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 .
Pre-Season [ edit ] Previous season [ edit ] 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
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Schedule [ edit ] 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
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Game summaries [ edit ] Southeast Missouri State [ edit ] Game One – No. 12 (FCS) Southeast Missouri State at No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats
Period 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] K-State Recap [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] 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 [ edit ] Game Three – No. 15 Kansas State Wildcats (2–0) at Missouri Tigers (2–0) – Game summary
Period 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
at Oklahoma State [ edit ] Game Five – Kansas State Wildcats (3–1) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (2–2)
Period 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
at Texas Tech [ edit ] Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Period 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] 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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 7 21 7 6 41
at No. 7 Texas [ edit ] 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
at No. 25 Kansas [ edit ] 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 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 [ edit ] Iowa State Cyclones (6–5) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (8–3)
Period 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 No. 18 NC State Wolfpack (9-3, 6-2) vs No. 25 Kansas State Wildcats (8-4, 6-3) – Game summary
Period 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
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 16 15 15 RV RV RV — — RV 25 RV 23 19 RV RV 18 Coaches 17 15 15 RV 25 RV — RV RV RV RV 24 20 RV RV 19 CFP Not released 23 25 21 19 25 25 Not released
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