2025 Kansas State
6–6 (5–5 Big 12), coached by Chris Klieman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 42–17Oct 25
By 25 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 13 Utah 47–51Nov 22
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs 22Iowa StateAer Lingus College Football Classic | L 21–24 | 51% |
| Aug 30 | vs North Dakota | W 38–35 | 87% |
| Sep 6 | vs Army | L 21–24 | 61% |
| Sep 12 | at Arizona | L 17–23 | 51% |
| Sep 27 | vs UCF | W 34–20 | 62% |
| Oct 4 | at Baylor | L 34–35 | 43% |
| Oct 11 | vs TCU | W 41–28 | 46% |
| Oct 25 | at Kansas | W 42–17 | 46% |
| Nov 1 | vs 13Texas Tech | L 20–43 | 55% |
| Nov 15 | at Oklahoma State | W 14–6 | 77% |
| Nov 22 | at 13Utah | L 47–51 | 31% |
| Nov 29 | vs Colorado | W 24–14 | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado 24–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 17
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 5–5 10th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 17
- Points
- 353–320
- Coach
- Chris Klieman
- Elo
- 1601 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.0 No. 42 of 136; offense No. 46, defense No. 58, special teams No. 48
- SRS
- 7.2 No. 38 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 69% of last season’s EPA, No. 9 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 35 roster talent No. 47 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- Matt Wells
- Defensive coordinator
- Joe Klanderman
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 3–3–5 or 4–2–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.11 | 40% | 1.41 | 55th of 136 |
| Defense | 0.04 | 40% | 1.32 | 38th of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.14 off 0.03 def | 41% off 39% def | — | 40th off 36th def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 43% | 8.4 yds | 13% | 2.80 | 20% |
| Defense | 40% | 8.1 yds | 14% | 3.10 | 15% |
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 4.2 | own 30 | 18% allowed |
| Defense | 3.5 | own 30 | 17% caused |
CORE rating 6.5, 45th of 136 (offense 1.3, defense -5.2).
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 yards | Avery Johnson QB | 2,380 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Avery Johnson QB | 18 TD |
| Rushing yards | Joe Jackson RB | 911 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Avery Johnson QB | 8 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jayce Brown WR | 712 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Garrett Oakley TE | 6 TD |
| Tackles | Desmond Purnell LB | 72 tkl |
| Sacks | Cody Stufflebean DE | 4.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Daniel Cobbs S | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Linkon Cure TE | ★★★★ | No. 37 |
| Noah King CB | ★★★★ | No. 364 |
| Logan Bartley S | ★★★ | No. 706 |
| Brock Heath OL | ★★★ | No. 759 |
| Weston Polk LB | ★★★ | No. 762 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.862 |
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.858 |
| Receivers | 4 | 3.3 | 0.895 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.871 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.849 |
| Linebackers | 5 | 3.0 | 0.861 |
| Defensive backs | 7 | 3.1 | 0.873 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.818 |
| Whole class | 25 | 3.1 | 0.868 |
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 2026
The 2026 draft| Rd 5 | Sam Hecht C | Carolina Panthers |
| Rd 7 | V.J. Payne S | New York Jets |
Roster 110
The 2025 roster110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 16
The 2025 portal Jayshawn Ross DE | ★★★ | from  Alabama |
 J.B. Nelson OL | ★★★ | from  Penn State |
 Amarion Fortenberry CB | ★★★ | from  South Alabama |
 Antonio Martin RB | ★★★ | from  UL Monroe |
 Caleb Medford WR | ★★★ | from  New Mexico |
 Gabe Powers LB | ★★★ | from  Ohio State |
| George Fitzpatrick OT | ★★★ | from Ohio State |
| Gunner Maldonado S | ★★★ | from  Arizona |
 Jerand Bradley WR | ★★★ | from  Boston College |
 Amos Talalele OL | ★★★ | from  USC |
 Jaron Tibbs WR | ★★★ | from  Purdue |
 Mar’Quavious Moss S | ★★★ | from  West Georgia |
And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 26
And 14 more, lower-rated or unrated.
All-Big 12
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Sam HechtOLCoaches-1; Media-2
Second team
- John PastoreOLCoaches-2
- Austin RomaineLBCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2025 Big 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 8–1 | 12–2 | 7 |
 BYU | 8–1 | 12–2 | 11 |
| Utah | 7–2 | 11–2 | 14 |
| Arizona | 7–3 | 9–4 | |
 Houston | 6–3 | 10–3 | 22 |
 Arizona State | 6–3 | 8–5 | |
| TCU | 5–4 | 9–4 | 25 |
| Iowa State | 5–4 | 8–4 | |
 Cincinnati | 5–4 | 7–6 | |
| Kansas State | 5–5 | 6–6 | |
| Baylor | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| Kansas | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| UCF | 2–7 | 5–7 | |
 West Virginia | 2–7 | 4–8 | |
| Colorado | 1–8 | 3–9 | |
| Oklahoma State | 0–9 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.