CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Big 12
Kansas State
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 4 completed games · Big 12. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #19; PPG allowed #22. ATS coverage 4/4; totals coverage 4/4. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 3-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Avery Johnson
FBS #73 · 910 season total
88CMP133ATT910Yards7TD2INT66.17%CMP%138NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Avery Johnson
FBS #93 · 291 season total
30Carries291Yards3TD9.70Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Derrick Salley Jr.
FBS #251 · 178 season total
11REC178Yards1TD16.18Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Gabe Powers
FBS #424 · 22 season total
22Total15Solo7Assists3.50TFL0Sacks
Sacks Leader
Wendell Gregory
FBS #89 · 2.50 season total
2.50Sacks8.50TFL2QB hurries16Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
No positive total returned for this category.
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | H | Nicholls | W | 71–3 | -41.5 | W | 55.5 | O |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | H | Washington State | W | 34–7 | -17.5 | W | 48.5 | U |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | H | Tulane | W | 31–20 | -20.5 | L | 49.5 | O |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | A | Cincinnati | L | 26–31 | -6 | L | 55.5 | O |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | H | Houston | — | — | -2.5 | — | 55.5 | — |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | H | Kansas | — | — | -7.5 | — | 54.5 | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | A | Arizona State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | A | Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | H | Oklahoma State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | A | TCU | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | H | Arizona | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | A | Iowa State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.