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2015 Kansas State

6–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2015, game by game: won vs. South Dakota 34–0; won at UTSA 30–3; won vs. Louisiana Tech 39–33; lost at No. 20 Oklahoma State 34–36; lost vs. No. 2 TCU 45–52; lost vs. No. 19 Oklahoma 0–55; lost at Texas 9–23; lost vs. No. 2 Baylor 24–31; lost at Texas Tech 44–59; won vs. Iowa State 38–35; won at Kansas 45–14; won vs. West Virginia 24–23; lost vs. Arkansas 23–45+34−55Won 34–0 vs. South Dakota+34South DakotaWon 30–3 at UTSA+27UTSAWon 39–33 vs. Louisiana Tech+6Louisiana TechLost 34–36 at No. 20 Oklahoma State-2No. 20 Oklahoma StateLost 45–52 vs. No. 2 TCU-7No. 2 TCULost 0–55 vs. No. 19 Oklahoma-55No. 19 OklahomaLost 9–23 at Texas-14TexasLost 24–31 vs. No. 2 Baylor-7No. 2 BaylorLost 44–59 at Texas Tech-15Texas TechWon 38–35 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateWon 45–14 at Kansas+31KansasWon 24–23 vs. West Virginia+1West VirginiaLost 23–45 vs. Arkansas-22Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSouth DakotaW 34–⁠093%
Sep 12atUTSAW 30–⁠368%
Sep 19vsLouisiana TechW 39–⁠3366%
Oct 3at20Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠3646%
Oct 10vs2TCUL 45–⁠5244%
Oct 17vs19OklahomaL 0–⁠5555%
Oct 24atTexasL 9–⁠2346%
Nov 5vs2BaylorL 24–⁠3129%
Nov 14atTexas TechL 44–⁠5947%
Nov 21vsIowa StateW 38–⁠3569%
Nov 28atKansasW 45–⁠1475%
Dec 5vsWest VirginiaW 24–⁠2348%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsArkansasLiberty BowlL 23–⁠4534%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 45–⁠23 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
389–⁠409
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1515 −86 this season
SP+ rating
2.6 No. 69 of 128; offense No. 49, defense No. 84, special teams No. 26
SRS
2.1 No. 60 of 128 in FBS
Returning
13% of last season’s EPA, No. 127 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 54 roster talent No. 67 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Dana Dimel and Del Miller
Defensive coordinator
Tom Hayes
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense77th of 128
  • Defense114th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted79th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted100th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0643%1.1077th of 128
Defense0.2048%1.20114th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.14 def		42% off
46% def		—79th off
100th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.3own 332% allowed
Defense3.8own 302% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsJoe Hubener QB1,837 yds
Passing touchdownsJoe Hubener QB9 TD
Rushing yardsCharles Jones RB696 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoe Hubener QB13 TD
Receiving yardsDeante Burton WR510 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeante Burton WR4 TD
InterceptionsElijah Lee LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Elijah Sullivan OLB★★★No. 377
Bryce English DT★★★No. 749
Kalin Heath ATH★★★No. 864
Darreyl Patterson ATH★★★No. 872
Chase Johnston ILB★★★No. 1306

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.809
Offensive line22.50.800
Defensive line42.80.819
Linebackers23.00.861
Defensive backs12.00.765
Athletes and specialists23.00.853
Whole class122.80.823

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 2Cody Whitehair OGChicago Bears

Roster 116

The 2015 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠111–⁠25
TCU7–⁠211–⁠27
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠320
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
West Virginia4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas4–⁠55–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠66–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠90–⁠12

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