American college football season
The 2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2020 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 second-year head coach Chris Klieman .
After completing their regular season with a record of 4–6 (4–5 in conference play), the program announced on December 16 that it would not pursue a bid to a bowl game , "because of mounting COVID-19 issues on its roster."[1]
Previous season [ edit ] The Wildcats finished the 2019 season with an 8–5 record, 5–4 Big 12 play, losing the Liberty Bowl to Navy .
Preseason [ edit ] Big 12 media Days [ edit ] The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[2]
Big 12 media poll [ edit ] Big 12 media poll [3] Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Oklahoma 80 2 Oklahoma State 6 3 Texas 4 4 Iowa State 5 Baylor 6 TCU 7 Kansas State 8 West Virginia 9 Texas Tech 10 Kansas
Schedule [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Kansas State released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019.
The Wildcats had games scheduled against Buffalo and North Dakota as out of conference opponents, but these games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[4] In fact, the whole season schedule was changed and the finalized one is shown below. The original schedule is shown under Game Summaries.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 12 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State * FOX L 31–3511,041 September 26 11:00 a.m. at No. 3 Oklahoma FOX W 38–3522,700 October 3 2:30 p.m. Texas Tech Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 W 31–2110,932 October 10 3:00 p.m. at TCU FOX W 21–1412,208 October 24 11:00 a.m. Kansas No. 20 Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry ) FS1 W 55–1410,801 October 31 11:00 a.m. at West Virginia No. 16 ESPN2 L 10–3710,441 November 7 3:00 p.m. No. 14 Oklahoma State Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS FOX L 18–2011,980 November 21 3:00 p.m. at No. 17 Iowa State FOX L 0–450 November 28 6:00 p.m. at Baylor ESPN2 L 31–3211,667 December 5 11:00 a.m. Texas Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS FOX L 31–699,851
Schedule Source: [5] Coaching staff [ edit ] Game summaries [ edit ] Vs. Arkansas State [ edit ] Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–1) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (0–0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas State 7 7 7 14 35 Kansas State 7 14 0 10 31
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Date : Saturday, September 12, 2020Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : partly cloudy • Temperature : 70°FTV announcers (Fox ) : Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, and Jenny TaftPregame line : Kansas State -15
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Statistics ARST KSU First downs 26 21 Total yards 489 374 Rushes/yards 159 91 Passing yards 330 283 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25-38-1 18-30-0 Time of possession 25:44 34:16
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas State Passing Logan Bonner 17–28, 204 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jamal Jones 16 carries, 95 yds Receiving Jonathan Adams, Jr. 8 receptions, 98 yds, 3 td Kansas State Passing Skylar Thompson 17–29, 259 yds, 2 TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 12 carries, 47 yds, 1 TD Receiving Chabastin Taylor 4 recptions, 98 yds
Both teams entered the game with a reduced roster due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Arkansas State was down nearly 10 starters and K-State was without approximately two dozen players—however, both teams had enough active personnel to play the game. After the game, Arkansas State announced that it will not play its home opener game Central Arkansas the Red Wolves were unable to assemble a complete depth chart for the game.[6]
At Oklahoma [ edit ] Kansas State Wildcats (0–1) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (1–0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas State 0 7 14 17 38 No. 3 Oklahoma 7 14 14 0 35
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
Date : Saturday, September 26, 2020Game time : 11 a.m. CDT Game weather : • Temperature :Game attendance : 22,700TV : FOX Pregame line :
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Statistics KSU OKLA First downs 10 28 Total yards 390 517 Rushes/yards 26-56 35-130 Passing yards 334 387 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-25 30-41 Time of possession 27:52 32:08
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Skylar Thompson 18–25, 334 yds, 1 TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 8 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD Receiving Deuce Vaughn 4 receptions, 129 yards Oklahoma Passing Spencer Rattler 30–41, 387 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Rushing Seth McGowan 13 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD Receiving Drake Stoops 3 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Vs. Texas Tech [ edit ] Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–1) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (1–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Texas Tech 0 0 14 7 21 Kansas State 7 7 3 14 31
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Date : Saturday, October 3, 2020Game time : CDT Game weather : • Temperature :Game attendance : 10,932TV : FS1Pregame line :
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Statistics TTU KSU First downs 27 20 Total yards 471 404 Rushes/yards 34-204 42-198 Passing yards 267 206 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34-49-1 12-22-0 Time of possession 31:39 28:21
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Henry Colombi 30–42, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Xavier White 12 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving Erik Ezukanma 5 receptions, 77 yards Kansas State Passing Will Howard 7-12, 173 yards, 1 TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 16 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving Deuce Vaughn 3 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
Kansas State Wildcats (2–1) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (1–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas State 6 8 7 0 21 TCU 7 0 0 7 14
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
Date : Saturday, October 10, 2020Game time : CDT Game weather : • Temperature :Game attendance : 0TV : FOXPregame line : TCU -11.0
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Statistics KSU TCU First downs 12 20 Total yards 289 342 Rushes/yards 38-172 37-189 Passing yards 117 153 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8-19-1 22-38-1 Time of possession 30:15 29:45
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Will Howard 8-19, 117 yards, 1 INT Rushing Will Howard 13 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD Receiving Deuce Vaughn 1 reception, 45 yards TCU Passing Max Duggan 19–31, 154 yards Rushing Darwin Barlow 8 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD Receiving Blair Conwright 6 receptions, 60 yards
Vs. Kansas (homecoming) [ edit ] Kansas Jayhawks (0–4) vs. No. 20 Kansas State Wildcats (3–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 0 7 0 7 14 No. 20 Kansas State 7 27 21 0 55
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Date : Saturday, October 24, 2020Game time : CDT Game weather : • Temperature :Game attendance : 10,801TV : FS1Pregame line : KSU -19.0
Game information First Quarter KSU TD: Phillip Brooks 55 Yd Punt Return (Lynch Kick) KSU 7-0
Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Statistics KAN KSU First downs 18 17 Total yards 320 381 Rushes/yards 39-113 33-129 Passing yards 207 252 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22-39-1 18-28-0 Time of possession 30:40 29:20
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 22–39, 207 yards, 1 INT Rushing Velton Gardner 16 carries, 72 yards Receiving Kwamie Lassiter II 7 receptions, 58 yards Kansas State Passing Will Howard 17–24, 243 yards, 2 TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 11 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD Receiving Deuce Vaughn 4 receptions, 81 yards
Phillip Brooks, sophomore wide receiver, had two punt returns in the first half.
At West Virginia [ edit ] Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas State 0 0 0 0 0 West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
Date : Saturday, October 31, 2020Game time : CDT Game weather : • Temperature :Pregame line :
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Statistics KSU WVU First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Rushing Receiving West Virginia Passing Rushing Receiving
Vs. Oklahoma State [ edit ] No. 14 Oklahoma State Cowboys (4–1) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (4–2)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Oklahoma State 0 0 13 7 20 Kansas State 3 9 0 6 18
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Date : Saturday, November 7, 2020Game time : CST Game weather : •Sunny Temperature : 75Game attendance : 11,980Referee : Michael VanderveldeTV announcers (FOX ) : Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)Pregame line :
Game information First Quarter (4:35) KSU – Blake Lynch 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:14; Kansas State 3–0 ) Second Quarter (8:58) KSU – Blake Lynch 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:53; Kansas State 6–0 ) (0:37) KSU – Phillip Brooks 4-yard pass from Will Howard (Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 2:14; Kansas State 12–0 ) Third Quarter (10:39) OKST – Alex Hale 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:15; Kansas State 12–3 ) (7:30) OKST – Brennan Presley 9-yard run, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 2:10; Kansas State 12–10 ) (0:58) OKST – Alex Hale 33-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:42; Oklahoma State 13–12 ) Fourth Quarter (6:32) OKST – Jason Taylor II 85-yard fumble return, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:08; Oklahoma State 20–12 ) (2:08) KSU – Will Howard 2-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:17; Oklahoma State 20–18 )
Statistics OKST KSU First downs 14 15 Total yards 256 370 Rushes/yards 40–148 44–227 Passing yards 108 143 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–23–0 10–22–1 Time of possession 28:09 31:51
Team Category Player Statistics Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 14/23, 108 yards Rushing LD Brown 15 carries, 110 yards Receiving Dillon Stoner 7 receptions, 62 yards Kansas State Passing Will Howard 10/21, 143 yards, TD, INT Rushing Will Howard 14 carries, 125 yards, TD Receiving Sammy Wheeler 1 reception, 58 yards
At Iowa State [ edit ] Kansas State Wildcats (4–3) vs. No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones (5–2)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas State 0 0 0 0 0 No. 17 Iowa State 7 28 3 7 45
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
Date : Thursday, November 21, 2020Game time : 3:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Overcast • Temperature : 41°FGame attendance : 0Referee : Brandon CruseTV announcers (FOX ) : Tim Brando , Spencer Tillman Pregame line : Iowa State −13½
Game information First Quarter (12:00) ISU – Joe Scates 33 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00; ISU 7–0 ) Second Quarter (14:56) ISU – Charlie Kolar 6 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 97 yards, 6:27; ISU 14–0 ) (6:38) ISU – Xavier Hutchinson 21 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:18; ISU 21–0 ) (4:30) ISU – Breece Hall 33 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:03; ISU 28–0 ) (1:01) ISU – Breece Hall 21 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:16; ISU 35–0 ) Third Quarter (1:01) ISU – Connor Assalley 32 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:12; ISU 38–0 ) Fourth Quarter (10:55) ISU – Hunter Dekkers 12 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:53; ISU 45–0 )
Statistics KSU ISU First downs 9 26 Total yards 149 539 Rushes/yards 28–73 44–240 Passing yards 76 299 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–19–1 19–25–0 Time of possession 23:05 36:55
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Nick Ast 6/10, 44 yards Rushing Deuce Vaughn 7 carries, 44 yards Receiving Chabastin Taylor 2 receptions, 37 yards Iowa State Passing Brock Purdy 16/20, 236 yards, 3 TD Rushing Breece Hall 15 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Hutchinson 6 receptions, 111 yards, TD
At Baylor [ edit ] Kansas State Wildcats (4–4) vs. Baylor Bears (1–5)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas State 14 3 0 14 31 Baylor 6 0 9 17 32
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
Date : Saturday, November 28, 2020Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Rain • Temperature : 55°FGame attendance : 11,667Referee : Kevin MarTV : ESPN2 Pregame line : Baylor –5.0
Game information First Quarter (13:04) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard run, rush failed (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:07, BAY 6–0 ) (12:51) KSU – Malik Knowles 75 yard run, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13, KSU 7–6 ) (4:07) KSU – Will Howard 8 yard pass to Deuce Vaughn, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:28, KSU 14–6 ) Second Quarter (13:02) KSU – Blake Lynch 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 ayrds, 4:33, KSU 17–6 ) Third Quarter (11:59) BAY – John Mayers 28 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:01, KSU 17–9 ) (7:16) BAY – Charlie Brewer 23 yard pass to R.J. Sneed, Charlie Brewer drop-kick failed (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:48, KSU 17–15 ) Fourth Quarter (13:57) KSU – Will Howard 24 yard run, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:51, KSU 24–15 ) (10:51) BAY – Charlie Brewer 8 yard pass to Trestan Ebner, John Mayers kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:06, KSU 24–22 ) (8:59) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 38 yard run, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:52, KSU 31–22 ) (4:16) BAY – Charlie Brewer 1 yard run, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:43, KSU 31–29 ) (0:00) BAY – John Mayers 30 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 2:32, BAY 32–31 )
Statistics KSU BAY First downs 14 21 Total yards 344 420 Rushes/yards 35–256 36–71 Passing yards 88 349 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–18–2 31–39–0 Time of possession 25:42 34:18
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Will Howard 9/18, 88 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Deuce Vaughn 19 carries, 102 yards, TD Receiving Briley Moore 2 receptions, 55 yards Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 31/39, 349 yards, 2 TD Rushing Charlie Brewer 23 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD Receiving R.J. Sneed 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Vs. Texas [ edit ] Texas Longhorns (5–3) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (4–5)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Texas 17 14 35 3 69 Kansas State 7 10 14 0 31
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Date : Saturday, December 5, 2020Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game weather : Sunny, 43 °F (6 °C), Wind: N 9 mph (14 km/h)Game attendance : 9,851Referee : M VanderveldeTV announcers (FOX ) : Gus Johnson , Joel Klatt Pregame line :
Game information First Quarter (10:34) UT – Bijan Robinson 12 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 7–0 ; 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:33 (4:38) UT – Cameron Dicker 28 yard field goal, UT 10–0 ; 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:20 (4:19) UT – Roschon Johnson 3 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 17–0 ; 1 play, 3 yards, 0:04 (0:54) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 19 yard run (Lynch kick), UT 17–7 ; 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:19 Second Quarter (14:53) UT – Bijan Robinson 30 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 24–7 ; 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:52 (11:40) KSU – Blake Lynch 47 yard field goal, UT 24–10 ; 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:13 (8:17) UT – Roschon Johnson 7 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 31–10 ; 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:17 (1:20) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 4 yard run (Lynch kick), UT 31–17 ; 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:10 Third Quarter (14:44) UT – Bijan Robinson 75 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 38–17 ; 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:16 (11:24) KSU – Malik Knowles 7 yard pass from Will Howard (Lynch kick), UT 38–24 ; 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:14 (11:01) UT – Roschon Johnson 1 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 45–24 ; 1 play, 1 yard, 0:00 (9:13) KSU – Malik Knowles 29 yard pass from Will Howard (Lynch kick), UT 45–31 ; 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48 (7:01) UT – Jordan Whittington 15 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 52–31 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:12 (2:18) UT – Cade Brewer 15 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 59–31 ; 8 plays, 86 yards, 2:53 (1:06) UT – Malcolm Epps 32 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 66–31 ; 1 play, 32 yards, 0:07 Fourth Quarter (7:48) UT – Cameron Dicker 21 yard field goal, UT 69–31 ; 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:22
Statistics TEX KSU First downs 26 24 Total yards 608 448 Rushes/yards 33–334 46–274 Passing yards 274 174 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–27–0 16–27–2 Time of possession 24:20 35:40
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 20/27, 274 yards, 2 TD Rushing Bijan Robinson 9 carries, 172 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jake Smith 4 receptions, 55 yards Kansas State Passing Will Howard 16/27, 174 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Deuce Vaughn 10 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD Receiving Malik Knowles 6 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — RV RV 22 20 16 RV Coaches RV — RV RV 22 19 16 RV RV RV CFP Not released Not released
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Robinett, Kellis (December 16, 2020). "Kansas State pauses all football activities because of COVID, won't pursue bowl game" . The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved December 16, 2020 . ^ Rittenberg, Adam. "Big 12 football media days going virtual due to coronavirus" . ESPN.com . ESPN, Inc. Retrieved May 9, 2020 . ^ "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll" . big12sports.com . ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season" . AL.com . Retrieved July 30, 2020 . ^ "Kansas State Wildcats Schedule 2020" . ESPN.com . ESPN, Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2020 . ^ Robinett, Kellis (September 15, 2020). "Arkansas State postpones football game due to COVID, days after playing Kansas State" . Wichita Eagle . Retrieved September 27, 2020 .
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