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Kansas State

Kansas State University · 2026 · Big 12

Efficiency
+18.3
11th FBS
Record
2-0
Conf. record
Conf. finish
1st
proj. of 16
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Kansas State is 2-0 and ranked 11th in overall efficiency. Their 14th-ranked offense is the engine, backed by a 16th-ranked defense. They run the ball on 53% of offensive plays with a 25th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 47% of plays with a 62nd-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
Q2
0-0
+6 left
Q3
0-0
+1 left
Q4
2-0
+3 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 10.1 wins
Strength of Record
27th
+0.2 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
103rd
full season
72nd
AP poll
Unranked
FanBoardHQ has them 15 spots higher
Conf. sched. difficulty
73rd
a 25th-ranked team would win ~6.2 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs NichollsSouthlandW 713+43.4100%21.4Q4
2vs Washington StatePac-12#63W 347+20.2100%26.6Q4
3vs TulaneAmerican Athletic#74Preview+23.492%Q4
4@ CincinnatiBig 12#57Preview+11.775%Q2
6vs HoustonBig 12#26Preview+9.471%Q2
7vs KansasBig 12#77Preview+24.092%Q4
8@ Arizona StateBig 12#47Preview+9.772%Q2
9@ ColoradoBig 12#81Preview+19.087%Q3
10vs Oklahoma StateBig 12#88Preview+26.294%Q4
11@ TCUBig 12#59Preview+11.876%Q2
12vs ArizonaBig 12#35Preview+12.877%Q2
13@ Iowa StateBig 12#60Preview+12.677%Q2

2 played · 2-0. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Kansas State, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

+2.1+13.3+24.52127Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 62nd
SR 41stYPP 62ndEPA 80th
RushingEff 25th
SR 61stYPP 10thEPA 25th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 11th
SR 6thYPP 8thEPA 23rd
Rush defenseEff 29th
SR 20thYPP 72ndEPA 31st
Dropback rate 47%Tempo -1.4 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 67th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 59%1st · Defense allowed: 24%1st2nd · Offense: 49%2nd · Defense allowed: 24%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 71%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 23%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 17.0Q1 · Allowed: 0.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 28.0Q2 · Allowed: 3.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 31.0Q3 · Allowed: 0.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 21.0Q4 · Allowed: 0.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Kansas State Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 14th
+9.6
Field position: +0.3Finishing drives: +9.3
Field position +0.3Finishing drives +9.3= +9.6
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 52nd · Finishing 12th

Defensive EffRanked 16th
+7.1
Field position: -1.3Finishing drives: +8.4
Field position -1.3Finishing drives +8.4= +7.1
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 114th · Finishing 8th

4.08 points per drive on offense, 0.12 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 33.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(43)51% / 49%47%5.2
Q2(40)38% / 63%65%7.9
Q3(33)52% / 48%61%10.1
Q4(27)26% / 74%63%7.4
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(27)10.056%7.7
2nd(18)8.144%7.3
3rd(15)7.067%7.2
4th(1)8.0100%0.0
All (61)56%7.4
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(43)9.860%8.9
2nd(27)7.552%6.1
3rd(12)5.875%5.9
4th(0)
All (82)60%7.5

Kansas State, all games.