Kansas State Wildcats

9thin Big 12 · 3-0

YES!

Kansas State Wildcats beat the Tulane Green Wave

1-2 20 – 31

3-0

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

Bill Snyder Family Stadium (Manhattan) · 51,846 fans · ESPN2

Highlights

Avery Johnson's all-around game leads K-State past Tulane 31-20 for 3-0 start

Avery Johnson threw for 227 yards on 21-of-28 passing and rushed for 152 yards and two scores as Kansas State defeated Tulane 31-20 on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

1:15 Tulane Green Wave vs. Kansas State Wildcats: Full Highlights

0:48 Avery Johnson's dominant rushing performance powers Kansas State to a 3-0 start

0:32 Kadin Semonza rushes in for 9-yard TD

0:15 Luis Rodriguez makes 23-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Bill Snyder Family Stadium · Manhattan

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
TULN	7	3	3	7	20
KSU	0	17	7	7	31

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Game Leaders

Tulane Green Wave

Kadin Semonza · 13/26, 165 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Maurice Turner · 7 CAR, 64 YDSRushing Yards
Oliver Mitchell Jr. · 1 REC, 41 YDSReceiving Yards
Kevin Adams III · 8Tackles

Kansas State Wildcats

Avery Johnson · 21/28, 227 YDSPassing Yards
Avery Johnson · 12 CAR, 152 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Jaron Tibbs · 9 REC, 114 YDSReceiving Yards
Jayden Bryant · 2Sacks
Wesley Fair · 8Tackles

2026 American Conference Standings

Team
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
UTSA
North Texas
UAB
South Florida
Army
Temple
East Carolina
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
Charlotte
Navy

2026 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team
Texas Tech
BYU
Baylor
Utah
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Houston
Cincinnati
Iowa State
UCF
Arizona State
Kansas State
Kansas
West Virginia
Colorado
TCU

Scoring

Q4 2:48

TD Maurice Turner 25 Yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville Kick)20–31

Q4 9:06

TD Avery Johnson 12 Yd Run (Luis Rodriguez Kick)13–31

Q3 1:22

FG Cooper Helmke 53 Yd Field Goal 13–24

Q3 6:45

TD Jay Harris 1 Yd Run (Luis Rodriguez Kick)10–24

Q2 0:17

FG Cooper Helmke 58 Yd Field Goal 10–17

Q2 2:38

TD Avery Johnson 7 Yd Run (Luis Rodriguez Kick)7–17

Q2 5:14

TD Jay Harris 1 Yd Run (Luis Rodriguez Kick)7–10

Q2 11:27

FG Luis Rodriguez 23 Yd Field Goal 7–3

Q1 7:55

TD Kadin Semonza 9 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Tulane Green WaveKansas State Wildcats

Offense

260 Total Yards 428

165 Passing Yards 227

95 Rushing Yards 201

18 First Downs 20

Efficiency

7-15 3rd Down 10-16

0-0 4th Down 1-1

13/26 Completions 21/28

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 0

5-20 Penalties 5-54

26:19 Possession 33:41

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Kadin Semonza	13/26	165	6.3	1	0	55.4
Team	13/26	165	6.3	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Maurice Turner	7	64	9.1	0	17
Johnnie Daniels	10	59	5.9	0	21
DJ Dugar	2	1	0.5	0	5
Jaylin Lucas	4	-2	-0.5	0	3
Kadin Semonza	10	-27	-2.7	1	9
Team	33	95	2.9	1	21

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Oliver Mitchell Jr.	1	41	41.0	0	41
Bredell Richardson	3	40	13.3	0	19
Maurice Turner	2	31	15.5	1	25
Anthony Brown-Stephens	1	22	22.0	0	22
Dawson Johnson	1	11	11.0	0	11
Cash Semonza	1	9	9.0	0	9
Vance Bolyard	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jaylin Lucas	3	5	1.7	0	5
Team	13	165	12.7	1	41

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Maurice Turner	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Kevin Adams III	8	8	1	0
Dickson Agu	6	5	0	0
Anthony Rogers	5	5	1	0
TJ Smith	4	4	0	1
Joshua Moore	3	3	0	0
Dorion Jackson	3	3	1	0
Makai Williams	3	2	0	0
E'zaiah Shine	3	2	0	0
Jack Tchienchou	3	1	0	0
Kameron Hamilton	2	2	1	0
Warren Roberts Jr.	2	2	0	0
Kajuan Banks	2	1	0	0
Ed Smith IV	1	1	0	0
Jean Claude Joseph III	1	1	0	0
Macho Stevenson	1	1	0	0
Armani Cargo	1	1	0	0
LJ Green	1	1	0	0
Geordan Guidry	1	1	0	0
Jordyn Crites	1	1	0	0
Team	51	45	4	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
TJ Smith	2	42	21.0	27	0
Team	2	42	21.0	27	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cooper Helmke	2/2	100.0	58	0/0	6
Jackson Courville	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	2/2	100.0	58	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
William Hudlow	5	203	40.6	0	1	51
Team	5	203	40.6	0	1	51

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Avery Johnson	21/28	227	8.1	0	0	94.4
Team	21/28	227	8.1	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Avery Johnson	12	152	12.7	2	66
Joe Jackson	9	24	2.7	0	8
Rodney Fields Jr.	10	18	1.8	0	4
Brandon White	1	11	11.0	0	11
Jay Harris	2	2	1.0	2	1
Team	3	-6	-2.0	0	0
Team	37	201	5.4	4	66

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jaron Tibbs	9	114	12.7	33
Will Anciaux	3	59	19.7	27
Garrett Oakley	4	27	6.8	10
Linkon Cure	3	23	7.7	13
Brandon White	1	4	4.0	4
Rodney Fields Jr.	1	0	0.0	0
Team	21	227	10.8	33

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Wesley Fair	8	4	0	0.5	0	0
Koy Beasley	5	5	0	0	0	0
Rex Van Wyhe	5	3	0	1	0	0
Mekhi Mason	4	4	1	1	0	0
Gabe Powers	4	3	0	1.5	0	0
Wendell Gregory	4	2	0.5	3	0	2
Jayden Bryant	4	1	2	2	0	1
Darien Whitaker Jr.	3	2	1.5	1.5	1	0
Zashon Rich	3	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Patterson	2	2	0	0	1	0
Logan Bartley	2	2	0	0	0	0
JoJo Scott	2	2	0	0	1	0
Kamari Burns	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Elijah Hill	1	1	1	1	0	0
Sawyer Schilke	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eli Jackson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Travis Bates	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	51	35	6	12	3	4

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Wesley Fair	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	1	2	2.0	2	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon White	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Luis Rodriguez	1/1	100.0	23	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	23	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Simon McClannan	3	160	53.3	1	2	66
Team	3	160	53.3	1	2	66

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