Baylor vs. Kansas State
Baylor and Kansas State have 22 meetings on file, the first in 1969; the series is tied 11–11 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Baylor 6–4. Share
- Baylor wins
- 11
- Kansas State wins
- 11
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1969
- Longest streak
- 5 Kansas State
- Current streak
- 1 Baylor
- Last 10 meetings
- Baylor 6–4
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 3–2 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Baylor 1, Kansas State 0; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 19.1 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Baylor
- 7–5 Baylor’s record at home
- At Kansas State
- 6–4 Kansas State’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Baylor’s biggest win2012: Baylor 52, Kansas State 24by 28 points
- Kansas State’s biggest win1998: Kansas State 49, Baylor 6by 43 points
- Upset2012: Baylor 52, Kansas State 24Baylor had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2016: Kansas State 42, Baylor 21Kansas State had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2022: Kansas State 31, Baylor 3Kansas State had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2014: Baylor 38, Kansas State 27No. 9 Kansas State at No. 5 Baylor
Coach against coach
| Years | Baylor | Series | Kansas State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2015 | Art Briles | 5–1 | Bill Snyder |
| 2020–2025 | Dave Aranda | 3–2 | Chris Klieman |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Baylor’s side (Briles 5–1 against Snyder). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Robert Griffin III Baylor | 26 of 38, 404 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT | 2010 Passing | |
| Bryce Petty Baylor | 34 of 40, 412 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT | 2014 Passing | |
| Alex Barnes Kansas State | 22 carries, 250 yards, 3 TD | 2018 Rushing | |
| Jay Finley Baylor | 26 carries, 250 yards, 2 TD | 2010 Rushing | |
| Daniel Sams Kansas State | 30 carries, 199 yards, 3 TD | 2013 Rushing | |
| Corey Coleman Baylor | 11 catches, 216 yards, 2 TD | 2015 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2014.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.