Game notes: Arizona at Kansas State
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The matchup
- Arizona (5–1, 2–1 in conference) at Kansas State (4–2, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Bill Snyder Family Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 10th meeting; Arizona leads the series 6–2–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, September 12, 2025: Arizona 23, Kansas State 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1941: Arizona 28, Kansas State 21.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Arizona 23–17 (at Arizona); 2024: Kansas State 31–7 (at Kansas State); 1978: Arizona 31–0 (at Arizona); 1969: Kansas State 42–27 (at Arizona); 1962: Arizona 14–13 (at Arizona).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Arizona
- Arizona is 5–1 (2–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 35–7 vs. Northern Arizona; L 17–28 at No. 15 BYU; W 42–17 vs. Northern Illinois; W 34–24 at Washington State; W 34–7 vs. Cincinnati; W 52–31 at West Virginia.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Arizona has won four straight, since losing 28–17 to BYU (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Arizona is No. 19 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brent Brennan is 18–13 in his third season at Arizona and 52–61 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brent Brennan is 1–1 against Kansas State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Noah Fifita (QB): 1,739 passing yards, 16 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Mizell (WR): 19 catches, 359 yards, 4 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Taye Brown (LB): 39 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Noah Fifita holds Arizona’s career record in passing yards with 10,922 and counting, past Nick Foles’s 10,011 (2009–11).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Noah Fifita holds Arizona’s career record in touchdown passes with 89 and counting, past Willie Tuitama’s 67 (2005–08).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Noah Fifita holds Arizona’s career record in total offense with 11,232 and counting, past Nick Foles’s 9,712 (2009–11).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2009, Arizona lost to No. 11 Oregon 44–41.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Kansas State
- Kansas State is 4–2 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 71–3 vs. Nicholls; W 34–7 vs. Washington State; W 31–20 vs. Tulane; L 26–31 at Cincinnati; L 16–35 vs. No. 22 Houston; W 35–24 vs. Kansas.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Kansas State is No. 45 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Collin Klein is 4–2 in his first season at Kansas State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Collin Klein faces Arizona as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Avery Johnson (QB): 1,301 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joe Jackson (RB): 354 rushing yards, 2 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Logan Bartley (S): 34 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Avery Johnson holds Kansas State’s career record in touchdown passes with 58 and counting, past Will Howard’s 48 (2020–23).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Avery Johnson holds Kansas State’s career record in total offense with 8,704 and counting, past Josh Freeman’s 8,421 (2006–08).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Avery Johnson needs 263 yards to pass Skylar Thompson (7,134, 2017–21) for second on Kansas State’s career passing yards list. He has 6,872 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Garrett Oakley is tied with Phillip Brooks (14, 2019–23) for ninth on Kansas State’s career touchdown catches list, at 14 so far; one more touchdown catch breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Avery Johnson needs 2 rushing touchdowns to pass Skylar Thompson (26, 2017–21) for 10th on Kansas State’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 25 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Kansas State lost to No. 17 Iowa State 45–0.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Brent Brennan and Collin Klein as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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