K-State to Host Louisiana Tech On Saturday

K-STATE RETURNS HOME FOR FINAL NON-CONFERENCE TEST
Following another stellar performance on defense in a 30-3 win at UTSA, Kansas State returns home on Saturday to wrap up non-conference play as Louisiana Tech visits Bill Snyder Family Stadium in a FOX Sports Net-televised matchup. The game, which kicks off at 2 p.m., will be shown across the nation on FSN with Brendan Burke (play-by-play), former Wildcat great Ben Leber (analyst) and Christian Steckel (sideline) on the call. The game can also be heard across the K-State Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt Walters (sideline) on the call.
A LOOK AT K-STATE

Guided by 2015 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Bill Snyder, K-State has opened the season with two wins and a defense that has yielded a total of just three points.
The shutout in the opener marked the third for the Wildcats since Snyder returned in 2009 and also was the first shutout in a season opener since 1999.
Last week, the Cats held UTSA to just 229 total yards, including just 72 in the second half. UTSA was coming off a school-record 525 yards the previous week at No. 22 Arizona.
The last time K-State held two straight opponents to a total of three points was back in 2002 following a 48-3 win over Western Kentucky to open the season and a 64-0 blanking of ULM the next week.
A 100-yard kickoff return from Morgan Burns to open the 2015 season sparked the Cats in the opener and was believed to be the first return for a score to open a season.

A LOOK AT LOUISIANA TECH

The Bulldogs enter the game with a 1-1 record and a very prolific offense, averaging 583.5 yards a game including 215.0 on the ground and 368.5 through the air.
Running back Kenneth Dixon has rushed for 274 yards and three scores through two games, while QB Jeff Driskel has thrown for 631 yards and six scores.

A LOOK AT THE SERIES

K-State leads the series, 2-1, following a 40-7 win in 2001, a 54-10 win in 2000 and a 31-28 loss in 1988.
The 2001 game was originally scheduled to be played on Sept. 15, but it was postponed until Nov. 17 due to the terror attacks that year.
NON-CONFERENCE NOTABLES
Since 1990, K-State has won 71 of its 80 (.888) regular-season non-conference games under Bill Snyder, including 61-of-65 (.938) at home.
K-State has had perfect regular season non-conference ledgers in 14 of the last 22 years.

FAST STARTS

K-State is looking to move to 3-0 for the first time since 2012 on Saturday.
Under Snyder, the Wildcats have started 3-0 a total of 16 times, including a string of 10 straight years from 1991-2000.