The Oklahoma State Cowboys jumped out to a 7-0 lead over Kansas State on their first possession Saturday night in Manhattan, but then the Wildcats reeled off 45 unanswered points and went on to win 48-14 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

The Cowboys capped off their opening possession with a 2-yard scoring run by Tyreek Hill. But on the ensuing kickoff Morgan Burns returned it 86 yards, and with 11:36 to play in the first quarter the game was tied at 7-7. From there Kansas State got two touchdown runs from Charles Jones, touchdown passes from Jake Waters to Tyler Lockett and Curry Sexton, a 1-yard scoring run by backup quarterback Joe Hubener, and two field goals by Matt McCrane.

Wildcat coach Bill Snyder said Kansas State had to make some adjustments after the early Cowboy touchdown. He noted the Wildcats got acclimated to somewhat different personnel groupings than Oklahoma State had a lot of  earlier.  “They played with four wide receivers a good portion of the time. That hasn’t been their number one look. So it took some adjustments, some bench adjustments, and some recognition I think on our part. We let a few things get away from us.” Snyder added the Wildcats came back later and played a bit better.

Kansas State wide receiver Tyler Lockett caught six passes for 94 yards, and in the process surpassed Jordy Nelson to become the second leading receiver in yardage in K-State history. He trails only his father, Kevin Lockett.   Lockett caught one touchdown pass, and that ties him for second in school history in touchdown catches with 23. He is tied with Quincy Morgan with both of them trailing Kevin Lockett.

The attendance of 53,746, was the second highest in the history of the stadium.