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2007 Kansas State

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Ron Prince.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2007, game by game: lost at No. 18 Auburn 13–23; won vs. San José State 34–14; won vs. Missouri State 61–10; won at No. 7 Texas 41–21; lost vs. Kansas 24–30; won vs. Colorado 47–20; lost at Oklahoma State 39–41; won vs. Baylor 51–13; lost at Iowa State 20–31; lost at Nebraska 31–73; lost vs. No. 6 Missouri 32–49; lost at Fresno State 29–45+51−42Lost 13–23 at No. 18 Auburn-10No. 18 AuburnWon 34–14 vs. San José State+20San José StateWon 61–10 vs. Missouri State+51Missouri StateWon 41–21 at No. 7 Texas+20No. 7 TexasLost 24–30 vs. Kansas-6KansasWon 47–20 vs. Colorado+27ColoradoLost 39–41 at Oklahoma State-2Oklahoma StateWon 51–13 vs. Baylor+38BaylorLost 20–31 at Iowa State-11Iowa StateLost 31–73 at Nebraska-42NebraskaLost 32–49 vs. No. 6 Missouri-17No. 6 MissouriLost 29–45 at Fresno State-16Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at18AuburnL 13–⁠2327%
Sep 8vsSan José StateW 34–⁠1459%
Sep 15vsMissouri StateW 61–⁠1083%
Sep 29at7TexasW 41–⁠2120%
Oct 6vsKansasL 24–⁠3056%
Oct 13vsColoradoW 47–⁠2063%
Oct 20atOklahoma StateL 39–⁠4142%
Oct 27vsBaylorW 51–⁠1378%
Nov 3atIowa StateL 20–⁠3174%
Nov 10atNebraskaL 31–⁠7351%
Nov 17vs6MissouriL 32–⁠4931%
Nov 24atFresno StateL 29–⁠4537%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 45–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 24
  2. Wk 8: 25

Consensus All-AmericanJordy Nelson, WR

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 9th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
422–⁠370
Coach
Ron Prince
Elo
1468 −30 this season
SP+ rating
17.5 No. 18 of 120; offense No. 21, defense No. 42, special teams No. 16
SRS
5.2 No. 47 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 35
Offensive coordinator
James Franklin
Defensive coordinator
Tim Tibesar
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense59th of 119
  • Defense67th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0342%0.9059th of 119
Defense0.0539%1.0267th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 363% allowed
Defense-0.1own 303% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Lamark Brown ATH★★★★No. 136
Jeremy Reed RB★★★No. 483
Tysyn Hartman ATH★★★No. 768
Brandon Walls OLB★★★No. 841
Jerrell McDaniel WR★★★No. 879

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.866
Receivers33.00.819
Offensive line42.50.801
Defensive line42.80.801
Linebackers22.50.813
Defensive backs42.50.792
Athletes and specialists33.00.855
Whole class212.70.814

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 2Jordy Nelson WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Rob Jackson DEWashington Redskins

All-Big 12

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas7–⁠112–⁠17
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠38
Texas5–⁠310–⁠310
Texas Tech4–⁠49–⁠422
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado4–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠55–⁠7
Nebraska2–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠63–⁠9
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.