/// K-STATE at 8/8 OKLAHOMA /// /// 2018 SCHEDULE /// Oct. 27, 2018 • Memorial Stadium • Norman, Okla. DATE AP/C OPPONENT (TV) RESULT/TIME (CT) Sept. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA (ESPN3) W, 27-24 KANSAS STATE OKLAHOMA K-STATE TRAVELS TO FACE Sept. 8 18/18 MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPN) L, 10-31 WILDCATS SOONERS EIGHTH-RANKED OKLAHOMA Sept. 15 UTSA (FSN) W, 41-17 Coming off a dominating second-half effort in a 31-12 vic- Sept. 22 at 12/13 West Virginia* (ESPN) L, 6-35 tory over Oklahoma State and a bye week, Kansas State Sept. 29 18/22 TEXAS* (FS1) L, 14-19 travels to face eighth-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday inside Oct. 6 at Baylor* (FS1) L, 34-37 Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The game Oct. 13 OKLAHOMA STATE* (ESPNU) W, 31-12 will kick off at 2:30 p.m., and be shown nationally on FOX Oct. 27 at 8/8 Oklahoma* (FOX) 2:30 p.m. with Gus Johnson (play-by-play) and Joel Klatt (analyst) 3-4, 1-3 Big 12 6-1, 3-1 Big 12 Nov. 3 at TCU* (FS1) 2:30 p.m. and Jenny Taft (sidelines) on the call. Nov. 10 KANSAS* TBA /// THE BASICS /// Nov. 17 rv/rv TEXAS TECH* TBA The game can be heard across the 39-station K-State Record ................3-4 (1-3 Big 12) Record ................6-1 (3-1 Big 12) Nov. 24 at Iowa State* TBA Ranking (AP/Coaches) ...............nr/nr Ranking (AP/Coaches) ................. 8/8 Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), Last Game ...............Oct. 13, 2018 Last Game ...............Oct. 20, 2018 former K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst) and /// A K-STATE WIN WOULD... /// Defeated Oklahoma State, 31-12 Won at TCU, 52-27 Matt Walters (sidelines) calling the action, in addition to Coach .......................... Bill Snyder Coach ....................... Lincoln Riley SiriusXM Channel 83 and the TuneIn app. • Mark the second-straight year that K-State defeated a Career Record ...213-114-1 (27th) Career Record ...........18-3 (2nd) Career Conf. Record ...124-87-1 Record at OU .....................Same top-10 team on the road (No. 10 Oklahoma State in 2017). A LOOK AT K-STATE • Give the Wildcats three wins in Norman in their last four /// STATISTICAL LEADERS /// • K-State comes off a bye on a high note following a 31-12 trips. Rushing ......................Alex Barnes Rushing .....................Trey Sermon win over Oklahoma State, a game the Wildcats trailed, 6-3, • Move K-State to .500 on the year after starting the year 138 att, 788 yds, 9 TD 81 att, 458 yds, 5 TD at halftime before outscoring OSU, 28-6, in the second half. 2-4. Passing ...............Skylar Thompson Passing ..................... Kyler Murray • The Wildcats have leaned heavily on their running game • Give the Wildcats consecutive victories for the fi rst time 73-132, 880 yds, 5 TD, 3 INT 115-159, 1,977 yds, 25 TD, 3 INT Receiving...................Isaiah Zuber Receiving.............Marquise Brown over the last two contests, averaging 305 yards and total- this season. 39 rec, 478 yds, 3 TD 38 rec, 716 yds, 7 TD ing eight touchdowns on the ground. • Give Bill Snyder his 125th Big 8/12 victory, one of two Tackling .........................Eli Walker Tackling ............... Kenneth Murray • The running game is solidifi ed by Alex Barnes, who to lay that claim (Tom Osborne, Nebraska). 48 tackles 85 tackles ranks fi rst in the Big 12 at 112.6 yards per game with a Sacks ...................... Reggie Walker Sacks ................... Kenneth Murray • Give the Wildcats wins over both Oklahoma and Oklaho- 5.5 sacks 4.0 sacks league-high nine rushing scores. He ran for a career-best ma State for the third time in the last seven years. Interceptions ............Duke Shelley Interceptions ..........Parnell Motley 250 yards at Baylor, the fi fth-most in a game in school 3 interceptions 3 interceptions history, while recording three touchdowns on the day. /// WHERE TO FIND... /// • Against Oklahoma State, Barnes had 181 rushing yards /// INSIDE THE SERIES /// and four scores, and he was also the team’s leading re- Team Notes .............................................................1-4 Overall .............................19-75-4 Most K-State Pts .......... 59 (1969) ceiver with 51 yards on three catches. Offensive Notes ......................................................4-5 In Manhattan...................10-38-1 Most OU Pts ................. 76 (1942) • The Wildcats’ rushing attack is anchored by fi ve offen- Defensive Notes ......................................................5-6 In Norman .........................8-36-3 3 Points or Less .................5-6-4 sive linemen who were all returning starters from a year Current Streak ................... Lost 3 7 Points or Less ...............10-9-4 Special Teams Notes ...................................................6 Longest Win Streak ....................5 Biggest Win .............49-10 (1995) ago. The group is led by Midseason All-American Dalton Risner at right tackle. Last Time vs. Oklahoma .............................................7 /// ON THE AIR /// • Quarterback Skylar Thompson has started six games, Career Stats vs. Oklahoma .........................................8 TELEVISION throwing for 880 yards and fi ve scores, while he has added Head Coach Bill Snyder .........................................9-10 305 rushing yards and three touchdowns. FOX Assistant Coaches ....................................................11 Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play) • Isaiah Zuber leads the Wildcats with 39 catches on the Roster/Pronunciation Guide ................................12-13 year, totaling 478 receiving yards and three scores. Joel Klatt (Analyst) Depth Chart ..............................................................14 Jenny Taft (Sidelines) • Defensively, K-State has averaged 3.0 sacks, 6.5 tack- les for loss and two interceptions over the last two games Depth Chart Notes ..............................................15-17 RADIO after putting together averages of 1.0 sacks, 3.0 TFLs and Select Player Bios ...............................................18-23 K-State Sports Network 0.8 interceptions in the fi rst fi ve contests. Team Statistics ...................................................24-25 Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) • The Wildcats are coming off an impressive performance Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics .........................26 Stan Weber (Analyst) against an Oklahoma State team that was averaging 523.3 Defensive/Special Teams Statistics ...........................27 Matt Walters (Sidelines) yards and 44.0 points per game. K-State held OSU to 311 Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics ........................28 yards and just 12 points. Game-by-Game Summaries/Starters ........................29 • Senior safety Eli Walker (48) and junior linebacker SATELLITE RADIO Da’Quan Patton (41) lead the team in tackles, while Reg- Scoring Drives/Drive Superlatives .............................30 Sirius Channel 83 gie Walker has a team-best 5.5 sacks and 7.5 TFLs. Drive Analysis/Third Downs/Red Zone .......................31 XM Channel 83 • Senior defensive back Duke Shelley has three intercep- Long Plays ................................................................32 tions this season – all coming within the last two games Superlatives .............................................................33 – to rank third in the Big 12 and 13th in the country. Game Recaps .....................................................34-40 • Shelley has 12 total passes defended this year to rank Last Time ...........................................................41-45 second in the Big 12 and eighth in the nation. /// 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 8 • OKLAHOMA /// BIG 12 STANDINGS /// Ryan Lackey Kenny Lannou Big 12 Overall [email protected] WEEK 8 AT OU [email protected] Texas 4-0 6-1 Monday 22 Tuesday 23 Wednesday 24 Thursday25 Friday26 Saturday27 Sunday 28 Oklahoma 3-1 6-1 Big 12 Teleconference Media Luncheon Out-of-town Interviews No Media Availability No Media Availability Game 8 No Media Availability West Virginia 3-1 5-1 10:30 a.m. - Bill Snyder 12:00 p.m. - Lunch (via telephone) K-State at Oklahoma 12:30 p.m. - Bill Snyder Bill Snyder Travel to Norman, Okla. 2:30 p.m. K-State game notes for Texas Tech 3-1 5-2 1 p.m. - Players FOX Baylor 2-2 4-3 Memorial Stadium the TCU game will be FTP Information Norman, Okla. available on Monday, Iowa State 2-2 3-3 Coach Snyder’s press October 29. conference will be loaded Postgame Oklahoma State 1-3 4-3 to the K-State FTP site. Coach Snyder and Kansas State 1-3 3-4 Contact Ryan Lackey or players outside locker Kenny Lannou for access. room TCU 1-3 3-4 Kansas 0-4 2-5 A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS /// UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULE /// • Eighth-ranked Oklahoma came off a bye week to earn • Kansas State is in rare company in college football THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 a 52-27 victory at TCU last week. as the Wildcats rank in the top 20 in wins among FBS Baylor at West Virginia, 6 p.m. (FS1) • OU enters the week ranked seventh nationally by av- programs over the last 23 seasons. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 eraging 526.3 yards of offense, while they are third in • Since 1995, K-State has picked up 194 victories, Texas Tech at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) scoring offense at 48.6 points per game. which ranks 19th in the nation. TCU at Kansas, 2 p.m. (FS1) K-State at Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m. (FOX) • Much of the offense runs through quarterback Kyler • The only current Big 12 teams to rank higher are Okla- Texas at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. (ABC) Murray, who is averaging 282.4 yards through the air homa (3rd; 225), Texas (12th; 209) and TCU (t15th; 199). SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 with 25 TDs, while he ranks second on the team with Iowa State at Kansas, 11 a.m. (FSN) 428 yards and fi ve scores. ONE OF THE BIG 12’S BEST Oklahoma State at Baylor, 11 a.m. (FS1) K-State at TCU, 2:30 p.m.