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2016 Kansas State

9–⁠4 (6–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2016, game by game: lost at No. 8 Stanford 13–26; won vs. Florida Atlantic 63–7; won vs. Missouri State 35–0; lost at West Virginia 16–17; won vs. Texas Tech 44–38; lost at No. 19 Oklahoma 17–38; won vs. Texas 24–21; won at Iowa State 31–26; lost vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State 37–43; won at Baylor 42–21; won vs. Kansas 34–19; won at TCU 30–6; won vs. Texas A&M 33–28+56−21Lost 13–26 at No. 8 Stanford-13No. 8 StanfordWon 63–7 vs. Florida Atlantic+56Florida AtlanticWon 35–0 vs. Missouri State+35Missouri StateLost 16–17 at West Virginia-1West VirginiaWon 44–38 vs. Texas Tech+6Texas TechLost 17–38 at No. 19 Oklahoma-21No. 19 OklahomaWon 24–21 vs. Texas+3TexasWon 31–26 at Iowa State+5Iowa StateLost 37–43 vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State-6No. 22 Oklahoma StateWon 42–21 at Baylor+21BaylorWon 34–19 vs. Kansas+15KansasWon 30–6 at TCU+24TCUWon 33–28 vs. Texas A&M+5Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at8StanfordL 13–⁠2619%
Sep 17vsFlorida AtlanticW 63–⁠771%
Sep 24vsMissouri StateW 35–⁠087%
Oct 1atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠1732%
Oct 8vsTexas TechW 44–⁠3855%
Oct 15at19OklahomaL 17–⁠3826%
Oct 22vsTexasW 24–⁠2159%
Oct 29atIowa StateW 31–⁠2662%
Nov 5vs22Oklahoma StateL 37–⁠4345%
Nov 19atBaylorW 42–⁠2131%
Nov 26vsKansasW 34–⁠1988%
Dec 3atTCUW 30–⁠634%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsTexas A&MTexas BowlW 33–⁠2851%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 33–⁠28 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠3 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
419–⁠290
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1649 +140 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 45 of 128; offense No. 40, defense No. 52, special teams No. 26
SRS
9.9 No. 26 of 128 in FBS
Returning
68% of last season’s EPA, No. 61 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 72 roster talent No. 70 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Dana Dimel and Del Miller
Defensive coordinator
Tom Hayes
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense32nd of 128
  • Defense43rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted40th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1748%1.1032nd of 128
Defense0.0744%1.1743rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.03 def		49% off
42% def		—40th off
23rd 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
Offense3.9own 3216% allowed
Defense3.1own 2817% caused

CORE rating 5.1, 38th of 128 (offense 2.7, defense -2.4).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJesse Ertz QB1,755 yds
Passing touchdownsJesse Ertz QB9 TD
Rushing yardsJesse Ertz QB1,012 yds
Rushing touchdownsJesse Ertz QB12 TD
Receiving yardsByron Pringle WR631 yds
Receiving touchdownsByron Pringle WR4 TD
TacklesElijah Lee LB110 tkl
SacksJordan Willis DE11.5 sacks
InterceptionsD.J. Reed DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Skylar Thompson DUAL★★★No. 411
Corey Sutton WR★★★No. 754
Mike McCoy RB★★★No. 942
D.J. Render WR★★★No. 1109
Blake Hickey OG★★★No. 1191

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.881
Running backs13.00.848
Receivers52.80.819
Offensive line22.50.805
Defensive line33.00.825
Linebackers32.70.804
Defensive backs12.00.782
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class172.70.812

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 3Jordan Willis DECincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Elijah Lee OLBMinnesota Vikings

Roster 123

The 2016 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

8 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma9–⁠011–⁠25
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠311
West Virginia7–⁠210–⁠318
Kansas State6–⁠39–⁠4
TCU4–⁠56–⁠7
Baylor3–⁠67–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠65–⁠7
Texas3–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠82–⁠10

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