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Wk 7 · 2026

Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats — Sat, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17 · Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 47 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 · no games yet
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KSU -7.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential KSU by 5.6
Kansas State Wildcats
Big 12 · no games yet

What is at stake

Sunflower Showdown. Eighty miles of I-70 and the state's Governor's Cup, in a rivalry that predates the Big 12 by roughly a century. They play for the Governor's Cup (Kansas). A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Kansas: +0.5#63
Efficiency margin
Kansas St: +3.7#44
Kansas: 28.0
Offense (pts/100)
Kansas St: 29.0
Kansas: 27.5
Defense (pts/100)
Kansas St: 25.3
Kansas: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
Kansas St: 65.5
Kansas: no data
Yards / play
Kansas St: no data
Kansas: no data
Yards / play allowed
Kansas St: no data
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Kansas: no data
Points / game
Kansas St: no data
Kansas: no data
Points allowed
Kansas St: no data
Kansas: no data
Yards / game
Kansas St: no data
Kansas: no data
Yards allowed
Kansas St: no data
Kansas: no data
Pass yds allowed
Kansas St: no data
Kansas: no data
Rush yds allowed
Kansas St: no data
Kansas: no data
Turnovers / game
Kansas St: no data
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Kansas form

No completed games on record.

Kansas St form

No completed games on record.

Kansas this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Kansas St this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 3

OpponentKansasKansas St
Arizona St
Big 12
N Wk 3 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
TCU
Big 12
at Wk 9 · scheduled previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Oklahoma St
Big 12
at Wk 13 · scheduled previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Kansas St leads 17–3 · Kansas St has won the last 17
20 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 17.2 points toward Kansas St
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-10-25Kansas St 42 — 17 Kansasat KUKansas St
20242024-10-26Kansas 27 — 29 Kansas Stat KSUKansas St
20232023-11-18Kansas St 31 — 27 Kansasat KUKansas St
20222022-11-26Kansas 27 — 47 Kansas Stat KSUKansas St
20212021-11-06Kansas St 35 — 10 Kansasat KUKansas St
20202020-10-24Kansas 14 — 55 Kansas Stat KSUKansas St
20192019-11-02Kansas St 38 — 10 Kansasat KUKansas St
20182018-11-10Kansas 17 — 21 Kansas Stat KSUKansas St
20172017-10-28Kansas St 30 — 20 Kansasat KUKansas St
20162016-11-26Kansas 19 — 34 Kansas Stat KSUKansas St
20152015-11-28Kansas St 45 — 14 Kansasat KUKansas St
20142014-11-29Kansas 13 — 51 Kansas Stat KSUKansas St
20132013-11-30Kansas St 31 — 10 Kansasat KUKansas St
20122012-10-06Kansas 16 — 56 Kansas Stat KSUKansas St
20112011-10-22Kansas St 59 — 21 Kansasat KUKansas St
20102010-10-14Kansas St 59 — 7 Kansasat KUKansas St
20092009-11-07Kansas 10 — 17 Kansas Stat KSUKansas St
20082008-11-01Kansas St 21 — 52 Kansasat KUKansas
20072007-10-06Kansas 30 — 24 Kansas Stat KSUKansas
20062006-11-18Kansas St 20 — 39 Kansasat KUKansas

Kansas leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJalon Daniels QB #6198/319, 2531 YDS, 22 TD, 7 INT
Cole Ballard QB #1510/22, 108 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDaniel Hishaw Jr. RB #9124 CAR, 587 YDS, 5 TD
Leshon Williams RB #497 CAR, 560 YDS, 7 TD
Jalon Daniels QB #6117 CAR, 404 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingEmmanuel Henderson Jr. WR #245 REC, 766 YDS, 5 TD
Cam Pickett WR #745 REC, 476 YDS, 3 TD
Boden Groen TE #8836 REC, 450 YDS, 5 TD
Levi Wentz WR #1016 REC, 258 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesTrey Lathan LB #486
Lyrik Rawls DB #272
Bangally Kamara EDGE #154
SacksLeroy Harris III DE #334.5
D.J. Withers DT #522.5
Tommy Dunn Jr. DT #922.5
InterceptionsLyrik Rawls DB #21
Taylor Davis S #271
Trey Lathan LB #41
full roster and per-player history

Kansas St leaders 2025 regular season

PassingAvery Johnson QB #2204/341, 2385 YDS, 18 TD, 6 INT
Linkon Cure TE #00/1, 0 YDS, 1 INT
RushingJoe Jackson RB #4169 CAR, 911 YDS, 8 TD
Avery Johnson QB #2109 CAR, 477 YDS, 8 TD
Dylan Edwards RB #134 CAR, 205 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingJayce Brown WR #141 REC, 712 YDS, 5 TD
Jaron Tibbs WR #1247 REC, 595 YDS, 3 TD
Garrett Oakley TE #8638 REC, 389 YDS, 6 TD
Jerand Bradley WR #513 REC, 184 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesDesmond Purnell LB #3272
Austin Romaine LB #1566
VJ Payne S #759
SacksCody Stufflebean DE #474.5
Tobi Osunsanmi DL #124
Ryan Davis LB #94
InterceptionsDaniel Cobbs S #143
Gunner Maldonado S #32
Desmond Purnell LB #322
full roster and per-player history
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.