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2024 Kansas State

9–⁠4 (6–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Chris Klieman.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2024, game by game: won vs. UT Martin 41–6; won at Tulane 34–27; won vs. No. 20 Arizona 31–7; lost at BYU 9–38; won vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State 42–20; won at Colorado 31–28; won at West Virginia 45–18; won vs. Kansas 29–27; lost at Houston 19–24; lost vs. Arizona State 14–24; won vs. Cincinnati 41–15; lost at No. 17 Iowa State 21–29; won vs. Rutgers 44–41+35−29Won 41–6 vs. UT Martin+35UT MartinWon 34–27 at Tulane+7TulaneWon 31–7 vs. No. 20 Arizona+24No. 20 ArizonaLost 9–38 at BYU-29BYUWon 42–20 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State+22No. 20 Oklahoma StateWon 31–28 at Colorado+3ColoradoWon 45–18 at West Virginia+27West VirginiaWon 29–27 vs. Kansas+2KansasLost 19–24 at Houston-5HoustonLost 14–24 vs. Arizona State-10Arizona StateWon 41–15 vs. Cincinnati+26CincinnatiLost 21–29 at No. 17 Iowa State-8No. 17 Iowa StateWon 44–41 vs. Rutgers+3Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsUT MartinW 41–⁠686%
Sep 7atTulaneW 34–⁠2750%
Sep 13vs20ArizonaW 31–⁠763%
Sep 21atBYUL 9–⁠3861%
Sep 28vs20Oklahoma StateW 42–⁠2062%
Oct 12atColoradoW 31–⁠2863%
Oct 19atWest VirginiaW 45–⁠1856%
Oct 26vsKansasW 29–⁠2780%
Nov 2atHoustonL 19–⁠2478%
Nov 16vsArizona StateL 14–⁠2472%
Nov 23vsCincinnatiW 41–⁠1575%
Nov 30at17Iowa StateL 21–⁠2944%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsRutgersRate BowlW 44–⁠4165%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 44–⁠41 in the Rate Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 23
  6. Wk 6: 20
  7. Wk 7: 18
  8. Wk 8: 17
  9. Wk 9: 16
  10. Wk 10: 17
  11. Wk 11: 22
  12. Wk 12: 20
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠4 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
401–⁠304
Coach
Chris Klieman
Elo
1644 +12 this season
SP+ rating
14.1 No. 18 of 134; offense No. 29, defense No. 25, special teams No. 21
SRS
11.8 No. 24 of 134 in FBS
Returning
39% of last season’s EPA, No. 81 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 57 roster talent No. 64 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Matt Wells and Conor Riley
Defensive coordinator
Joe Klanderman
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense26th of 134
  • Defense27th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted24th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted18th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1943%1.4126th of 134
Defense0.0337%1.4527th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
0.01 def		44% off
35% def		—24th off
18th 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
Offense4.1own 2812% allowed
Defense3.5own 3017% caused

CORE rating 19.0, 10th of 134 (offense 9.1, defense -9.9).

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 yardsAvery Johnson QB2,712 yds
Passing touchdownsAvery Johnson QB25 TD
Rushing yardsD.J. Giddens RB1,343 yds
Rushing touchdownsAvery Johnson QB7 TD
Receiving yardsJayce Brown WR823 yds
Receiving touchdownsGarrett Oakley TE5 TD
TacklesAustin Romaine LB96 tkl
SacksBrendan Mott DE8 sacks
InterceptionsMarques Sigle S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Gus Hawkins OT★★★★No. 235
Trae Davis III WR★★★★No. 408
Kaedin Massey OT★★★No. 549
Blake Barnett QB★★★No. 571
Navarro Schunke OL★★★No. 579

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.884
Running backs13.00.880
Receivers33.30.855
Offensive line53.20.883
Defensive line22.00.775
Linebackers13.00.850
Defensive backs23.00.846
Athletes and specialists23.00.869
Whole class173.00.857

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 3Jacob Parrish CBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5D.J. Giddens RBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Marques Sigle SSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 122

The 2024 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 10

The 2024 portal
Dylan Edwards RB★★★★from Colorado
Easton Kilty OT★★★★from North Dakota
Dante Cephas WR★★★from Penn State
Jordan Riley-Scott S★★★from Ball State
Travis Bates DE★★★from Austin Peay
Alec Marenco LB★★★from New Mexico
Jordan Dunbar CB★★★from Rice
Ta’Quan Roberson QB★★★from UConn
Quenton Rice CB★★★from BYU
Justin Wolf TEfrom Wagner

Transfers out 17

Will Howard QB★★★★to Ohio State
Will Lee III CB★★★★to Texas A&M
Kobe Savage S★★★to Oregon
Treshaun Ward RB★★★to Boston College
Nate Matlack DE★★★to Pittsburgh
Jevon Banks DL★★★to UConn
Jordan Wright CB★★★to UConn
Jordan Perry LB★★★to Troy
R.J. Garcia II WR★★★to Bowling Green
Christian Moore TE★★★to UNLV
Adryan Lara QB★★★to Louisiana
Collin Dunn LB★★★to Itawamba C.C.

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

1 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

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