GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV MISSOURIF O O T B STATE A L L Eric Doennig, MSU Athletics Communications (Primary Football Contact) | O: (417) 836-4586 | C: (417) 827-5327 | [email protected] | MissouriStateBears.com | @MoStateFootball | MissouriStBears 2016 MSU SCHEDULE GAME INFORMATION Date ...............................Saturday, Sept. 24 Date Opponent Time/Result TV Kickoff ............................. 6:10 p.m. (CDT) Sept. 1 Southwestern (Kan.) W, 57-0 ESPN3 Site ...................................Manhattan, Kan. Stadium .......... Bill Snyder Family Stadium Sept. 10 at Murray State W, 28-22 OVC-DN Capacity ....................................... 50,000 Sept. 24 at Kansas State 6:10 p.m. K-State HD.TV Surface .....Astroturf Gameday Grass 3D Series History ....................KSU leads 3-0 Oct. 1 at Indiana State* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 (RV) MISSOURI STATE (2-0) Last Meeting .........Kansas State won 51-9 (RV) KANSAS STATE (1-1) Oct. 8 North Dakota State* 2:04 p.m. ESPN3 BEARS .......................in Manhattan (Sept. 1, 2012) WILDCATS Radio ................................ KTXR 101.3 FM Oct. 15 Western Illinois* (HC) 2:04 p.m. KOLR-10 Conference .......................................MVFC ................Missouri State Radio Network Conference .......................................Big 12 Oct. 22 at UNI* 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 Head Coach ...........................Dave Steckel .................... (Art Hains, Nathan Stokes) Head Coach ...............................Bill Snyder Alma Mater .......................Kutztown (1982) TV/Video ............................. K-StateHD.TV Alma Mater ...............William Jewell (1963) Oct. 29 Southern Illinois* 2:04 p.m. ESPN3 Career Record ................... 3-10 (2nd year) Live Stats .....................K-StateSports.com Career Record .........194-102-1 (25th year) Nov. 5 at South Dakota State* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 Record at MSU ..................................same Twitter .......................... @MoStateFootball Record at KSU ...................................same Nov. 12 at Illinois State* 12:00 p.m. ESPN3 Nov. 19 Youngstown State* 2:04 p.m. ESPN3 FIRST AND TEN The Missouri State Bears close out the non-conference portion of their 2016 schedule Saturday (Sept. 24) *Missouri Valley Football Conference game; all times Central against the Kansas State Wildcats in a 6:10 p.m. game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan. HC - Missouri State Homecoming Radio broadcasts of all MSU games carried live on KTXR FM 101.3 MSU and K-State have met on three previous occasions — all in Manhattan — with the Wildcats claiming sizable victories in each instance; most recently, KSU reeled off 42 unanswered second-half points in a 51-9 victory to open the 2012 season, after the Bears pulled even early in the second half HEAD TO HEAD The Bears are 2-0 to start a season for the first time since 2007, when they won their first two games over Missouri S&T and Tennessee-Martin en route to a 6-5 finish; MSU has started 2-0 on seven previous occasions as a Division I MSU Category KSU program, posting winning overall records in five of those seasons 42.5 Scoring Offense 38.0 For the first time since November 2014, the Bears received votes in one of the major national polls on Monday; MSU 247.5 Rushing Offense 214.0 earned two points in the STATS FCS Top 25 voting as one of nine MVFC teams to earn recognition in the poll The Bears enter Saturday's game with both the No. 3 scoring defense (11.0 ppg.) and rush defense (51.5 ypg.) in 218.0 Pass Offense 201.0 FCS football; MSU's five interceptions rank sixth in the nation as well; the MSU defense has yet to allow a rushing 155.20 Pass Efficiency 115.88 touchdown this season and has not given up more than 72 team rushing yards in either of its 2016 contests to date 465.5 Total Offense 415.0 Missouri State’s last win over an NCAA Division I FBS program came on Sept. 1, 1990, when the Bears defeated 49 First Downs 42 UNLV by a 31-24 score; since then, MSU has dropped 30 straight meetings against FBS foes, with its closest encounter coming in a 23-20 overtime loss at Oklahoma State in 1996, which was current K-State co-offensive 11.0 Scoring Defense 16.5 coordinator Del Miller’s second year as head coach of the Bears 51.5 Rushing Defense 93.5 Junior Deion Holliman leads the nation in kick return average (41.6) after pacing all FCS players in combined kick 220.5 Pass Defense 148.0 return yardage in 2015; he has logged at least 100 kick return yards in six of MSU's last 11 games 99.60 Pass Defense Efficiency 115.24 Holliman also hauled in career bests of five catches and 66 receiving yards in MSU's 28-22 win at Murray State, 272.0 Total Defense 241.5 while quarterback Breck Ruddick became the first Bear to throw for three touchdowns in a game since Kierra Harris accomplished the feat on Sept. 20, 2014, at Central Arkansas +2 Turnover Margin +2 With their win at Murray State, the Bears snapped a 10-game road losing streak that dated back to Oct. 11, 2014; 41.6 Kickoff Returns 22.5 MSU's last road win streak came Oct. 26, 2013 to Aug. 28, 2014, when its won three straight 8.2 Punt Returns 17.0 Preseason All-America linebacker Dylan Cole ranks third on the Bears’ career chart for tackles for loss (33.0) and 34.3 Net Punting 43.2 13th on MSU’s all-time tackles list with 334, just four tackles behind Dennis Heim in the No. 12 spot 31:59 Time of Possession 33:14 19.0 Tackles for Loss 14.0 BEARS LOOK TO BUILD ON PERFECT START SATURDAY AT K-STATE 6-48 Sacks-Yards 6-46 After enjoying their lone bye week of the 2016 season, the Missouri State Bears (2-0) return to action Saturday (Sept. 24) with their final non-conference contest of the season against the Kansas State Wildcats (1-1) in Manhat- 1-8 Sacks Allowed-Yards 9-43 tan, Kan. Off to their first 2-0 start in nine years, the Bears step up a weight class to take on the perennial Big 12 contend- ers for the fourth time in a 6:10 p.m. kickoff at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Top Returners MSU KSU The Bears will be seeking their first 3-0 start since 2004, as well as their first SERIES INFORMATION Rushing (ypg) Rushing (ypg) win over an FBS opponent since 1990. MSU’s early success has been pow- MSU vs. Kansas State ......................0-3 Calan Crowder ..................65.5 Dalvin Warmack ................. 48.5 ered by a stout defense that enters the contest third in the FCS ranks in both Home .............................................0-0 Nick Masoner ....................65.0 Charles Jones .................... 41.5 scoring defense (11.0 ppg.) and rush defense (51.5 ypg.). Senior All-America Road ..............................................0-3 candidate Dylan Cole leads the unit and ranks fifth in the Missouri Valley Neutral ...........................................0-0 Passing (ypg) Passing (ypg) Current Streak ..........................Lost 3 Breck Ruddick .................212.0 Jesse Ertz ........................ 162.0 Football Conference in tackles (9.5), while Colby Isbell rates among the top 10 FCS defenders in both tackles for loss (2.8) and sacks (1.25). Offensively, Receiving (ypg) Receiving (ypg) Previous Meetings quarterback Breck Ruddick’s passing efficiency ratio (155.4) ranks 13th in 9/15/07........at Manhattan...........L, 10-61 Malik Earl ..........................63.5 Dominique Heath ............... 52.5 the country and his 8.15 yards per pass attempt comes in at No. 16 this week. Deion Holliman ..................43.5 Isaiah Harris ...................... 46.0 9/11/10 ........at Manhattan...........L, 24-48 9/1/12..........at Manhattan.............L, 9-51 Tackles (total) Tackles (total) Kansas State enters Saturday’s meeting on the heels of its biggest offensive Dylan Cole ...........................19 Elijah Lee .............................. 16 showing since the 2008 season with last weekend’s 63-7 pasting of Florida Dave Steckel vs. Kansas State ........0-0 McNeece Egbim ...................16 Duke Shelley ........................ 12 Atlantic. The Wildcats tied a school record for rushing touchdowns (7) in MSU vs. Big 12 ................................0-12 vs. Kansas .....................................0-2 Sacks (total) Sacks (total) the win over FAU, with Winston Dimel accounting for four of those. K-State has Colby Isbell .........................2.5 Jordan Willis ........................ 2.0 vs. Kansas State ............................0-3 scored in each of its 11 trips to the red zone, while its defense has limited the vs. Oklahoma State .......................0-7 Two with ..............................1.0 Four with .............................. 1.0 opposition to an average of just 93.5 rushing yards per game this season. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV MISSOURI STATE QUICK FACTS BEARS LOOK TO #STEPUP BEARS vs. NCAA D-I FBS OPPONENTS Founded ............................................................................................1905 Missouri State travels to Kansas State Saturday evening Location ............................................................................ 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