Cats to Meet Florida Atlantic

Game 2
Florida Atlantic at Kansas State
Date: Saturday, September 17, 2016

Kickoff: 1:30 p.m.

Location: Manhattan, Kan.

Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000)

Series: K-State Leads, 1-0

TV: FSN

Mark Followill (Play-by-Play)

Ben Leber (Analyst)

Lesley McCaslin (Sidelines)

Radio: K-State Sports Network; k-statesports.com

Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play)

Stan Weber (Analyst)

Matt Walters (Sidelines)

Sirius Satellite Radio Ch. 157, XM Satellite Radio Ch. 205

Twitter Updates: @kstatesports, @kstate_gameday, @KStateFB

CATS SET FOR 2016 HOME OPENER AGAINST FAU
Following a physical season opener in which the Wildcats hung in at seventh-ranked Stanford and a bye week, Kansas State opens its home slate on Saturday as K-State welcomes Florida Atlantic to Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Saturday’s game, which kicks off at 1:30 p.m., will be aired on FSN with Mark Followill (play-by-play), former K-State linebacker Ben Leber (analyst) and Lesley McCaslin (sidelines) on the call. The contest can also be heard across the K-State Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), former K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt Walters (sidelines) calling the action, as well as Sirius channel 157, XM channel 205. Live stats are available at k-statesports.com, while Twitter updates (@ kstate_gameday, @KStateFB) will all be a part of the coverage.
A LOOK AT K-STATE

Guided by 2015 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Bill Snyder, who is in the midst of his 25th season at the helm of the Wildcats, K-State is looking to rebound from a 26-13 defeat at No. 8/7 Stanford in the season opener.
K-State’s defense gave the Wildcats a chance in the second half as it allowed just one touchdown and 70 total offensive yards to the Cardinal over the final 30 minutes.
The game at Stanford featured the return of captains DB Dante Barnett and QB Jesse Ertz, both of whom were injured and lost for the season in last year’s opener.
Barnett had four tackles against the Cardinal, including 2.5 TFLs and a sack. It was the second time in his career he had at least 2.0 TFLs.
Ertz went 16-of-34 for 207 yards and a touchdown while rushing 13 times for 20 yards.

A LOOK AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC

FAU comes to K-State with a 1-1 record following a 38-10 defeat at No. 25 Miami last week.
The Owls and Hurricanes battled to a scoreless first quarter, but FAU gave up 406 yards in the final 45 minutes.
QB Jason Driskel has averaged 227 passing yards through the first two games with two TDs and a pick.
RB Greg Howell is averaging 101.5 yards thus far, which features a 128-yard game in the season opener.

A LOOK AT THE SERIES

Saturday’s game marks the second time K-State and FAU will meet on the gridiron after a 45-0 Wildcat victory in Manhattan in 2006.
K-State is 21-4 all-time against current members of Conference USA.
The contest is the fourth against C-USA members in the last three years as the Wildcats defeated UTEP in 2014 and both UTSA and Louisiana Tech last year.
HOME OPENERS
K-State holds an 88-27-5 (.754) record all-time in home openers.
Under head coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats are 22-2 (.917) in their home debut.
The Sept. 17 home opener this year is the latest home opener for the Wildcats since 2001 when K-State defeated New Mexico State, 64-0, on Sept. 22 that season.
K-State’s home opener in 2001 was originally scheduled for Sept. 15, against Louisiana Tech, but that game was postponed due to the tragic events of Sept. 11.
Due to those events, Saturday’s game is the latest scheduled home opener since the 1992 season when the Wildcats topped Montana, 27-12, on Sept. 19.

Ryan Lackey

Assistant Director – Athletic Communications