Big 12

Kansas State Wildcats

Manhattan, Kansas

Season

Kansas State

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 254 175

Points / Game 31.8 21.9

Total Offense

Total Yards 3,413 2,544

Plays 566 486

Yards / Play 6.03 5.23

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 302 300

Rushing Yards 1,644 1,329

Yards / Attempt 5.44 4.43

Rushing Touchdowns 16 13

Passing

Pass Completions 168 96

Pass Attempts 264 186

Completion % 63.6% 51.6%

Net Passing Yards 1,769 1,215

Yards / Attempt 6.70 6.53

Passing Touchdowns 14 8

Interceptions Thrown 3 1

First Downs

First Downs 184 135

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 62 39

3rd Down Attempts 117 108

3rd Down % 53.0% 36.1%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 1 6

4th Down Attempts 8 10

4th Down % 12.5% 60.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 6 5

Fumbles Lost 3 4

Interceptions Thrown 3 1

Fumbles Recovered 3 3

Defense

Sacks 19 11

Tackles for Loss 55 39

Interceptions 1 3

Interception Return Yards 16 83

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 1

Penalties

Penalties 32 45

Penalty Yards 296 386

Possession

Possession Time 261:32 220:44

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 13 11

Kick Return Yards 299 237

Yards / Return 23.00 21.55

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 1

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 18 10

Punt Return Yards 203 99

Yards / Return 11.28 9.90

Punt Return Touchdowns 1 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.27

Success Rate 47.0%

PPA 0.189

Explosiveness 1.161

Opportunities 52

Drives 93

Plays 577

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 15.8%

Power Success 80.0%

Line Yards 3.18

Second-Level Yards 1.17

Open-Field Yards 1.88

Line Yards Total 930

Second-Level Yards Total 342

Open-Field Yards Total 550

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 50.0%

PPA 0.167

Explosiveness 0.925

Play Rate 50.6%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 44.1%

PPA 0.213

Explosiveness 1.448

Play Rate 47.1%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 52.1%

Standard Downs PPA 0.131

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.903

Standard Downs Rate 70.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate 34.9%

Passing Downs PPA 0.324

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.066

Passing Downs Rate 29.8%

Field Position

Average Start 71.0

Average Predicted Points 1.340

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 13.0%

Front Seven Havoc 8.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.7%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.906

Adjusted Success Rate 7.4%

Adjusted PPA 0.089

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.124

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.108

Adjusted Stuff Rate 6.7%

Adjusted Power Success 19.0%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 7.1%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.65

Success Rate Allowed 35.6%

PPA Allowed 0.109

Explosiveness Allowed 1.446

Opportunities Faced 40

Drives Faced 93

Plays Faced 497

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 21.7%

Power Success Allowed 55.2%

Line Yards Allowed 2.83

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.23

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.41

Line Yards Total Allowed 795

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 347

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 36.7%

PPA Allowed 0.122

Explosiveness Allowed 1.229

Play Rate Faced 56.5%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 34.5%

PPA Allowed 0.145

Explosiveness Allowed 1.765

Play Rate Faced 40.8%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 38.6%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.008

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.128

Standard Downs Rate Faced 62.6%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 30.6%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.304

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.115

Passing Downs Rate Faced 37.4%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 73.5

Average Predicted Points -1.156

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 19.3%

Front Seven Havoc 12.9%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.4%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.043

Adjusted Success Rate 8.1%

Adjusted PPA 0.071

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.146

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.564

Adjusted Stuff Rate 2.9%

Adjusted Power Success 21.6%

Adjusted Havoc 3.8%