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2019 Kansas State

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Chris Klieman.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2019, game by game: won vs. Nicholls 49–14; won vs. Bowling Green 52–0; won at Mississippi State 31–24; lost at Oklahoma State 13–26; lost vs. Baylor 12–31; won vs. TCU 24–17; won vs. No. 5 Oklahoma 48–41; won at Kansas 38–10; lost at Texas 24–27; lost vs. West Virginia 20–24; won at Texas Tech 30–27; won vs. Iowa State 27–17; lost vs. No. 21 Navy 17–20+52−19Won 49–14 vs. Nicholls+35NichollsWon 52–0 vs. Bowling Green+52Bowling GreenWon 31–24 at Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Lost 13–26 at Oklahoma State-13Oklahoma StateLost 12–31 vs. Baylor-19BaylorWon 24–17 vs. TCU+7TCUWon 48–41 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma+7No. 5 OklahomaWon 38–10 at Kansas+28KansasLost 24–27 at Texas-3TexasLost 20–24 vs. West Virginia-4West VirginiaWon 30–27 at Texas Tech+3Texas TechWon 27–17 vs. Iowa State+10Iowa StateLost 17–20 vs. No. 21 Navy-3No. 21 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNichollsW 49–⁠1476%
Sep 7vsBowling GreenW 52–⁠077%
Sep 14atMississippi StateW 31–⁠2432%
Sep 28atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠2642%
Oct 5vsBaylorL 12–⁠3161%
Oct 19vsTCUW 24–⁠1753%
Oct 26vs5OklahomaW 48–⁠4128%
Nov 2atKansasW 38–⁠1066%
Nov 9atTexasL 24–⁠2739%
Nov 16vsWest VirginiaL 20–⁠2474%
Nov 23atTexas TechW 30–⁠2752%
Nov 30vsIowa StateW 27–⁠1749%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs21NavyLiberty BowlL 17–⁠2047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 20–⁠17 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 24
  2. Wk 10: 22
  3. Wk 11: 20
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 3rd in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
385–⁠278
Coach
Chris Klieman
Elo
1593 +65 this season
SP+ rating
6.0 No. 45 of 130; offense No. 65, defense No. 46, special teams No. 7
SRS
9.5 No. 26 of 130 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 81 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 62 roster talent No. 72 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Courtney Messingham
Defensive coordinator
Scottie Hazelton
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense56th of 130
  • Defense72nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted65th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted59th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1242%1.1656th of 130
Defense0.1242%1.2672nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.08 def		41% off
40% def		—65th off
59th 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
Offense3.7own 3019% allowed
Defense2.6own 2818% caused

CORE rating 1.6, 53rd of 130 (offense 0.8, defense -0.8).

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 yardsSkylar John Thompson QB2,307 yds
Passing touchdownsSkylar John Thompson QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJames Gilbert RB737 yds
Rushing touchdownsSkylar John Thompson QB11 TD
Receiving yardsDalton Schoen WR579 yds
Receiving touchdownsDalton Schoen WR4 TD
TacklesElijah Sullivan LB65 tkl
SacksWyatt Hubert DE7 sacks
InterceptionsA.J. Parker DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Chris Herron ATH★★★No. 526
Matthew Pola-Mao DT★★★No. 533
Keenan Garber ATH★★★No. 589
Will Jones II CB★★★No. 730
Tyrone Lewis S★★★No. 924

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.833
Running backs43.00.828
Receivers13.00.859
Offensive line23.00.837
Defensive line33.00.851
Linebackers13.00.846
Defensive backs23.00.866
Athletes and specialists53.00.854
Whole class193.00.846

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.

Roster 125

The 2019 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠27
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠313
Texas5–⁠48–⁠525
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠47–⁠6
TCU3–⁠65–⁠7
West Virginia3–⁠65–⁠7
Texas Tech2–⁠74–⁠8
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9

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