Kansas State Hosts Oklahoma State on Saturday

Game 9
22/22 Oklahoma State at Kansas State
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2016

Kickoff: 2:30 p.m.

Location: Manhattan, Kan.

Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000)

Series: Oklahoma State Leads, 38-24

WILDCATS RETURN HOME, SQUARE OFF AGAINST NO. 22 OKLAHOMA STATE

Following its first road win of the year, Kansas State is back at home on Saturday and hosts a ranked team for the first time this season in No. 22 Oklahoma State. Saturday’s game, which kicks off at 2:30 p.m., from Bill Snyder Family Stadium, will be televised on ABC in Big 12 markets and on ESPN2 throughout the rest of the country with Allen Bestwick (play-by-play), Mike Bellotti (analyst) and Kris Budden (sidelines) calling the action. The contest can also be heard across the K-State Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt Walters (sidelines) on the call, as well as Sirius channel 136, XM channel 199. 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

K-State continues to rank among the best defenses in the league as it currently leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth nationally in rushing defense (102.9 ypg), while the Wildcats are second in the league in total defense (363.5 ypg).
Seven players on defense have recorded 30 or more tackles, led by Elijah Lee’s 69 stops. Jordan Willis leads the league in sacks (8.0) and is second in TFLs (11.5).
K-State has held seven of its first eight opponents below their season average in points.
Offensively, the Cats ran for 247 yards at Iowa State, their most in a Big 12 game since rushing for 258 yards against No. 2 Baylor last season and most in a Big 12 road game since a 291-yard outburst at Texas Tech in 2013.
K-State had its nation-leading red zone scoring streak snapped at 56 straight trips after a fumble just inches from the goal line against Texas. The Cats still lead the nation in red zone offense (.974) after a 5-for-5 day at Iowa State.
K-State has had 26 of its 38 scoring drives this season span seven plays or longer, including 11 that lasted at least 10 plays.

A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA STATE

The Cowboys are coming off a big 37-20 win over No. 9 West Virginia at home last week.
Quarterback Mason Rudolph ranks third in the Big 12 in both passing average and efficiency while throwing for 2,532 yards and 17 touchdowns with just two picks.
The Cowboys have two of the league’s top wide receivers in James Washington and Jalen McCleskey. The duo has combined for 92 catches, 1,459 yards and 11 scores.
Defensively, Chad Whitener has a team-best 52 tackles, Vincent Taylor has collected 4.5 sacks and the unit has 10 interceptions on the year.
Kicker Ben Grogan leads the Big 12 in scoring and field goals made with 14.

A LOOK AT THE SERIES

In a series that has been evenly matched since they first met as Big 12 members in 1998, Oklahoma State owns an all-time record of 24-38 over K-State.
Since 1998, the series is tied 6-6 as the home team has a 10-2 mark during that span, including each of the last five meetings.
Last year in Stillwater, K-State took a 34-33 lead with 3:01 left, but OSU kicked a 37-yard field goal with 32 second remaining for a 36-34 victory.
Two years ago in Manhattan, the Wildcats earned a 48-14 victory, the largest margin of victory in the series by either team since a 44-9 K-State win in 2002.
SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS
Kansas State is in rare company in college football as the Wildcats rank in the top 20 in wins among FBS programs over the last 21-plus seasons.
Since 1995, K-State has picked up 179 victories, which is tied for 17th in the nation.
The Cats are only four victories away from the top 15.
Among current Big 12 teams, only Oklahoma (5th; 202), Texas (11th; 195) and TCU (15th; 183) rank higher.

THE CENTURY MARK

Earlier this year, K-State became just the third Big 12 program to reach 100 league wins since the conference began in 1996.
The Wildcats, who have 102 Big 12 wins, are joined Texas (117) and Oklahoma (125) in the century club.

300 AT ONE

K-State’s game against Texas Tech was the 300th game under the direction of head coach Bill Snyder.
Snyder became just the seventh person all-time to coach 300 games on one FBS school. Among the seven, six – Joe Paterno (Penn State), Bobby Bowden (Florida State), LaVell Edwards (BYU), Chris Ault (Nevada), Tom Osborne (Nebraska) and Snyder – are in the College Football Hall of Fame.