FILE - Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht (3) prepares to throw a pass in the first half of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against Arizona State, in Arlington, Texas, Saturday Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
August 21, 2025 - 2:11 AM
No. 22 Iowa State vs. No. 17 Kansas State at Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, noon EST.
BetMGM College Football Odds: Kansas State by 3.5.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
Iowa State (2024):
Overall offense: 416.2 yards per game (39th in FBS)
Passing: 255.7 yards per game (39th)
Rushing: 160.5 yards per game (70th)
Scoring: 31.1 points per game (41st)
Overall defense: 343.9 yards allowed per game (51st in FBS)
Passing: 165.6 yards allowed per game (1st)
Rushing: 188.4 yards allowed per game (109th)
Scoring: 22.9 points allowed per game (41st)
Kansas State (2024):
Overall offense: 426.8 yards per game (31st in FBS)
Passing: 211.4 yards per game (85th)
Rushing: 215.5 yards per game (11th)
Scoring: 30.8 points per game (46th)
Overall defense: 343.4 yards allowed per game (43rd in FBS)
Passing: 224.7 yards allowed per game (77th)
Rushing: 118.7 yards allowed per game (28th)
Scoring: 23.4 points allowed per game (50th)
Team leaders
Iowa State (2024)
Passing: Rocco Becht, 3,505 yards, 25 TDs, 9 INTs, 59.4 completion percentage
Rushing: Carson Hansen, 752 yards on 151 carries, 13 TDs
Receiving: Chase Sowell, 678 yards, 34 catches, 3 TDs (at East Carolina)
Kansas State (2024)
Passing: Avery Johnson, 2,712 yards, 25 TDs, 10 INTs, 58.3 completion percentage
Rushing: Dylan Edwards, 546 yards on 74 carries, 5 TDs
Receiving: Jayce Brown, 823 yards, 47 catches, 5 TDs
Last game
Iowa State beat Miami 42-41 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl to finish 11-3 on the season
Kansas State defeated Rutgers 44-41 in the Rate Bowl to finish 9-4 on the season
Next game
Iowa State plays South Dakota next Saturday.
Kansas State plays North Dakota next Saturday.
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