2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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2020 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record4–6 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCourtney Messingham (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Klanderman (1st season as DC, 2nd overall season)
Home stadiumBill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Iowa State y   8 1     9 3  
No. 6 Oklahoma y$   6 2     9 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State   6 3     8 3  
No. 19 Texas   5 3     7 3  
TCU   5 4     6 4  
West Virginia   4 4     6 4  
Kansas State   4 5     4 6  
Texas Tech   3 6     4 6  
Baylor   2 7     2 7  
Kansas   0 8     0 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

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

The Wildcats finished the 2019 season with an 8–5 record, 5–4 Big 12 play, losing the Liberty Bowl to Navy.

Preseason

Big 12 media Days

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

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

Regular season

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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1211:00 a.m.
Bill Snyder Family Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
  • FOXL 31–3511,041
    September 2611:00 a.m.at No. 3 OklahomaFOXW 38–3522,700
    October 32:30 p.m.Texas Tech
    • Bill Snyder Family Stadium
    • Manhattan, KS
    FS1W 31–2110,932
    October 103:00 p.m.at TCUFOXW 21–1412,208
    October 2411:00 a.m.
    rivalry
    )
    FS1W 55–1410,801
    October 3111:00 a.m.at West VirginiaNo. 16ESPN2L 10–3710,441
    November 73:00 p.m.No. 14 Oklahoma State
    • Bill Snyder Family Stadium
    • Manhattan, KS
    FOXL 18–2011,980
    November 213:00 p.m.at No. 17 Iowa StateFOXL 0–450
    November 286:00 p.m.at
    ESPN2
    L 31–3211,667
    December 511:00 a.m.Texas
    • Bill Snyder Family Stadium
    • Manhattan, KS
    FOXL 31–699,851
    Schedule Source:[5]

    Coaching staff

    Name Position Year at Kansas State Previous job
    Chris Klieman Head coach 2nd North Dakota State (HC)
    Joe Klanderman DC/S 2nd North Dakota State (DB)
    Courtney Messingham OC/TE 2nd North Dakota State (OC/RB)
    Van Malone AHC/PGC/CB 2nd Mississippi State (DA)
    Brian Anderson RB 2nd Illinois State (WR)
    Collin Klein QB 6th Northern Iowa (QB)
    Jason Ray WR 2nd North Dakota State (WR)
    Conor Riley OL 2nd North Dakota State (OL)
    Steve Stanard LB 1st Syracuse University (DE)
    Mike Tuiasosopo DT 2nd UTEP (DL)
    Buddy Wyatt DE 2nd Kansas (senior analyst)

    Game summaries

    Vs. Arkansas State

    Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–1) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (0–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Arkansas State 7 7 71435
    Kansas State 7 14 01031

    at

    Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS

    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

    Kansas State Wildcats (0–1) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (1–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Kansas State 0 7 141738
    No. 3 Oklahoma 7 14 14035

    at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

    • Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
    • Game time: 11 a.m. CDT
    • Game weather: • Temperature:
    • Game attendance: 22,700
    • TV: 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

    Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–1) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (1–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Texas Tech 0 0 14721
    Kansas State 7 7 31431

    at

    Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS

    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

    At TCU

    Kansas State Wildcats (2–1) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (1–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Kansas State 6 8 7021
    TCU 7 0 0714

    at Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX

    • Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
    • Game time: CDT
    • Game weather: • Temperature:
    • Game attendance: 0
    • TV: FOX
    • Pregame 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)

    Kansas Jayhawks (0–4) vs. No. 20 Kansas State Wildcats (3–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Kansas 0 7 0714
    No. 20 Kansas State 7 27 21055

    at

    Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS

    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

    Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Kansas State 0 0 000
    West Virginia 0 0 000

    at Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV

    • Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
    • Game 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

    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

    Kansas State Wildcats (4–3) vs. No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones (5–2)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Kansas State 0 0 000
    No. 17 Iowa State 7 28 3745

    at Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA

    • Date: Thursday, November 21, 2020
    • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
    • Game weather: Overcast • Temperature: 41°F
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Referee: Brandon Cruse
    • TV 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

    Kansas State Wildcats (4–4) vs. Baylor Bears (1–5)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Kansas State 14 3 01431
    Baylor 6 0 91732

    at McLane StadiumWaco, TX

    • Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
    • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
    • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 55°F
    • Game attendance: 11,667
    • Referee: Kevin Mar
    • TV: 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

    Texas Longhorns (5–3) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (4–5)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Texas 17 14 35369
    Kansas State 7 10 14031

    at

    Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS

    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

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    RVRV222016RV
    CoachesRVRVRV221916RVRVRV
    CFPNot releasedNot released

    Players drafted into the NFL

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    7 235 Wyatt Hubert DE Cincinnati Bengals

    References

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    3. ^ "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com.
    4. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
    5. ^ "Kansas State Wildcats Schedule 2020". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
    6. Wichita Eagle
      . Retrieved September 27, 2020.