/// 18/18 MISSISSIPPI STATE at RV/RV K-STATE /// /// 2018 SCHEDULE /// Sept. 8, 2018 • Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kan. DATE AP/C OPPONENT (TV) TIME (CT) Sept. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA (ESPN3) W, 27-24 KANSAS STATE MISSISSIPPI STATE WILDCATS WELCOME NO. 18 Sept. 8 18/18 MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPN) 11 a.m. WILDCATS BULLDOGS BULLDOGS TO MANHATTAN Sept. 15 UTSA (FSN) 3 p.m. Following a come-from-behind win over South Dakota in Sept. 22 at 17/20 West Virginia* TBA the season opener, K-State hosts 18th-ranked Mississippi Sept. 29 23/21 TEXAS* TBA State at 11 a.m., Saturday morning in a Big 12/SEC battle Oct. 6 at Baylor* TBA at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The contest will be shown Oct. 13 RV/25 OKLAHOMA STATE* TBA nationally on ESPN with mark Jones (play-by-play), Dusty Oct. 27 at 7/5 Oklahoma* TBA 1-0, 0-0 Big 12 1-0, 0-0 SEC Dvoracek (analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline) on the Nov. 3 at 16/16 TCU* TBA call. Nov. 10 KANSAS* TBA /// THE BASICS /// Nov. 17 TEXAS TECH* TBA Record ................1-0 (0-0 Big 12) Record ....................1-0 (0-0 SEC) The game can be heard across the 39-station K-State Nov. 24 at RV/RV Iowa State* TBA Ranking (AP/Coaches) ............... rv/rv Ranking (AP/Coaches) ............. 18/18 Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), for- Last Game ...............Sept. 1, 2018 Last Game ...............Sept. 1, 2018 mer K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt /// A K-STATE WIN WOULD... /// Defeated South Dakota, 27-24 Defeated Stephen F. Austin, 63-6 Walters (sidelines) calling the action. The game will also Coach .......................... Bill Snyder Coach ......................Joe Moorhead • Give the Wildcats a 2-1 edge in the series against Mis- Career Record ...211-110-1 (27th) Career Record ......... 39-13 (5th) be on Sirius channel 134, XM Channel 199 and in addition Career Conf. Record ...123-84-1 Record at MSU .............1-0 (1st) to the TuneIn app. Live stats are available at k-statesports. sissippi State. • Give the Wildcats a victory over a ranked non-confer- /// STATISTICAL LEADERS /// com, and Twitter updates (@KStateFB) will also be a part of the coverage. ence opponent for the fi rst time since 2002 (USC). Rushing ......................Alex Barnes Rushing ...........Keytaon Thompson • Give K-State a 56-3 record in September home games 21 att, 103 yds, 0 TD 10 att, 109 yds, 2 TD under Snyder since 1992. A LOOK AT K-STATE Passing ...............Skylar Thompson Passing ............Keytaon Thompson • Make K-State 68-4 in regular season non-conference 8-14, 61 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT 13-31, 364 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT • K-State boasts 35 returning letterwinners – including 14 home games under Snyder since 1990. Receiving...................Isaiah Zuber Receiving...............Osirus Mitchell starters – from a team that went 8-5 in 2017 and has won 5 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD 2 rec, 114 yds, 2 TD • Make the Wildcats 8-16 against current members of the its last four games dating back to last season. Tackling ....................Duke Shelley Tackling .............Johnathan Abram SEC (minus long-time conference foes Missouri and A&M). 8 tackles 8 tackles • Although Bill Snyder is back for a 27th year, he is fl anked • Give the Wildcats their fi rst regular season win against Sacks ...................... Reggie Walker Sacks ......................Montez Sweat by two new coordinators in Andre Coleman (offense) and 1.0 sacks 2.0 sacks an SEC team since 1982 (Kentucky). Interceptions ........................None Interceptions ............... C.J. Morgan Blake Seiler (defense), two of the seven assistants on 1 interception staff that played and graduated from Kansas State. /// WHERE TO FIND... /// • K-State played both Skylar Thompson (started) and /// INSIDE THE SERIES /// Alex Delton last week against South Dakota with Thomp- Team Notes .............................................................1-4 Overall .................................... 1-1 Most K-State Pts .......... 21 (1977) son leading the Cats to his third fourth-quarter comeback Offensive Notes ......................................................4-5 In Manhattan.......................... 1-0 Most MSU Pts ............... 24 (1977) win in the Wildcats’ last six total games. In Starkville............................ 0-1 3 Points or Less .................... 1-0 • The running game is solidifi ed by the Wildcats’ leading Defensive Notes ..........................................................6 Current Streak ................... Won 1 7 Points or Less .................... 1-1 Special Teams Notes ...................................................7 Longest Win Streak ....................1 Biggest Win ...21-24 (1977 [MSU Forfeit]) rusher a year ago, Alex Barnes, as well as Justin Silmon and Dalvin Warmack. Barnes topped 100 yards in the Last Time vs. Mississippi State ...................................8 /// ON THE AIR /// season opener with 103 on 21 carries. Head Coach Bill Snyder .........................................9-10 TELEVISION • The Wildcats have the benefi t of having all fi ve returning Assistant Coaches ....................................................11 ESPN starters along the offensive line back for another year, one Roster/Pronunciation Guide ................................12-13 of just fi ve FBS teams to return 65-of-65 starts along the Mark Jones (Play-by-Play) Depth Chart ..............................................................14 Dusty Dvoracek (Analyst) offensive line from 2017. Depth Chart Notes ..............................................15-17 Molly McGrath (Analyst) • Wide receiver Isaiah Zuber not only caught the game-winning touchdown pass late in the game against Select Player Bios ...............................................18-23 RADIO USD, but he also returned a punt 85 yards for a score to Team Statistics ...................................................24-25 K-State Sports Network earn Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics .........................26 Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) • Defensively, K-State held USD to just 77 yards on the Defensive Statistics ..................................................27 Stan Weber (Analyst) ground, while defensive back Kevion McGee had four Matt Walters (Sidelines) Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics ........................28 passes defended in the game, the most by a Big 12 de- Game-by-Game Summaries/Starters ........................29 fender in week one. Scoring Drives/Drive Summaries ...............................30 • The Wildcats had to replace their punter and kicker from SATELLITE RADIO Long Plays/Third Downs/Red Zone ............................31 Sirius Channel 134 a year ago, and Blake Lynch stepped right in to connect on XM Channel 199 4-of-4 fi eld goals in his fi rst action as a Wildcat – which Superlatives .............................................................32 were the most by any kicker in the Big 12 this past week – Game Recaps ...........................................................33 while punter Andrew Hicks averaged 42.7 yards per punt, Last Time ...........................................................34-38 which included one of 63 yards and another downed inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium .......................................39 the 20 yard line. /// K-STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS /// /// FOLLOW K-STATE ATHLETICS /// Ryan Lackey Director of Football and Golf Communications O: 785-532-7708 C: 785-587-7865 E: [email protected] Kenny Lannou Senior Assoc. A.D. for Communications/PR O: 785-532-7977 C: 785-587-7867 E: [email protected] GAME 2 • MISSISSIPPI STATE /// BIG 12 STANDINGS /// Ryan Lackey Kenny Lannou Big 12 Overall [email protected] WEEK 2 VS MISS ST. [email protected] Kansas State 0-0 1-0 Monday 3 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Thursday6 Friday7 Saturday8 Sunday 9 Baylor 0-0 1-0 Big 12 Teleconference Media Luncheon Out-of-town Interviews No Media Availability No Media Availability Game 2 No Media Availability Oklahoma 0-0 1-0 10:30 a.m. - Bill Snyder 12:00 p.m. - Lunch (via telephone) Mississippi St. at K-State 12:30 p.m. - Bill Snyder Bill Snyder 11 a.m. K-State game notes for Oklahoma State 0-0 1-0 1 p.m. - Players ESPN TCU 0-0 1-0 Snyder Family Stadium the UTSA game will be FTP Information Manhattan, Kan. available on Monday, West Virginia 0-0 1-0 Coach Snyder’s press September 10. conference will be loaded Postgame Iowa State 0-0 0-0 to the K-State FTP site. Coach Snyder and Kansas 0-0 0-1 Contact Ryan Lackey or players in team theatre Kenny Lannou for access. Texas 0-0 0-1 Texas Tech 0-0 0-1 A LOOK AT MISSISSIPPI STATE NON-CONFERENCE NOTABLES /// UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULE /// • The Bulldogs kicked off the Joe Moorhead era with a • Since 1990, K-State has won 77 of its 88 (.875) reg- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 convincing 63-6 win over Stephen F. Austin last week. ular-season non-conference games under Bill Snyder, TCU at SMU, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) • State totaled 618 yards of offense while holding SFA to including 67-of-70 (.947) at home. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 just 254 and collecting 17 tackles for loss in the game. • K-State has had perfect regular season non-confer- Mississippi State at K-State, 11 a.m. (ESPN) • Keytaon Thompson threw for 364 yards and fi ve ence ledgers in 15 of the last 25 years. UCLA at Oklahoma, 12 p.m. (FOX) scores while running for another 109 yards and two Kansas at Central Michigan, 2 p.m. (ESPN+) scores. Returning quarterback Nick Fitzgerald is expect- Lamar at Texas Tech, 3 p.m. (FSN) SNYDER IN SEPTEMBER Iowa State at Iowa, 4 p.m. (FOX) ed to be back under center this weekend. • Fast starts have propelled the Wildcats to winning Youngstown State at West Virginia, 5 p.m. (AT&T SportsNet) seasons under Bill Snyder. Since 1992 under Snyder, Baylor at UTSA, 6 p.m. (CBSN on Facebook) A LOOK AT THE SERIES K-State is a combined 68-9 (.883) in September. South Alabama at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. (FSN) • K-State and Mississippi State will be meeting for the Tulsa at Texas, 7 p.m., LHN • Of the losses, six came on the road, as the Cats are 55-3 third time overall on Saturday as the series is tied, 1-1.