Kansas State Wildcats

9thin Big 12 · 3-1

Ugh, no.

Kansas State Wildcats lost to the Cincinnati Bearcats

3-1 26 – 31

4-0

Final · Sat, Sep 26

Game Details

Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati) · 37,562 fans · ESPN2

Highlights

1:14 Kansas State Wildcats vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: Full Highlights

0:08 Luis Rodriguez makes 22-yard field goal

0:32 Rodney Fields Jr. scores 19-yard rushing TD

0:34 JC French tosses 39-yard touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Nippert Stadium · Cincinnati

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
KSU	3	14	0	9	26
CIN	0	10	14	7	31

Win Probability · Kansas State Wildcats

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Game Leaders

Kansas State Wildcats

Avery Johnson · 30/50, 292 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Joe Jackson · 11 CAR, 59 YDSRushing Yards
Derrick Salley Jr. · 7 REC, 140 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Rex Van Wyhe · 1Sacks
Gabe Powers · 9Tackles

Cincinnati Bearcats

JC French IV · 8/13, 165 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Gi'Bran Payne · 16 CAR, 126 YDSRushing Yards
JV Gibson · 2 REC, 66 YDSReceiving Yards
Jonathan Thompson · 8Tackles

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 1:15

TD Rodney Fields Jr. 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)26–31

Q4 3:28

TD Cole Tabb 14 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)20–31

Q4 9:30

FG Luis Rodriguez 36 Yd Field Goal 20–24

Q3 7:26

TD Cole Tabb 30 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)17–24

Q3 10:55

TD Cole Tabb 5 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)17–17

Q2 0:15

TD Derrick Salley Jr. 4 Yd pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez Kick)17–10

Q2 3:44

FG Stephen Rusnak 45 Yd Field Goal 10–10

Q2 6:36

TD Malachi Henry 39 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)10–7

Q2 9:09

TD Rodney Fields Jr. 19 Yd Run (Luis Rodriguez Kick)10–0

Q1 4:32

FG Luis Rodriguez 22 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Kansas State WildcatsCincinnati Bearcats

Offense

447 Total Yards 436

292 Passing Yards 165

155 Rushing Yards 271

25 First Downs 16

Efficiency

10-17 3rd Down 5-11

0-0 4th Down 0-0

30/50 Completions 8/13

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

7-50 Penalties 8-72

33:18 Possession 26:42

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Avery Johnson	30/50	292	5.8	1	0	72.8
Team	30/50	292	5.8	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joe Jackson	11	59	5.4	0	19
Rodney Fields Jr.	12	50	4.2	2	19
Avery Johnson	6	38	6.3	0	10
Brandon White	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team	30	155	5.2	2	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Derrick Salley Jr.	7	140	20.0	1	39
Garrett Oakley	7	80	11.4	0	22
Brandon White	6	25	4.2	0	9
Josh Manning	1	19	19.0	0	19
Izaiah Williams	1	11	11.0	0	11
Joe Jackson	5	10	2.0	0	6
Jaron Tibbs	1	6	6.0	0	6
Rodney Fields Jr.	2	1	0.5	0	7
Team	30	292	9.7	1	39

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Derrick Salley Jr.	1	1	0
Donovan McIntosh	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL
Gabe Powers	9	6	0	0
Logan Bartley	9	5	0	0
Mekhi Mason	8	5	0	0.5
Wendell Gregory	5	2	0	2
Rex Van Wyhe	3	2	1	1
Donovan McIntosh	2	1	0	0
Jordan Allen	2	1	0	1.5
Koy Beasley	2	1	0	0
Kaleb Patterson	2	1	0	0
Jayden Bryant	2	1	0	1
Isaac Koch	1	1	0	0
Darien Whitaker Jr.	1	1	0	1
DJ Ackerson Jr.	1	1	0	0
Eli Jackson	1	1	0	0
Wesley Fair	1	0	0	0
Kamari Burns	1	0	0	0
Travis Bates	1	0	0	0
Zashon Rich	1	0	0	0
Sawyer Schilke	1	0	0	0
JoJo Scott	1	0	0	0
Owen Harrington	1	0	0	0
Team	55	29	1	7

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jay Harris	2	39	19.5	21	0
Team	2	39	19.5	21	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon White	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Team	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Luis Rodriguez	2/2	100.0	36	2/2	8
Team	2/2	100.0	36	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Simon McClannan	4	200	50.0	0	2	52
Team	4	200	50.0	0	2	52

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
JC French IV	8/13	165	12.7	1	0	71.0
Team	8/13	165	12.7	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gi'Bran Payne	16	126	7.9	0	53
Cole Tabb	11	124	11.3	3	30
JC French IV	8	21	2.6	0	15
Zion Johnson	3	0	0.0	0	2
Team	38	271	7.1	3	53

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
JV Gibson	2	66	33.0	0	64
Malachi Henry	1	39	39.0	1	39
Larenzo Fenner	1	32	32.0	0	32
Lyviel Waters	1	17	17.0	0	17
Giyahni Kontosis	1	10	10.0	0	10
Isaiah Johnson	1	6	6.0	0	6
Gi'Bran Payne	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Team	8	165	20.6	1	64

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Zion Johnson	1	1	0
MJ Cannon	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jonathan Thompson	8	4	0	0	0
Jasper Beeler	7	6	0	0	0
Antwan Peek Jr.	7	2	0	0	0
Damaine Wilson	7	2	0	0	0
Simeon Coleman	6	2	0	0	0
MJ Cannon	5	3	0	0	0
Filip Maciorowski	4	1	0	0	1
Marquaze Parker	3	3	0	0	0
Kenny Worthy	3	3	1	1	0
Jacob Finley	3	2	0	1	0
Jonathan Rulo	3	0	0	0	0
Josh Hough	2	2	1	0	0
D'Angelo Hutchinson	2	2	0	0	0
Brian Simms III	2	1	0	0	0
Cam Roetherford	2	1	0	0	0
Marqavious Saboor	2	1	0	0	0
Chidera Otutu	2	1	0	0	0
Patrick Bauer	2	1	1	0	1
Drew Logan	2	0	0	0	1
CJ Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Jaylon White-McClain	1	0	0	0	0
Thomas Johnson	1	0	0	0	0
Nathan Nunn	1	0	0	0	0
Team	76	38	3	2	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zylan Perry	2	26	13.0	17	0
Team	2	26	13.0	17	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Malachi Henry	2	37	18.5	36	0
Team	2	37	18.5	36	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Stephen Rusnak	1/1	100.0	45	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	45	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Max Fletcher	4	186	46.5	1	1	57
Team	4	186	46.5	1	1	57

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