2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2015 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Wildcats wordmark.svg 250 Big 12 conference Big 12 6–7 3–6 Bill Snyder 24th Dana Dimel 9th Del Miller 16th Multiple Tom Hayes 4th 4–3 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Liberty Bowl L 23–45 vs. Arkansas The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have done since 1968. The Wildcats were led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 24th overall and seventh straight season since taking over for his second tenure in 2009. 2015 was the 120th season in school history. K-State was a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they lost to Arkansas. Previous season The 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team finished the regular season 9-3, with losses to Auburn of the SEC, Baylor and TCU. The Wildcats had been ranked in all polls with the highest ranked in the new College Football Playoff rankings at number 7. Kansas State became bowl eligible after winning its sixth game against Texas on October 25 and was invited to play in the 2015 Alamo Bowl against UCLA. Kansas State fell short to the Bruins in San Antonio, Texas with a loss of 35–40. Schedule Kansas State announced their 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consists of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wildcats will host Big 12 foes Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, TCU, and West Virginia and will travel to Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech.http://kstatesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111914aad.html K-State Announces 2015 Football Schedule Kansas State University Department of Athletics November 19, 2014 December 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205171047/http://kstatesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111914aad.html December 5, 2014 dead mdy-all The Wildcats hosted two non conference games against South Dakota and Louisiana Tech and traveled to its other non conference foe UTSA in San Antonio, TX. On December 6, 2015, Kansas State accepted an invitation to play in the 2016 AutoZone Liberty Bowl on January 2 in Memphis, Tennessee.http://www.kstatesports.com/news/k-state-to-play-in-autozone-liberty-bowl-12-06-2015 K-State to Play Arkansas in AutoZone Liberty Bowl KSU Wildcats 2015-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208023454/http://www.kstatesports.com/news/k-state-to-play-in-autozone-liberty-bowl-12-06-2015 2015-12-08 dead 2015 AP Central September 5 6:00 p.m. w y South Dakota Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS K-StateHD.TV 34–0 53,297 September 12 11:00 a.m. w y y UTSA Alamodome San Antonio, TX FS1 30–3 29,424 September 19 2:00 p.m. w y Louisiana Tech Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 39–33 3OT 53,540 October 3 3:00 p.m. l y Oklahoma State 20 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FS1 34–36 57,618 October 10 6:30 p.m. l TCU 2 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FOX 45–52 53,671 October 17 2:30 p.m. l y Oklahoma 19 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS ABC 0–55 52,867 October 24 11:00 a.m. l y Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX FS1 9–23 88,283 November 5 6:30 p.m. l Baylor 2 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 24–31 52,108 November 14 2:30 p.m. l y Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX FS1 44–59 53,833 November 21 11:00 a.m. w Iowa State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry FS1 38–35 53,297 November 28 3:00 p.m. w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry FS1 45–14 23,842 December 5 3:30 p.m. w West Virginia Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 24–23 52,918 January 2, 2016 2:20 p.m. l y y Arkansas Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl ESPN 23–45 61,136 2015 Kansas State Wildcats Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/big-12/2015-kansas-state-wildcats-football-schedule.php FB Schedules December 26, 2014 Game summaries At UTSA Wildcats 0 7 6 17 Roadrunners 3 0 0 0 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 0 10 3 10 10 Wildcats 3 3 7 10 16 At Oklahoma State 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team Wildcats 14 14 0 6 Cowboys 7 13 6 10 Kansas State traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma to take on the 25th-ranked Cowboys on October 3, 2015. Late in the second quarter, an officiating error gave Oklahoma State a first down when the offense was four yards short of the line to gain after the third down play. The series ended with a touchdown for Oklahoma State.Officials Place First-Down Marker in Wrong Spot, Leading to OK State TD Jake Trotter Jake Trotter https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13803765/officiating-error-leads-oklahoma-state-cowboys-touchdown-win-kansas-state-wildcats ESPN October 4, 2015 October 4, 2015 The error brought into question Big 12 Conference officiating, especially in light that the game was on the 25th anniversary of the Fifth Down Game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Missouri Tigers.Oklahoma St. Apparently Mistakenly Awarded 1st Down in Win Over Kansas St. Nick Bromberg Nick Bromberg https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/oklahoma-st--apparently-mistakenly-awarded-1st-down-in-win-over-kansas-st-050952498.html Yahoo! Sports October 4, 2015 October 4, 2015 SB Nation published "K-State lost to Oklahoma State, 36-34. Inept Big 12 officials gifted Oklahoma State a touchdown."Outrageous Officiating Incompetence Costs K-State http://www.bringonthecats.com/2015/10/3/9447707/outrageous-officiating-incompetence-costs-k-state SB Nation October 3, 2015 October 4, 2015 The Big 12 Conference later acknowledged the errorBig 12 Admits Officiating Error in Oklahoma State-Kansas State Jake Trotter Jake Trotter https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13809817/big-12-acknowledges-officiating-error-oklahoma-state-cowboys-kansas-state-wildcats-game ESPN October 4, 2015 October 4, 2015 and that disciplinary actions will be addressed with both the field officials and chain crew.Big 12 Acknowledges it Incorrectly Gave Cowboys a First Down Against Kansas State Kyle Fredrickson http://newsok.com/oklahoma-state-football-big-12-aknowledges-it-incorrectly-gave-cowboys-a-first-down-against-kansas-state/article/5451284 The Oklahoman Oklahoma City October 4, 2015 October 8, 2015 Oklahoma State won the game on a last-minute field goal.Oklahoma State Catches a Break in Win Over K-State Kellis Robinett http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article37697265.html The Kansas City Star October 3, 2015 October 8, 2015 TCU 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team All-time record Big 12 record Last meeting Result 5–4 2–2 2014 TCU, 41–20 Kansas State Wildcats ;text-align:center; autocollapse TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas State Wildcats – Game Summary October 10, 2015 6:30 p.m. CT (actual: 6:35 p.m. – 10:12 p.m.) #2 Horned Frogs 14 3 14 21 Wildcats 7 28 0 10 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS 53,671 Clear, 76 F, wind S 14 mph on Reggie Smith, Umpire: Joel Bellinger, Linesman: Mike Moeller, Line judge: Mark Stewart, Back judge: Lyndon Nixon, Field judge: Matt Mills, Side judge: Tim Murray, Center judge: Dan Scanlan FOX Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Molly McGrath (sideline) Sources: TCU Game Notes,No. 2 TCU 52, Kansas State 45 http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2015-2016/tcu-ksu.html Texas Christian University Department of Athletics October 10, 2015 October 10, 2015 GoFrogs.comBoykin Helps No. 2 TCU Rally Past K-State http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101015aab.html Texas Christian University Department of Athletics October 10, 2015 October 10, 2015 First Quarter 14:42 – TCU – Aaron Green 86-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 7 – K-State 0 09:39 – K-State – Joe Hubener 2-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 7 – K-State 7 07:46 – TCU – Josh Doctson 32-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 14 – K-State 7 Second Quarter 12:51 – K-State – Joe Hubener 17-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 14 – K-State 14 11:32 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 50-yd field goal, TCU 17 – K-State 14 06:56 – K-State – Charles Jones 28-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 17 – K-State 21 04:56 – K-State – Charles Jones 7-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 17 – K-State 28 00:22 – K-State – Joe Hubener 1-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 17 – K-State 35 Third Quarter 13:16 – TCU – Derrick Kindred 60-yd interception return (Jaden Oberkom, kick), TCU 24 – K-State 35 07:14 – TCU – Aaron Green 8-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 31 – K-State 35 Fourth Quarter 12:21 – K-State – Joe Hubener 1-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 31 – K-State 42 07:55 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 14-yd run (Trevone Boykin pass failed), TCU 37 – K-State 42 06:07 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 69-yd run (Josh Doctson pass from Trevone Boykin), TCU 45 – K-State 42 01:47 – K-State – Jack Cantele 37-yd field goal, TCU 45 – K-State 45 01:10 – TCU – Josh Doctson 55-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 52 – K-State 45 Top Passers TCU – Trevone Boykin: 20–30, 2 INT, 301 yards, 2 TD K-State – Joe Hubener: 13–33, 1 INT, 157 yards, 0 TD Top Rushers TCU – Trevone Boykin: 11 rushes, 124 yards (11.3), 2 TD K-State – Joe Hubener: 26 rushes, 111 yards (4.3), 4 TD Top Receiving TCU – Josh Doctson: 8 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD K-State – Deante Burton: 5 receptions, 65 yards, 0 TD As the winner of the 2015 TCU–Kansas State football game, TCU took the lead in the all-time series against the Wildcats, with an overall record of 5–4. The Horned Frogs' come-from-behind win marked Gary Patterson's first win as a head coach against his alma mater in Manhattan. Jaden Oberkrom tied the all-time TCU career field goal record with a 50-yd field goal in the first half. The win marked the Frogs' 14th in a row, tying the all-time TCU record for consecutive wins. TCU's 52 points notched a school-record 5-game-50+ point streak. With the win, the Horned Frogs are now 25–1 when ranked in the top 5 and 36–3 when ranked in the top 10 under coach Patterson. Oklahoma 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team Kansas State Wildcats ;text-align:center; autocollapse #19 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summaryOklahoma vs Kansas State (Oct 17, 2015) http://www.soonersports.com/ViewContent.dbml?CONTENT_ID=1474562&DB_OEM_ID=31000 University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics October 17, 2015 October 17, 2015 October 17, 2015 2:41 p.m. CDT #19 Oklahoma 14 21 13 7 Kansas State 0 0 0 0 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS 52,867 Temperature: 60 °F °C on • Wind SE 13 mph on • Weather: Cloudy Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Craig Faulkner • Scorer: Ken Ray ABC Dave LaMont (Play-by-play),Oklahoma vs Kansas State (Chalk Talk) Eric Bailey http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/ousportsextra/blog/ou-sports-oklahoma-vs-kansas-state-chalk-talk/article_6bacec44-ee7e-5bc6-8396-c6b1ffe3c992.html Tulsa World October 15, 2015 October 17, 2015 Ray Bentley (Color) & Dawn Davenport (Sideline) First Quarter OU – 13:56 Sterling Shepard 22 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–0) OU – 08:33 Joe Mixon 10 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–0) Second Quarter OU – 12:00 Sterling Shepard 28 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–0) OU – 07:29 Mark Andrews 3 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 28–0) OU – 04:59 Dede Westbrook 4 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 35–0) Third Quarter OU – 14:38 Zack Sanchez 38 yd interception return, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 42–0) OU – 09:27 Austin Seibert 20 yd field goal (OU 45–0) OU – 03:28 Austin Seibert 19 yd field goal (OU 48–0) Fourth Quarter OU – 09:44 Joe Mixon 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 55–0) Top Passers OU – Baker Mayfield 20/27, 282 yards, 5 TD KSU – Joe Hubener 4/14, 39 yards, 2 INT Top Rushers OU – Joe Mixon 15 attempts, 73 yards, 1 TD KSU – Kody Cook 11 attempts, 19 yards Top Receiving OU – Dede Westbrook 5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD KSU – Kody Cook 2 receptions, 38 yards Top Tacklers OU – Frank Shannon 4 tackles KSU – Sean Newlan 14 tackles This game was notable for being the first time Kansas State was shut out since 1996 at Colorado (L 0-12) At Texas 2015 Texas Longhorns football team Wildcats 0 6 3 0 Longhorns 3 13 0 7 Baylor 2015 Baylor Bears football team Bears 14 7 7 3 Wildcats 7 0 3 14 At Texas Tech Kansas State Wildcats ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary November 14 2:30 CT Wildcats 7 14 7 16 Red Raiders 28 7 10 14 Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX 53,833 FS1 First quarter TTU 12:08 – Justin Stockton 17 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Clayton Hatfield kick) TTU 7–0 KSU 11:56 – Morgan Burns 93 yard kickoff return (Jack Cantele kick) tied 7–7 TTU 10:15 – DeAndré Washington 5 yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick) TTU 14–7 TTU 7:51 – DeAndré Washington 80 yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick) TTU 21–7 TTU 4:47 – Justin Stockton 7 yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick) TTU 28–7 Second quarter KSU 6:02 – Joe Hubener 1 yard run (Jack Cantele kick) TTU 28–14 TTU 3:43 – Devin Lauderdale 19 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Clayton Hatfield kick) TTU 35–14 KSU 2:05 – Joe Hubener 1 yard run (Jack Cantele kick) TTU 35–21 Third quarter KSU 10:00 – Joe Hubener 1 yard run (Jack Cantele kick) TTU 35–28 TTU 7:37 – Justin Stockton 20 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Clayton Hatfield kick) TTU 42–28 TTU 5:14 – Clayton Hatfield 48 yard field goal TTU 45–28 Fourth quarter TTU 11:30 – Patrick Mahomes 4 yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick) TTU 52–28 KSU 7:25 – Dominique Heath 6 yard pass from Joe Hubener TTU 52–34 KSU 5:04 – Kyle Klein 33 yard pass from Joe Hubener (Jack Cantele kick) TTU 52–41 KSU 3:38 – Jack Cantele 43 yard field goal TTU 52–44 TTU 1:02 – DeAndré Washington 12 yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick) TTU 59–44 Leading Passers KSU – Joe Hubener 19/41, 289 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT TTU – Patrick Mahomes 33/42, 384 yards, 3 TDs Leading Rushers KSU – Joe Hubener 14 carries, 9 yards, 3 TDs TTU – DeAndré Washington 27 carries, 248 yards, 3 TDs Leading Receivers KSU – Kyle Klein 6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD TTU – Devin Lauderdale 10 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD With the win, the Red Raiders broke a two-game losing streak against the Wildcats and became bowl eligible for the first time since the 2013 season. In the third quarter, kicker Clayton Hatfield made a season long 48 yard field goal. Iowa State 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry Kansas State Wildcats; ;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Eleven: Iowa State Cyclones – Game summaryScoring Summary http://www.cyclones.com/pdf9/4149909.pdf Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics November 21, 2015 November 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151123012412/http://www.cyclones.com/pdf9/4149909.pdf 2015-11-23 dead November 21 11:05 a.m. CST Cyclones 7 28 0 0 Wildcats 7 7 7 17 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS 53,297 Temperature: 36 F • Wind N 11 – 15 mph on • Weather: Mostly sunny Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos FS1 Justin Kutcher (Play-by-play) & Steve Hutchinson (Color) First quarter ISU – 09:36 Trever Ryen 21 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0) KSU – 04:50 Winston Dimel 4 yd pass from Glenn Gronkowski, Jack Cantele XP good (Tied 7–7) Second quarter ISU – 12:21 Joel Lanning 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 14–7) ISU – 08:11 Allen Lazard 30 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 21–7) KSU – 07:59 Morgan Burns 100 yd kickoff return, Jack Cantle XP good (ISU 21–14) ISU – 07:34 Mike Warren 76 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 28–14) ISU – 00:29 Allen Lazard 16 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 35–14) Third quarter KSU – 08:49 Charles Jones 8 yd run, Jack Cantele XP good (ISU 35–21) Fourth quarter KSU – 13:13 Kody Cook 7 yd pass from Joe Hubener, Jack Cantele XP good (ISU 35–28) KSU – 00:42 Charles Jones 5 yd run, Jack Cantele XP good (Tied 35–35) KSU – 00:03 Jack Cantele 42 yd field goal good (KSU 38–35) Top passers ISU – Joel Lanning 15/20, 210 yards, 3 TD KSU – Joe Hubener 18/31, 216 yards, 1 TD Top rushers ISU – Mike Warren 22 attempts, 195 yards, 1 TD KSU – Joe Hubener 20 attempts, 90 yards Top receivers ISU – Allen Lazard 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD KSU – Kody Cook 5 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers ISU – Brian Mills 8 tackles KSU – Kendall Adams 12 tackles At Kansas Wildcats 28 7 3 7 Jayhawks 7 0 0 7 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team Sunflower Showdown Kansas–Kansas State football rivalry Kansas–Kansas State football all-time results West Virginia 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Mountaineers 3 10 7 3 Wildcats 0 3 14 7 Vs. Arkansas 2015 Arkansas Razorbacks football team After finishing their season 6–6, the Wildcats accepted their invitation to play in the game.http://www.kstatesports.com/news/k-state-to-play-in-autozone-liberty-bowl-12-06-2015 K-State to Play Arkansas in AutoZone Liberty Bowl Kansas State University KStateSports.com December 6, 2015 December 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208023454/http://www.kstatesports.com/news/k-state-to-play-in-autozone-liberty-bowl-12-06-2015 2015-12-08 dead This was the Wildcats' first Liberty Bowl. They would later play Navy in the 2019 Liberty Bowl where they would again suffer defeat. K-ST ARK 1 11:38 K-ST 4 27 1:52 RushTD Winston Dimel 10 good Matthew McCrane 7 0 1 8:15 ARK 6 72 3:23 RushTD Alex Collins 22 good Cole Hedlund 7 7 1 3:50 K-ST 8 46 4:18 FG Matthew McCrane 36 10 7 1 2:22 ARK 3 24 1:17 RushTD Jared Cornelius 13 good Cole Hedlund 10 14 2 13:05 ARK 8 64 3:04 RushTD Alex Collins 13 good Cole Hedlund 10 21 2 2:08 ARK 9 55 4:59 FG Cole Hedlund 26 10 24 2 0:21 K-ST 8 49 1:41 FG Matthew McCrane 21 13 24 3 12:44 K-ST 4 74 2:10 RecTD Winston Dimel Kody Cook 48 good Matthew McCrane 20 24 3 7:54 ARK 9 82 4:42 RecTD Jeremy Sprinkel Brandon Allen 6 good Cole Hedlund 20 31 3 1:46 K-ST 11 47 6:02 FG Matthew McCrane 32 23 31 4 12:04 ARK 8 78 4:34 RushTD Alex Collins 14 good Cole Hedlund 23 38 4 4:46 ARK 9 80 5:38 RushTD Kody Walker 10 good Cole Hedlund 23 45 23 45 Source:Arkansas motors past Kansas State 45-23 in AutoZone Liberty Bowl https://www.espn.com.au/college-football/game/_/gameId/400852740 ESPN 18 September 2021 Statistics K-ST ARK First downs 13 30 Total offense, plays - yards 47–242 68–569Rushes-yards (net) 22–79 42–254 Passing yards (net) 163 315Passes, Comp-Att-Int 12–25–1 20–26–1 Time of Possession 22:30 37:30 Arkansas running back Alex Collins was named the game's MVP, after gaining 185 yards and 3 touchdowns on 23 carries. 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