Missouri State vs. Kansas State

Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016

Kickoff: 6:10 p.m.

Location: Manhattan, Kan.

Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000)

Series: K-State Leads, 3-0

TV: K-StateHD.TV

Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play)

Stan Weber (Analyst)

Matt Walters (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. 199

Twitter Updates: @kstatesports, @kstate_gameday, @KStateFB

CATS CLOSE OUT NON-CON SLATE WITH MISSOURI STATE
Following a dominant 63-7 win against Florida Atlantic in the home opener, K-State will look to make it two in a row on Saturday as the Wildcats welcome Missouri State to Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Saturday’s game, which kicks off at 6:10 p.m., will be aired live across the globe exclusively on K-StateHD.TV. 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 136, XM channel 199. Live stats are available at k-statesports.com, while Twitter updates via @ kstate_gameday and @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 build upon a dominant rushing performance in a 63-7 win over FAU.
K-State tied a school record for rushing touchdowns in a game with seven against FAU, while Winston Dimel recorded four himself, which were tied for the third in a game in school history.
The 63 points scored against the Owls were the most since scoring 69 against Montana State in 2008 and the most for a Snyder-led team since 2002 against KU (64).
K-State is a perfect 11-of-11 in red zone scores so far.
Eleven players on defense have recorded five or more tackles, led by Elijah Lee’s 16 and Duke Shelley’s 12.
K-State has held each of its first two opponents to an average of 93.5 yards a game on the ground.

A LOOK AT MISSOURI STATE

Missouri State comes to Manhattan with a 2-0 record following a win at Murray State on Sept. 10 and a bye week.
The Bears are averaging 247.5 yards a game on the ground led by Calan Crowder’s 131 yards.
Three players have rushed for 100-plus yards on the season, while quarterback Breck Ruddick has completed 65.4 percent of his passes for 424 yards and four scores.
Defensively, the Bears are giving up just 51.5 yards a game on the ground and 220.5 total per game.

A LOOK AT THE SERIES

Saturday’s game marks the fourth time K-State and Missouri State will meet on the gridiron with the Cats winning all three previous meetings.
K-State picked up a 51-9 win in 2012, a 48-24 win in 2010 and a 61-10 win in the teams’ first meeting in 2007. All three games were played in Manhattan.
SNYDER IN SEPTEMBER
Fast starts have propelled the Wildcats to winning seasons under Bill Snyder. Since 1992 under Snyder, K-State is a combined 63-8 (.887) in September.
Of the losses, five came on the road, as the Cats are 48-3 in September home games during that stretch.
Since Snyder’s return to the sidelines in 2009, K-State is 21-5 in the month of September.
NON-CONFERENCE NOTABLES
Since 1990, K-State has won 73 of its 83 (.880) regular-season non-conference games under Bill Snyder, including 63-of-67 (.940) at home.
K-State has had perfect regular season non-conference ledgers in 15 of the last 23 years.
TOUGH SLATE
The 2016 season opener at then-No. 8/7 Stanford represented the beginning of a tough 2016 schedule for the Wildcats.
Seven opponents on K-State’s schedule are either ranked or receiving votes in this week’s AP or Coaches polls, including five that are road contests.

STARTING STRONG AT HOME

Kansas State is looking to start its home slate 2-0 for the sixth time since Bill Snyder returned to the sidelines in 2009.
The Wildcats also started 2-0 at home last year as they are in search of back-to-back 2-0 home starts since doing so four-straight years from 2009-12.

Ryan Lackey – Assistant Director – Athletic Communications

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