K-STATE at rv/23 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2019 SCHEDULE Sept. 14, 2019 • Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Miss. DATE AP/C OPPONENT (TV) TIME (CT) Aug. 31 NICHOLLS (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W, 49-14 KANSAS STATE MISSISSIPPI STATE K-STATE FACES BIG ROAD TEST Sept. 7 BOWLING GREEN (FSN) W, 52-0 WILDCATS BULLDOGS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE Sept. 14 at rv/23 Mississippi State (ESPN) 11 a.m. Following a 52-0 shutout of Bowling Green, K-State will Sept. 28 at rv/rv Oklahoma State* TBA hit the road for the fi rst time in 2019 as the Wildcats trav- Oct. 5 BAYLOR* TBA el to Starkville to face 23rd-ranked Mississippi State on Oct. 19 rv/rv TCU* TBA Saturday. The game will kick at 11 a.m., and be shown Oct. 26 5/4 OKLAHOMA* TBA nationally on ESPN with Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Nov. 2 at Kansas* TBA 2-0, 0-0 Big 12 2-0, 0-0 SEC Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Allison Williams (sidelines) Nov. 9 at 12/13 Texas* TBA on the call. Nov. 16 WEST VIRGINIA* TBA THE BASICS Nov. 23 at Texas Tech* TBA Record ................2-0 (0-0 Big 12) Record ....................2-0 (0-0 SEC) The game can be heard across the 39-station K-State Nov. 30 rv/rv IOWA STATE* TBA Ranking (AP/Coaches) ...............nr/nr Ranking (AP/Coaches) .............. rv/23 Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), for- Last Game ...............Sept. 7, 2019 Last Game ...............Sept. 7, 2019 mer K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt A K-STATE WIN WOULD... Defeated Bowling Green, 52-0 Defeated Southern Miss, 38-15 Walters (sidelines) calling the action. The game will also Coach .....................Chris Klieman Coach ......................Joe Moorhead • Be the fi rst victory over a non-conference Power Five Career Record ......... 74-13 (7th) Career Record ......... 48-18 (6th) be on Sirius channel 119, XM Channel 199 and in addition Record at K-State ........2-0 (1st) Record at MSU ..........10-5 (2nd) team on the road since a 28-24 triumph at Miami in 2011. to the TuneIn app. Live stats are available at k-statesports. • Be K-State’s fi rst regular-season win over an SEC team STATISTICAL LEADERS com, and Twitter updates (@KStateFB) will also be a part since 1982 (Kentucky). of the coverage. Rushing ...................James Gilbert Rushing .......................... Kylin Hill • Represent K-State’s fi rst non-conference road win since 26 att, 218 yds, 3 TD 41 att, 320 yds, 2 TD 2015 (UTSA). Passing ...............Skylar Thompson Passing .................Tommy Stevens A LOOK AT K-STATE • Be the fi rst road win over a team that was in the SEC when 26-35, 363 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT 29-40, 341 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT • K-State has opened the Chris Klieman era with two Receiving............... Malik Knowles Receiving...............Osirus Mitchell the game was played. K-State is currently 0-11 in such games. 8 rec, 125 yds, 2 TD 8 rec, 134 yds, 2 TD convincing victories, a 49-14 win over Nicholls and a 52-0 • Move Chris Klieman to 3-0 as head coach of the Wild- Tackling ................Da’Quan Patton Tackling ......................J. Landrews shutout of Bowling Green, its fi rst shutout since 2005. cats, marking the fourth time in school history a new coach 7 tackles 15 tackles • K-State has rushed for 694 games in its fi rst two games, Sacks ........................Daniel Green Sacks .......................Three Players has won his fi rst three games. 1 sack 1.0 sacks the fi rst time since at least 1965 that the Cats have opened • Give Chris Klieman his 24th-straight win as a head coach. Interceptions ................A.J. Parker Interceptions ...........Three Players the season with two 300-yard rushing games. 1 interception 1 interception • With 521 yards against Bowling Green, K-State has also WHERE TO FIND... eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the fi rst two INSIDE THE SERIES games of a season for the fi rst time ever. Media Information ......................................................2 Overall .................................... 1-2 Most K-State Pts .......... 21 (1977) • The Cats held the ball for 42:52 against Bowling Green In Manhattan.......................... 1-1 Most MSU Pts ............... 31 (2018) Team Notes .............................................................3-4 In Starkville............................ 0-1 3 Points or Less .................... 1-0 – the highest TOP by a Wildcat team since at least 1988 Offensive Notes ......................................................4-5 Current Streak ................... Lost 1 7 Points or Less .................... 1-1 – while they lead the nation in that department at 42:00. Defensive Notes ......................................................5-6 Longest Win Streak ....................1 Biggest Win ...21-24 (1977 [MSU Forfeit]) • Five different running backs have recorded touchdowns Special Teams Notes ...................................................6 this year – including three by James Gilbert – and the ON THE AIR backs has accounted for nine scores this year after the Opponent Breakdown ..................................................7 TELEVISION position group had only 13 a year ago. Last Time vs. Mississippi State ...................................8 ESPN • The rushing attack has an experienced offensive line in Career Stats vs. Mississippi State...............................9 Bob Wischusen (Play-by-Play) front of it as there are fi ve seniors in the starting rota- 2019 Opponent Tracker .............................................10 Dan Orlovsky (Analyst) Allison Williams (Sidelines) tion led by 40-game starter Scott Frantz followed by right Head Coach Chris Klieman..................................11-12 guard Tyler Mitchell (32) and center Adam Holtorf (27). Assistant Coaches ....................................................13 • Quarterback Skylar Thompson has shined so far this sea- Roster/Pronunciations.........................................14-15 RADIO son, going 26-of-35 for 363 yards and three scores through Depth Chart ..............................................................16 K-State Sports Network the air, in addition to 56 yards and a score on six carries. Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) • At receiver, Malik Knowles has led the way with eight Depth Chart Notes ..............................................17-19 Stan Weber (Analyst) catches for 125 yards and two scores. Select Player Bios ...............................................20-25 Matt Walters (Sidelines) • Much like its counterpart on offense, the defensive line Team Statistics ...................................................26-27 is stacked with a two-deep of veteran players, headlined Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics .........................28 by senior tackle Trey Dishon, senior end Reggie Walker SATELLITE RADIO Defensive Statistics ..................................................29 and sophomore end Wyatt Hubert, the latter coming off Sirius Channel 119 Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics ........................30 Freshman All-America honors in 2018. XM Channel 199 Game-by-Game Summaries/Starters ........................31 Internet Channel 953 • Linebacker returns the team’s leading tackler from a year ago in Da’Quan Patton, and he paces the squad with Scoring Drives/Drive Analysis ...................................32 seven tackles this year. As a whole, K-State has defended Long Plays/Third Downs/Red Zone ............................33 against only 85 plays (42.5 per game). Superlatives .............................................................34 FOLLOW K-STATE ATHLETICS • The kicker and punter spots are held down by players who Game Recaps .....................................................35-36 were phenomenal in 2018 as kicker Blake Lynch is back Last Time ...........................................................37-41 after making 87.5-percent of his fi eld goals last year, while Records Watch ..........................................................42 punter Devin Anctil held a 43.6-yard average in 2018. GAME 3 • MISSISSIPPI STATE MEDIA SCHEDULE – MISSISSIPPI STATE MONDAY9101112131415 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Big 12 Teleconference Media Luncheon Assistant Coach and Player Coordinator Media No Media Availability Game 3 No Media Availability 10:30 a.m. – Chris Klieman 12 p.m. – Lunch Availability Availability K-State at Mississippi State 12:30 p.m. – Chris Klieman 1 p.m. – Players who were 2 p.m. – Coordinators Travel to Starkville, Miss. 11 a.m. K-State’s game notes for 1 p.m. – Players not available on Tuesday ESPN the Oklahoma State game FTP Information Davis Wade Stadium will be available on Monday, FTP Information 2 p.m. – Four Assistant Both coordinator media sessions Starkville, Miss. September 23 at 12 p.m. will be uploaded to the K-State Coach Kliemen’s press conference Coaches (Non-Coordinators) will be uploaded to the K-State FTP site at approximately FTP site at approximately 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Postgame Contact Ryan Lackey for access. Coach Klieman and players in visiting media area ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY BIG 12 NOW ON ESPN+ Tuesdays: Head coach Chris Klieman hosts a weekly news In the spring of 2019, the RYAN LACKEY conference in the Steel & Pipe Team Theatre of the Vanier Fam- Big 12 Conference and ESPN Director of Football Communications ily Football Complex. Lunch will be served at noon followed by agreed to signifi cantly expand Primary Contact/Assistant & Players Requests Cell ..................................................785-587-7865 Klieman’s press conference at 12:30 p.m. Requested players their existing rights agreement,