Big 12Wildcats

Kansas State

19th of 1308–5

Rank

19th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+11.2

90% range 2.1 to 20.3

Offense

30.9

44th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.7

15th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 4 · 12:00 PM ET vs

StanfordNeutral W 24–7

Rating change+2.2

Wk 2Sep 11 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Southern Illinois W 31–23

Rating change−1.3

Wk 3Sep 18 · 2:00 PM ET vs

Nevada W 38–17

Rating change+4.0

Wk 4Sep 25 · 7:00 PM ET at

Oklahoma State L 20–31

Rating change−1.5

Wk 5Oct 2 · 3:30 PM ET vs#4

Oklahoma L 31–37

Rating change−0.3

Wk 7Oct 16 · 7:30 PM ET vs#8

Iowa State L 20–33

Rating change+0.8

Wk 8Oct 23 · 12:00 PM ET at

Texas Tech W 25–24

Rating change+1.4

Wk 9Oct 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs

TCU W 31–12

Rating change+2.0

Wk 10Nov 6 · 12:00 PM ET at

Kansas W 35–10

Rating change+0.2

Wk 11Nov 13 · 12:00 PM ET vs

West Virginia W 34–17

Rating change+0.5

Wk 12Nov 20 · 5:30 PM ET vs#16

Baylor L 10–20

Rating change−1.1

Wk 13Nov 26 · 12:00 PM ET at

Texas L 17–22

Rating change−0.2

PostJan 4 · 9:00 PM ET vs

LSUTaxAct Texas Bowl W 42–20

Rating change+3.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2020	Big 12	70 of 127	−1.3	28.4	29.6	4–6	—
2019	Big 12	45 of 130	4.9	26.9	22.0	8–5	—
2018	Big 12	63 of 130	1.7	26.7	25.0	5–7	—
2017	Big 12	39 of 130	7.2	31.8	24.6	8–5	—
2016	Big 12	23 of 128	11.1	34.1	23.0	9–4	—
2015	Big 12	83 of 128	−3.2	28.6	31.8	6–7	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

KSU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles