Big 12Wildcats

Kansas State

15th of 1339–4

Rank

15th

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

+16.8

90% range 7.7 to 26.0

Offense

36.6

14th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.8

19th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–4

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 9–4

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 2 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Southeast Missouri State W 45–0

Rating change+2.6

Wk 2Sep 9 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Troy W 42–13

Rating change+2.4

Wk 3Sep 16 · 12:00 PM ET at

Missouri L 27–30

Rating change−0.9

Wk 4Sep 23 · 8:00 PM ET vs#23

UCF W 44–31

Rating change+1.7

Wk 6Oct 6 · 7:30 PM ET at

Oklahoma State L 21–29

Rating change−2.0

Wk 7Oct 14 · 7:00 PM ET at

Texas Tech W 38–21

Rating change+2.5

Wk 8Oct 21 · 7:00 PM ET vs

TCU W 41–3

Rating change+3.5

Wk 9Oct 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Houston W 41–0

Rating change+2.8

Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET at#9

Texas L 30–33

Rating change0.0

Wk 11Nov 11 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Baylor W 59–25

Rating change+0.3

Wk 12Nov 18 · 7:00 PM ET at

Kansas W 31–27

Rating change−1.6

Wk 13Nov 25 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Iowa State L 35–42

Rating change−1.2

PostDec 28 · 5:45 PM ET vs

NC StatePop-Tarts Bowl W 28–19

Rating change−0.5

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2023

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
2022	Big 12	17 of 131	12.9	32.8	19.9	10–4	—
2021	Big 12	19 of 130	11.2	30.9	19.7	8–5	—
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