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Kansas State Wildcats

2026 season

12th in the Big 12 · 1-3 in the conference

Next: at COLO · Oct 31→

The Kansas State Wildcats are 4-3 in 2026, scoring 32.9 and allowing 21.1 points a game. Next: at Colorado Buffaloes on Oct 31, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

4–3 · avg margin 11.7

+68NICH

+27WSU

+11TULN

-5@CIN

-19HOU

+11KU

-11@ASU

KSU · bars scaled to the biggest margin (68).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiKSU's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Interception rate

0.4%#1

Yards / rush

5.8#5

Third-down conversion

54%#6

Sack rate?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

2.1%#9

▼ Weaknesses

Yards / pass attempt

6.6#114

Explosive pass rate?Dropbacks gaining 20+ yards. All plays.

8.3%#113

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.47#100

Red-zone touchdown rate?Drives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.

58%#87

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiKSU's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Completion %

50%#1

Power success?Conversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.

48%#1

Sack rate generated?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

8.8%#7

Havoc rate?TFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.

20.6%#8

▼ Weaknesses

Rush explosiveness

1.27#136

Takeaways / game

0.57#132

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

18.5%#132

Points added / rush?Expected points added per rush.

+0.18#121

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

48%

Standard-down share

69%

Plays / game

63

Early-down pass rate

45%

Neutral-script pass rate

47%

Possession / game

32:48

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

+9.2

Rating 2025

+7.0

Talent

719

Returning

71%

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