 5:12 3 68 1:22 KSU DJ Giddens 49-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 21 13
1st 2:17 4 34 1:14 KSU Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 28 13
1st 1:22 2 81 0:48 WVU Sam James 71-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, Casey Legg kick failed 28 19
2nd 13:28 6 60 2:47 KSU Ben Sinnott 15-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 35 19
2nd 6:55 11 87 6:26 WVU Sam James 5-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, 2-point conversion failed, Garrett Greene run 35 25
2nd 1:46 12 37 5:09 KSU 46-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 38 25
2nd 0:01 6 30 1:19 KSU 53-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 41 25
4th 12:24 3 40 1:04 KSU Malik Knowles 43-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 48 25
4th 9:30 8 75 2:54 WVU Garrett Greene 13-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion failed, Garrett Greene pass 48 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 48 WVU 31

Kansas

See also: 2022 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Kansas–Kansas State football rivalry, and Sunflower Showdown
Sunflower Showdown
1 234Total
Kansas 7 1406 27
• No. 12 Kansas State 23 7710 47
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[27]
Pregame line Over/under
K−State −12.0 62.0
Statistics Kansas Kansas State
First downs 20 20
Total yards 307 443
Rushes/yards 30/127 42/230
Passing yards 180 213
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–33–0 11–21–0
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 31:00 29:00
Penalties−yards 5−25 6−54
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 20/32, 168 YDS
Rushing Devin Neal 16 CAR, 59 YDS, 2 TD, 11 Long
Receiving Luke Grimm 3 REC, 48 YDS, 33 Long
Kansas State Passing Will Howard 11/21, 213 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 25 CAR, 147 YDS, 1 TD, 32 Long
Receiving Deuce Vaughn 2 REC, 82 YDS, 80 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP KU KSU
1st 13:05 1 5 0:05 KSU Malik Knowles 5-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 7
1st 7:49 9 75 5:16 KU Torry Locklin 12-yard touchdown run, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 7 7
1st 5:06 7 75 2:43 KSU Sammy Wheeler 42-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 7 14
1st 4:11 KSU Team Safety 7 16
1st 1:37 9 61 2:28 KSU Malik Knowles 4-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 7 23
2nd 11:56 11 75 4:41 KU Devin Neal 3-yard touchdown run, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 14 23
2nd 9:09 5 92 2:42 KSU Phillip Brooks 14-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 14 30
2nd 4:57 7 75 4:12 KU Devin Neal 3-yard touchdown run, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 21 30
3rd 6:59 8 38 4:15 KSU Deuce Vaughn 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 21 37
4th 13:39 16 75 8:20 KU Jalon Daniels 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion failed, Jalon Daniels pass 27 37
4th 11:00 6 22 2:28 KSU 27-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 27 40
4th 4:30 8 85 4:44 KSU DJ Giddens 5-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 27 47
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KU 27 KSU 47

No. 3 TCU

See also: 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team, 2022 Big 12 Championship Game, and Big 12 Championship Game
Big 12 Championship Game
1 234OTTotal
• No. 10 Kansas State 7 7773 31
No. 3 TCU 7 37110 28
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[28]
Pregame line Over/under
K−State −1.0 60.5
Statistics Kansas State TCU
First downs 20 18
Total yards 404 469
Rushes/yards 44/205 37/218
Passing yards 199 251
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–32–0 18–36–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 32:00 28:00
Penalties−yards 4−40 4−45
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Will Howard 18/32, 199 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 26 CAR, 130 YDS, 1 TD, 44 Long
Receiving Phillip Brooks 6 REC, 48 yards, 15 Long
TCU Passing Max Duggan 18/36, 251 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Max Duggan 15 CAR, 110 YDS, 1 TD, 40 Long
Receiving Quentin Johnston 4 REC, 139 YDS, 53 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP KSU TCU
1st 5:00 13 92 6:57 TCU Taye Barber 1-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 0 7
1st 0:15 6 63 2:15 KSU Ben Sinnott 6-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 7 7
2nd 10:16 3 59 0:49 KSU Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 14 7
2nd 0:29 8 56 1:40 TCU 42-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 14 10
3rd 12:19 4 62 1:35 KSU RJ Garcia II 25-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 21 10
3rd 9:09 3 30 1:11 TCU Kendre Miller 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 21 17
4th 11:27 6 80 3:28 KSU Deuce Vaughn 44-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 28 17
4th 7:34 10 51 3:53 TCU 42-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 28 20
4th 1:51 8 80 2:56 TCU Max Duggan 8-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion successful, Jared Wiley reception from Max Duggan 28 28
OT 0:00 6 12 0:00 KSU 31-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 31 28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 31 TCU 28

No. 5 Alabama

See also: 2022 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 2022 Sugar Bowl (December), and Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl
1 234Total
• No. 5 Alabama 7 14213 45
No. 9 Kansas State 10 037 20
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[29]
Pregame line Over/under
Alabama −7.5 58.0
Statistics Alabama Kansas State
First downs 17 18
Total yards 496 401
Rushes/yards 33/175 39/191
Passing yards 321 210
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–22–0 18–35–2
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 24:56 35:04
Penalties−yards 5−45 6−40
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama Passing Bryce Young 15/21, 321 YDS, 5 TD
Rushing Jahmyr Gibbs 15 CAR, 76 YDS, 22 Long
Receiving Jermaine Burton 3 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD, 47 Long
Kansas State Passing Will Howard 18/35, 210 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 22 CAR, 133 YDS, 1 TD, 88 Long
Receiving Ben Sinnott 3 REC, 48 YDS, 24 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ALA KSU
1st 6:17 11 38 4:45 KSU 41-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 0 3
1st 3:26 1 88 0:14 KSU Deuce Vaughn 88-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 10
1st 0:32 6 69 2:46 ALA Isaiah Bond 6-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 7 10
2nd 11:33 6 63 3:09 ALA Cameron Latu 1-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 14 10
2nd 0:10 7 98 0:51 ALA Jermaine Burton 12-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 21 10
3rd 13:54 3 46 1:05 ALA Ja'Corey Brooks 32-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 28 10
3rd 13:00 1 17 0:08 ALA Jase McClellan 17-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard kick good 35 10
3rd 6:33 8 54 2:17 KSU 28-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 35 13
3rd 0:00 3 51 1:33 ALA Kobe Prentice 47-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 42 13
4th 11:00 6 14 2:31 ALA 49-yard field goal by Will Reichard 45 13
4th 3:06 10 71 4:27 KSU Jordan Schippers 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 45 20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. ALA 45 KSU 20

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV——252017172213231915131114
CoachesRVRVRV—RV201617221422171310914
CFPNot released13191512109Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2023 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 31 Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE Kansas City Chiefs
2 44 JuJu Brents DB Indianapolis Colts
6 181 Josh Hayes DB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6 212 Deuce Vaughn RB Dallas Cowboys

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