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K-STATE at BAYLOR 2020 SCHEDULE Nov. 28, 2020 • McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas DATE AP/C OPPONENT (TV) TIME (CT) Sept. 12 ARKANSAS STATE (FOX) L, 31-35 WILDCATS LOOK FOR BOUNCE KANSAS STATE BAYLOR Sept. 26 at 3/3 Oklahoma (FOX) W, 38-35 WILDCATS BEARS BACK ROAD WIN AT BAYLOR Oct. 3 TEXAS TECH (FS1) W, 31-21 Coming off a road loss to No. 17 Iowa State, Kansas State will play its second road Big 12 matchup in as many weeks Oct. 10 at rv/rv TCU* (FOX) W, 21-14 – and fi nal one of the season – when the Wildcats face Oct. 24 KANSAS* (FS1) W, 55-14 Baylor on Saturday at McLane Stadium. The game kicks Oct. 31 at nr/rv West Virginia* (ESPN2) L, 10-37 off at 6 p.m. and will be shown on ESPN2 with Jason Ben- Nov. 7 14/12 OKLAHOMA STATE* (FOX) L, 18-20 etti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Ian Fitz- 4-4, 4-3 Big 12 1-5, 1-5 Big 12 Nov. 21 at 17/16 Iowa State* (FOX) L, 0-45 simmons (sideline) on the call. The game can be heard THE BASICS across the 39-station K-State Sports Network with Wyatt Nov. 28 at Baylor* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. Record ................4-4 (4-3 Big 12) Record ................1-5 (1-5 Big 12) Thompson (play-by-play), former K-State quarterback Dec. 5 17/20/21 TEXAS* TBA Ranking (CFP/AP/Coaches) ......nr/nr/nr Ranking (CFP/AP/Coaches) ......nr/nr/nr Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt Walters (sidelines) calling Last Game ..............Nov. 21, 2020 Last Game ..............Nov. 14, 2020 A K-STATE WIN WOULD... Lost at #17 Iowa State, 45-0 Lost at Texas Tech, 24-23 the action. Fans can also catch the game on SiriusXM (S: Coach .....................Chris Klieman Coach .......................Dave Aranda 121, X: 385, Internet: 975) in addition to the TuneIn app. • Secure a winning conference record for the season, Career Record ......... 84-22 (8th) Career Record ..............1-5 (1st) Record at K-State .....12-9 (2nd) Record at BU .....................Same which would mark Chris Klieman’s second-straight year A LOOK AT K-STATE with a winning record. He would become the fi rst coach in STATISTICAL LEADERS • K-State is looking to bounce back from three-straight school history to notch two winning conference records in Rushing ..................Deuce Vaughn Rushing ..................Craig Williams losses as the Wildcats enter the weekend with a 4-4 over- 94 att, 415 yds, 4 TD 26 att, 197 yds, 2 TD all record and 4-3 mark in Big 12 play. his fi rst two seasons. Passing .......................Will Howard Passing ..................Charlie Brewer • True freshman quarterback in Will Howard has started • Give K-State three Big 12 road victories for the fi rst time 65-123, 916 yds, 5 TD, 6 INT 124-200, 1,278 yds, 11 TD, 6 INT each of the last fi ve games following a season-ending in- Receiving............Chabastin Taylor Receiving......................R.J. Sneed since 2017. jury to senior Skylar Thompson against Texas Tech on Oc- 19 rec, 293 yds, 1 TD 27 rec, 349 yds, 2 TD • Would snap a two-game losing streak in the series and Tackling ........... Jahron McPherson Tackling ..................Terrel Bernard tober 3. With wins in his fi rst two starts at TCU and against 46 tackles 55 tackles Kansas, Howard became the fi rst K-State true freshman also move the all-time series mark to 5-5 in games played Sacks ........................Wyatt Hubert Sacks ...T. Bernard/W. Bradley-King 5.5 sacks 3.5 sacks signal caller to win his fi rst two starts under center. in Waco. Interceptions ...McPherson/Gardner Interceptions .......J. Pitre/J. Woods • Another true freshman, running back Deuce Vaughn, 2 interceptions 2 interceptions continues to impress as he leads the team in rushing and WHERE TO FIND... INSIDE THE SERIES receiving yards, the only player in the Big 12 to lead his team in both categories. Media Information ......................................................2 Overall .................................... 9-8 Most K-State Pts .......... 48 (1999) In Manhattan.......................... 5-3 Most Baylor Pts ............ 52 (2012) • Vaughn is also one of only two players in the nation to Team Notes .............................................................3-4 In Waco .................................. 4-5 3 Points or Less .................... 1-1 eclipse 400 rushing yards and 300 receiving yards in 2020, Offensive Notes ......................................................4-5 Current Streak ................... Lost 2 7 Points or Less .................... 1-3 joining Clemson running back Travis Etienne. Defensive Notes ......................................................5-6 Longest Win Streak ....................5 Biggest Win ...............49-6 (1998) • K-State is one of only two teams in the nation to have Special Teams Notes ...................................................6 ON THE AIR true freshmen start at least fi ve games at both quarterback Opponent Breakdown ..................................................7 and running back, the other being Georgia Tech. Last Time vs. Baylor ...................................................8 TELEVISION • Senior safety Jahron McPherson leads the team Career Stats vs. Baylor ...............................................9 ESPN2 with (46), followed closely behind by linebackers Justin Jason Benetti (Play-by-Play) Hughes (43) and Elijah Sullivan (39). 2020 Opponent Tracker .............................................10 Andre Ware (Analyst) Head Coach Chris Klieman..................................11-12 Ian Fitzsimmons (Sidelines) • A total of 18 Wildcats have tallied at least a half tackle for loss, while nine players have at least one sack. The Assistant Coaches ....................................................13 RADIO list includes junior Wyatt Hubert, who is fi rst nationally Roster/Pronunciations.........................................14-15 K-State Sports Network among non-seniors in career sacks at 17.0, just one sack Depth Chart ..............................................................16 Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) away from entering the school’s career top-10 list. Depth Chart Notes ..............................................17-19 Stan Weber (Analyst) • Another senior, tackle Drew Wiley, also ranks in the top Select Player Bios ...............................................20-27 Matt Walters (Sidelines) 15 in the Big 12 in both sacks and TFLs. Team Statistics ...................................................28-29 • McPherson and Gardner lead the team with a pair of Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics .........................30 interceptions as they are tied for third in the Big 12 in total SATELLITE RADIO Defensive Statistics ..................................................31 interceptions. Gardner also ranks fourth in the Big 12 in Sirius Channel 121 Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics ........................32 XM Channel 385 passes defended. Game-by-Game Summaries/Starters ........................33 Internet Channel 975 • Kansas State’s special teams ranks second nationally in effi ciency according to ESPN thanks in large part to a Scoring Drives/Drive Analysis ...................................34 blocked kick in each of the fi rst four games and two punt Third Downs/Red Zone ..............................................35 return scores against Kansas by Big 12 Special Teams Long Plays ................................................................36 Player of the Week Phillip Brooks. Superlatives .............................................................37 FOLLOW K-STATE ATHLETICS • Senior place kicker Blake Lynch is 10-for-14 this sea- Game Recaps .....................................................38-45 son, including a 2-for-3 mark from 50 or more yards. He Last Time ...........................................................46-50 connected on a game-winning 50-yarder at Oklahoma, Records Watch ....................................................51-52 while he set a new career long with a 53-yarder at TCU. GAME 9 • BAYLOR MEDIA SCHEDULE – BAYLOR MONDAY23 TUESDAY 24 WEDNESDAY 25 THURSDAY 26 FRIDAY 27 SATURDAY 28 SUNDAY 29 Big 12 Teleconference Zoom Press Conference No Media Availability No Media Availability No Media Availability Game 9 No Media Availability 10:30 a.m. – Chris Klieman 12 p.m. – Chris Klieman Travel to Waco, Texas K-State at Baylor 12:20 p.m. – Players 6 p.m. K-State’s game notes for the Media Information ESPN2 Texas game will be available Tuesday’s Zoom Press Conference FTP Information McLane Stadium on Monday, November 30. link will be sent out on Mondays. Coach Kliemen’s press conference Waco, Texas Player requests should be sub- will be uploaded to the K-State mitted by noon on Mondays. FTP site at approximately 2 p.m. Contact Ryan Lackey for access. Postgame Coach Klieman and players via Zoom ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY BIG 12 NOW ON ESPN+ Tuesdays: Head coach Chris Klieman will host a weekly news In 2019, the Big 12 Conference and ESPN RYAN LACKEY conference via Zoom from 12 p.m. to 12:20 p.m. Four players will agreed to signifi cantly expand their existing Assistant AD/Communications follow in 10-minute increments. rights agreement, which runs through 2024- Primary Contact/Assistants & Players Requests Player requests must be sub- Cell ..................................................785-587-7865 mitted to Ryan Lackey by 12 p.m., on Mondays, and players 25. Under the expanded agreement, multiple Email [email protected] will be selected out of that pool. Zoom links for the Tuesday K-State athletic events – including selected football, men’s and Twitter ................................................