/// RVFCS SOUTH DAKOTA at RV/RV K-STATE /// /// 2018 SCHEDULE /// Sept. 1, 2018 • Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kan. DATE AP/C OPPONENT (TV) TIME (CT) Sept. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA (ESPN3) 6:10 p.m. KANSAS STATE SOUTH DAKOTA WILDCATS OPEN 2018 WITH Sept. 8 18/18 MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPN) 11 a.m. WILDCATS COYOTES VISIT FROM SOUTH DAKOTA Sept. 15 UTSA (FSN) 3 p.m. K-State embarks on the 2018 season, the 27th under Hall Sept. 22 at 17/20 West Virginia* TBA of Fame head coach Bill Snyder, on Saturday night at 6:10 Sept. 29 23/21 TEXAS* TBA p.m., inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The contest will Oct. 6 at Baylor* TBA be shown on ESPN3 and also available on the WatchESPN Oct. 13 RV/25 OKLAHOMA STATE* TBA app with Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and former Wildcat Oct. 27 at 7/5 Oklahoma* TBA 0-0, 0-0 Big 12 0-0, 0-0 MVFC tight end Travis Tannahill (analyst) on the call. Nov. 3 at 16/16 TCU* TBA Nov. 10 KANSAS* TBA /// THE BASICS /// The game can be heard across the 39-station K-State Nov. 17 TEXAS TECH* TBA 2017 Record .......8-5 (5-4 Big 12) 2017 Record ........8-5 (4-4 MVFC) Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), for- Nov. 24 at RV/RV Iowa State* TBA Ranking (AP/Coaches) ............... rv/rv Ranking (STATS/Coaches)............ rv/rv mer K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt Last Game ..............Dec. 26, 2017 Last Game ................Dec. 2, 2017 Walters (sidelines) calling the action. The game will also /// A K-STATE WIN WOULD... /// Defeated UCLA, 35-17 Lost to No. 5 Sam Houston St., 54-42 be on Sirius channel 126, XM Channel 201 and in addition Coach .......................... Bill Snyder Coach ........................ Bob Nielson • Give the Wildcats a victory in the season opener for the Career Record ...210-110-1 (27th) Career Record ..198-92-1 (26th) to the TuneIn app. Live stats are available at k-statesports. Career Conf. Record ...123-84-1 Record at USD ......... 12-12 (3rd) com, and Twitter updates (@KStateFB) will also be a part 24th time in 27 tries under head coach Bill Snyder. of the coverage. • Give the Wildcats a victory in the home opener for the /// RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS /// 25th time in 27 tries under Snyder. • Give K-State a 55-3 record in September home games Rushing ......................Alex Barnes Rushing .............. Michael Fredrick A LOOK AT K-STATE 146 att, 819 yds, 7 TD 143 att, 705 yds, 7 TD under Snyder since 1992. Passing ... A. Delton & S. Thompson • K-State boasts 35 returning letterwinners – including 14 Passing ................Austin Simmons • Make K-State 67-4 in regular season non-conference AD: 49-85, 637 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT 17-28, 197 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT starters – from a team that went 8-5 in 2017. ST: 51-83, 689 yds, 5 TD, 3 INT home games under Snyder since 1990. Receiving............ Shamar Jackson • The Wildcats played their best football at the end of the Receiving...................Isaiah Zuber 53 rec, 766 yds, 4 TD • Be the fi rst time in Snyder’s career he has over 100 51 rec, 510 yds, 4 TD Tackling ....................Andrew Gray year by winning fi ve of their last six games, highlighted by ................ Denzel Goolsby more wins than losses. Tackling 89 tackles a victory at No. 10 Oklahoma State and capped with a Cac- 78 tackles • Make the Wildcats 18-1 against current members of the Sacks ...................Darin Greenfi eld tus Bowl victory over UCLA. Sacks .............................. Kyle Ball Missouri Valley Football Conference. 2.5 sacks 9.0 sacks • Although Bill Snyder is back for a 27th year, he is fl anked Interceptions .........Kendall Adams Interceptions ...I. Armstead/P. Powell 3 interceptions by two new coordinators in Andre Coleman (offense) and 3 interceptions /// WHERE TO FIND... /// Blake Seiler (defense), two of the seven assistants on /// INSIDE THE SERIES /// staff that played and graduated from Kansas State. Team Notes .............................................................1-4 Overall .................................... 4-0 Most K-State Pts .......... 42 (1982) • K-State returns two quarterbacks who started four Offensive Notes ......................................................4-5 In Manhattan.......................... 4-0 Most USD Pts ............... 10 (1981) games last season in Alex Delton and Skylar Thompson, In Vermillion ........................... 0-0 3 Points or Less .................... 0-0 who have been battling for starting duties since the spring. Defensive Notes ..........................................................6 Current Streak ................... Won 4 7 Points or Less .................... 0-0 Special Teams Notes ...................................................7 Longest Win Streak ....................4 Biggest Win ...............42-3 (1982) • The running game is solidifi ed by the Wildcats’ leading rusher a year ago, Alex Barnes, as well as Justin Silmon Last Time vs. South Dakota ........................................8 /// ON THE AIR /// and Dalvin Warmack. Barnes, who ran for 819 yards last Head Coach Bill Snyder .........................................9-10 TELEVISION year, has 1,261 yards in his career, while Silmon has 1,044 Assistant Coaches ....................................................11 ESPN3 career yards as they are the fi rst set of 1,000 career rush- Roster/Pronunciations.........................................12-13 ers in K-State history to enter a season together. Brian Smoller (Play-by-Play) Depth Chart ..............................................................14 Travis Tannahill (Analyst) • The Wildcats have the benefi t of having all fi ve returning Depth Chart Notes ..............................................15-17 starters along the offensive line back for another year, one of just fi ve FBS teams to return 65-of-65 starts along the Select Player Bios ...............................................18-23 RADIO offensive line from 2017. Team Statistics ...................................................24-25 K-State Sports Network • Defensively, All-Big 12 performers Trey Dishon (DT) Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics .........................26 Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) and Reggie Walker (DE) are back, as are a trio of starters Defensive Statistics ..................................................27 Stan Weber (Analyst) in the secondary in cornerback Duke Shelley (30 career Matt Walters (Sidelines) Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics ........................28 starts) and safeties Kendall Adams (28 starts) and Den- Game-by-Game Summaries/Starters ........................29 zel Goolsby (13 starts). Scoring Drives ..........................................................30 • For a second-straight year, the Wildcats must replace SATELLITE RADIO Drive Summaries/Third Downs/Red Zone ..................31 Sirius Channel 126 every regular starter at linebacker. XM Channel 201 • Inexperience also shows up in special teams as the Long Plays ................................................................32 Wildcats are replacing their regular punter, kicker and long Superlatives .............................................................33 snapper in the same season for the fi rst time since 1999. Last Time ...........................................................34-38 • K-State also must fi nd replacements for both of its reg- Bill Snyder Family Stadium .......................................39 ular return men from a year ago. /// 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 1 • SOUTH DAKOTA /// BIG 12 STANDINGS /// Ryan Lackey Kenny Lannou Big 12 Overall [email protected] WEEK 1 VS USD [email protected] Kansas State 0-0 0-0 Monday 27 Tuesday 28 Wednesday 29 Thursday30 Friday31 Saturday1 Sunday 2 Baylor 0-0 0-0 Big 12 Teleconference Media Luncheon Out-of-town Interviews No Media Availability No Media Availability Game 1 No Media Availability Iowa State 0-0 0-0 10:30 a.m. - Bill Snyder 12:00 p.m. - Lunch (via telephone) South Dakota at K-State 12:30 p.m. - Bill Snyder Bill Snyder 6:10 p.m. K-State game notes Kansas 0-0 0-0 1 p.m. - Players ESPN3/WatchESPN Oklahoma 0-0 0-0 Snyder Family Stadium for the Mississippi FTP Information Manhattan, Kan. State game will be Oklahoma State 0-0 0-0 Coach Snyder’s press available on Monday, conference will be loaded Postgame September 3. TCU 0-0 0-0 to the K-State FTP site. Coach Snyder and Texas 0-0 0-0 Contact Ryan Lackey or players in team theatre Kenny Lannou for access. Texas Tech 0-0 0-0 West Virginia 0-0 0-0 A LOOK AT SOUTH DAKOTA NON-CONFERENCE NOTABLES /// UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULE /// • South Dakota, which is receiving votes in both the • Since 1990, K-State has won 76 of its 87 (.874) reg- THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 Preseason FCS Coaches Poll and STATS FCS Top 25, is ular-season non-conference games under Bill Snyder, Missouri State at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. (FS1) coming off an 8-5 campaign in 2017, its second under including 66-of-70 (.943) at home. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 head coach Bob Nielson. • K-State has had perfect regular season non-confer- Florida Atlantic at Oklahoma, 11 a.m. (FOX) Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss, 11 a.m. (ESPN) • The Coyotes advanced to the 2017 FCS Playoffs, de- ence ledgers in 15 of the last 25 years. NRG Stadium; Houston, Texas feating No. 22 Nicholls State before falling to No. 5 Sam Southern at TCU, 11 a.m. (FSN) Texas vs. Maryland, 11 a.m. (FS1) Houston State. SNYDER IN SEPTEMBER FedEx Field; Landover, Md. • Fast starts have propelled the Wildcats to winning West Virginia vs. Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. (CBS) Bank of America Stadium; Charlotte, N.C. A LOOK AT THE SERIES seasons under Bill Snyder. Since 1992 under Snyder, Nicholls State at Kansas, 6 p.m. (Jayhawk TV) • K-State leads the all-time series, 4-0, as the Wildcats K-State is a combined 67-9 (.882) in September. South Dakota at K-State, 6:10 p.m. (ESPN3) Abilene Christian at Baylor, 7 p.m. (FSN) won in 1980, 1981 and 1982 before a 34-0 blanking of • Of the losses, six came on the road, as the Cats are 54-3 South Dakota State at Iowa State, 7 p.m.