2023 Kansas State Wildcats football
Pop-Tarts Bowl champion
Pop-Tarts Bowl, W 28–19 vs. NC State
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record9–4 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCollin Klein (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Klanderman (4th season)
Home stadiumBill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Texas y$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State y   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 15 Oklahoma   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Iowa State   6 – 3     7 – 6  
No. 18 Kansas State   6 – 3     9 – 4  
West Virginia   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Texas Tech   5 – 4     7 – 6  
No. 23 Kansas   5 – 4     9 – 4  
UCF   3 – 6     6 – 7  
TCU   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Houston   2 – 7     4 – 8  
BYU   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Baylor   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Cincinnati   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Pre-Season

Previous season

Main article: 2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.No. 12 (FCS) Southeast Missouri State*No. 16
ESPN+W 45–052,066
September 911:00 a.m.Troy*No. 15
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FS1W 42–1351,940
September 1611:00 a.m.at Missouri*No. 15
SECNL 27–3062,621
September 237:00 p.m.UCF
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FS1W 44–3151,912
October 66:30 p.m.at Oklahoma State
ESPNL 21–2953,855
October 146:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
FS1W 38–2156,200
October 216:00 p.m.TCU
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ESPN2W 41–352,580
October 2811:00 a.m.Houston
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ESPN2W 41–051,928
November 411:00 a.m.at No. 7 TexasNo. 23
FOXL 30–33 OT102,846
November 112:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 25
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ESPN+W 59–2551,790
November 186:00 p.m.at No. 25 KansasNo. 21
FS1W 31–2747,233
November 257:00 p.m.Iowa StateNo. 19
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
FOXL 35–4251,481
December 284:45 p.m.vs. No. 18 NC State*No. 25
ESPNW 28–1931,111

[2]

Game summaries

Southeast Missouri State

See also: 2023 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
Game One – No. 12 (FCS) Southeast Missouri State at No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 12 (FCS) Redhawks 0 0 000
No. 16 Wildcats 7 28 3745

at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature: 100 degrees, sunny, wind S at 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 52,066
  • Referee: Henry Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (Play-by-Play), Adam Breneman (Analyst), and Tory Petry (Sidelines)
  • Pregame line: KSU −28.5 Over/Under: 56.5
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

Troy

See also: 2023 Troy Trojans football team
1 234Total
Troy 0 1003 13
• No. 15 Kansas State 7 14714 42
  • Sources: K-State Box Score [5] K-State Recap [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

at Missouri

See also: 2023 Missouri Tigers football team
Game Three – No. 15 Kansas State Wildcats (2–0) at Missouri Tigers (2–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Kansas State 7 7 10327
Missouri 10 7 01330

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature:
  • Game attendance: 62,621
  • TV 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

UCF

See also: 2023 UCF Knights football team
Game Four – UCF Knights (3–0) at Kansas State Wildcats (2–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Knights 10 7 7731
Wildcats 7 14 101344

at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

Game information
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

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Game Five – Kansas State Wildcats (3–1) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (2–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 7 8621
Cowboys 10 10 6329

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma

  • Date: Friday, October 6, 2023
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature:
  • Game attendance: 62,621
  • TV 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
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Oklahoma State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Texas Tech

See also: 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 10 7 14738
Red Raiders 0 14 7021

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Game information

Starting quarterback Behren Morton exited the game at halftime with an undisclosed injury.[7] Morton had been dealing with a sprained AC joint in his throwing shoulder ever since he took over for the injured Tyler Shough.[8]

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 0 0 0 0
Wildcats 7 21 7 6 41

See also: 2023 Houston Cougars football team

at No. 7 Texas

See also: 2023 Texas Longhorns football team
1 234OTTotal
No. 23 Kansas State 0 77160 30
• No. 7 Texas 10 71033 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

at No. 25 Kansas

See also: 2023 Kansas Jayhawks football team and Sunflower Showdown
Favorite Spread
Kansas State –6.5
No. 21 Kansas State Wildcats at No. 25 Kansas Jayhawks
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Wildcats 7 9 8731
No. 25 Jayhawks 7 13 7027

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

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 KU 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

See also: 2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Iowa State Cyclones (6–5) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (8–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Iowa State 7 7 141442
Kansas State 6 14 8735

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS

  • Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: snow; NW 2 MPH • Temperature: 26°F
  • Game attendance: 51,481
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Josh Sims
  • Pregame 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

vs No. 18 NC State (Pop-Tarts Bowl)

See also: 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team
2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl
No. 18 NC State Wolfpack (9-3, 6-2) vs No. 25 Kansas State Wildcats (8-4, 6-3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Wolfpack 0 10 9019
No. 25 Wildcats 7 14 0728

at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida

  • Date: Thursday, December 28th, 2023
  • Game time: 5:45 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) W
  • Game attendance: 31,111
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV 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

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP161515RVRVRV——RV25RV2319RVRV18
Coaches171515RV25RV—RVRVRVRV2420RVRV19
CFPNot released232521192525Not released

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