2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2022 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 Championship, W 31–28OT vs. TCU
Sugar Bowl, L 20–45 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	10–4 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Chris Klieman (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Collin Klein (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Klanderman (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 TCU y^		9	–	0					13	–	2
No. 14 Kansas State y$		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 25 Texas		6	–	3					8	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	4					8	–	5
Oklahoma State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Baylor		4	–	5					6	–	7
Oklahoma		3	–	6					6	–	7
Kansas		3	–	6					6	–	7
West Virginia		3	–	6					5	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	8					4	–	8
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Klieman.

The Wildcats improved on their 8–5 performance the previous year by virtue of defeating in-state rival Kansas 47–27 on November 26. The following week, the Wildcats defeated 3rd-ranked TCU in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game, securing their first conference title since 2012 and seventh overall.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy [1]	Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DE	Jr.
Maxwell Award	Deuce Vaughn	RB	Jr.
Bednarik Award	Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DE	Jr.
Doak Walker Award	Deuce Vaughn	RB	Jr.
Jim Thorpe Award	JuJu Brents	CB	Sr.
Outland Trophy	Cooper Beebe	OL	Jr.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DE	Jr.
Wuerffel Trophy	Will Howard	QB	Jr.
Walter Camp Award	Deuce Vaughn	RB	Jr.
Rotary Lombardi Award	Felix Anudike-Uzomah Cooper Beebe	DE OL	Jr. Jr.
Patrick Mannelly Award	Randen Plattner	LS	Sr.
Paul Hornung Award	Malik Knowles	WR	Sr.
Ray Guy Award	Ty Zentner	P/K	Sr.

Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022. ^[2]

• First place votes in ()

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Baylor (17)	365
2	Oklahoma (12)	354
3	Oklahoma State (9)	342
4	Texas (2)	289
5	Kansas State	261
6	Iowa State (1)	180
7	TCU	149
8	West Virginia	147
9	Texas Tech	119
10	Kansas	48

Preseason Big-12 awards

2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
Player	No.	Position	Class	Source
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	91	DL	Junior	[3]

Position	Player	Class
Offense
RB	Deuce Vaughn	Junior
OL	Cooper Beebe	Junior
PK/KR	Malik Knowles	Senior
Defense
DL	Felix Anudike-Uzomah	Junior
LB	Daniel Green	Senior
DB	JuJu Brents	Senior

Source: ^[4]

Schedule

Kansas State and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021. ^{[5] [6]}

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	South Dakota *		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	W 34–0	50,469
September 10	11:00 a.m.	Missouri *		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN2	W 40–12	51,806
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Tulane *		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	L 10–17	50,887
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	W 41–34	84,376
October 1	11:00 a.m.	Texas Tech	No. 25	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	W 37–28	50,782
October 8	6:30 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 20	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 10–9	60,561
October 22	7:00 p.m.	at No. 8 TCU	No. 17	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	L 28–38	47,881
October 29	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 Oklahoma State	No. 22	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FOX	W 48–0	51,133
November 5	6:00 p.m.	No. 24 Texas	No. 13	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FS1	L 27–34	51,216
November 12	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 19	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	W 31–3	47,686
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	No. 15	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 48–31	37,055
November 26	7:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 12	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	FOX	W 47–27	51,861
December 3	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 3 TCU	No. 10	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Big 12 Championship Game/College GameDay)	ABC	W 31–28 OT	69,335
December 31	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 5 Alabama *	No. 9	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–45	60,437
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

South Dakota

See also: 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1 2 3 4 Total South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 •Kansas State 20 7 7 0 34 Date: September 3 Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, (Manhattan, KS) Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 50,469 Game weather: 88 degrees, sunny, wind N at 10mph Referee: Steve Baron TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst), Tori Petry (reporter) Sources: ESPN Box Score [7] K-State Box Score [8]

Pregame line	Over/under
K-State −27.0	50.5

Statistics	South Dakota	Kansas State
First downs	13	19
Total yards	270	392
Rushes/yards	35/131	45/297
Passing yards	139	95
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–34–1	15–19–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	27:41	32:19
Penalties−yards	9−75	4−34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing	Carson Camp	18/34, 139 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	Shomari Lawrence	14 CAR, 84 YDS, 17 Long
	Receiving	Jack Martens	2 REC, 35 YDS, 22 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Adrian Martinez	11/15, 53 YDS
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	18 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TD, 39 Long
	Receiving	Will Swanson	2 REC, 23 YDS, 18 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USD KSU 1st 14:30 1 75 0:10 KSU Malik Knowles 75-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 7 1st 8:14 KSU Punt returned 17 yards for touchdown by Desmond Purnell, Chris Tennant kick good 0 14 1st 0:49 5 63 1:28 KSU Deuce Vaughn 39-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick failed 0 20 2nd 5:49 8 78 3:28 KSU Adrian Martinez 6-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 27 3rd 8:43 11 63 4:55 KSU DJ Giddens 12-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. USD 0 KSU 34

Kansas State's season opener produced an official 50,469 fans and its first sellout crowd since 2019. Kansas State did hold back a number of players on injured reserve, including linebackers Will Honas and Shawn Robinson, as well as safeties Josh Hayes and TJ Smith. Highlights included the Wildcats blocking a punt and running it in for a touchdown, what was called an "impressive" ground game, and Malik Knowles scored the earliest touchdown in school history just ten seconds into the game. Kansas State won the game 34-0. Coach Chris Klieman said about the shutout, “It’s really rare in college football so we are all really excited about it.” ^[9]

Missouri

See also: 2022 Missouri Tigers football team

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 3 0 3 6 12 •Kansas State 7 13 6 14 40 Date: September 10 Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, (Manhattan, KS) Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Game attendance: 51,806 Game weather: 60 degrees, cloudy, wind N at 10mph Referee: James Carter TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (reporter) Sources: ESPN Box Score [10] Team Stats [11] K-State Box Score [12]

Pregame line	Over/under
K-State −7.0	52.5

Statistics	Missouri	Kansas State
First downs	14	18
Total yards	222	336
Rushes/yards	35/94	43/235
Passing yards	128	101
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–31–4	9–20–0
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	27:59	32:01
Penalties−yards	8−46	8−68

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri	Passing	Brady Cook	15/27, 128 YDS, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brady Cook	13 CAR, 56 YDS, 11 Long
	Receiving	Dominic Lovett	3 REC, 66 YDS, 39 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Adrian Martinez	9/20, 101 YDS
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	24 CAR, 145 YDS, 2 TD, 29 Long
	Receiving	Phillip Brooks	3 REC, 57 yards, 28 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MIZ KSU 1st 9:20 11 44 5:40 MIZ 49-yard field goal by Harrison Mevis 3 0 1st 4:16 11 75 4:58 KSU Deuce Vaughn 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 3 7 2nd 13:29 10 49 4:22 KSU Adrian Martinez 16-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 3 14 2nd 6:42 KSU Punt returned 76 yards for touchdown by Phillip Brooks, Chris Tennant kick blocked 3 20 3rd 10:17 8 54 2:16 MIZ 44-yard field goal by Harrison Mevis 6 20 3rd 6:58 6 16 2:22 KSU 35-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 6 23 3rd 0:35 4 0 1:20 KSU 37-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 6 26 4th 12:52 4 59 2:02 KSU Deuce Vaughn 24-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 6 33 4th 2:33 10 63 6:46 KSU DJ Giddens 28-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 6 40 4th 0:00 6 20 1:10 MIZ Cody Schrader 1-yard touchdown run, kick is no attempt/End of Game 12 40 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. MIZ 12 KSU 40

Kansas State and Mizzou have a history of 97 previous football games, but when Mizzou left the Big 12 conference to join the SEC, they ceased playing each other. Kansas State won that last meeting in 2011 with a final score of 24-17 in Manhattan, but Missouri leads the overall series 60-32-5. ^[13]

Game Time arrived but a weather delay at the beginning and one hour-long delay later in the middle of the game slowed the action. The game started with light rain which grew to more storms. Through the weather, Missouri scored first with a field goal in the first quarter, but following a Kansas State touchdown on the next series, the Wildcats led the rest of the game. ^[14]

Kansas State highlights included a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown by Phillip Brooks, just two plays after play resumed from the second weather delay. ^[14] Credit was also given to Kansas State's defense and their ability to overwhelm the Missouri offensive line leading to pressure on Missouri's passing offense. ^[15]

The Missouri Defense held Kansas State to 89 yards rushing and 14 points in the first half. Missouri did finally score a touchdown on the last play of the game, but it was far from enough. ^[15] Kansas State won 40-12 for the first meeting of the program since 2011. ^[14]

Tulane

See also: 2022 Tulane Green Wave football team

1 2 3 4 Total •Tulane 7 0 3 7 17 Kansas State 0 10 0 0 10 Date: September 17 Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, (Manhattan, KS) Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 50,887 Game weather: 91 degrees, sunny, wind S at 17mph Referee: Hank Johns TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (play-by-play), Todd Doxzon (analyst) Sources: K-State Box Score [16]

Pregame line	Over/under
K-State −13.5	49.0

Statistics	Tulane	Kansas State
First downs	18	15
Total yards	336	336
Rushes/yards	40/160	42/186
Passing yards	176	150
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–26–2	21–31–0
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	28:17	31:43
Penalties−yards	3−25	5−23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	13/26, 176 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Michael Pratt	13 CAR, 87 YDS, 24 Long
	Receiving	Duece Watts	3 REC, 60 YDS, 23 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Adrian Martinez	21/31, 150 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	20 CAR, 81 YDS, 26 Long
	Receiving	Malik Knowles	5 REC, 52 YDS, 19 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TUL KSU 1st 3:13 9 91 3:32 TUL Tyjae Spears 1-yard touchdown run, Kriston Esnard kick good 7 0 2nd 2:43 8 75 3:23 KSU Kade Warner 21-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 7 7 2nd 0:00 6 19 0:28 KSU 22-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 7 10 3rd 8:51 7 53 3:20 TUL 30-yard field goal by Kriston Esnard 10 10 4th 4:27 5 52 2:11 TUL Tyrick James 4-yard touchdown reception from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick good 17 10 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TUL 17 KSU 10

Kansas State was a heavy favorite coming into the game and was stunned at home in losing to Tulane, 17-10. The offense gained just 336 yards while going 2 of 15 on third downs and 1 of 5 on fourth downs.

^[17]

No. 6 Oklahoma

See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1 2 3 4 Total •Kansas State 14 10 3 14 41 No. 6 Oklahoma 7 10 3 14 34 Date: September 24 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, (Norman, OK) Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 84,376 Game weather: 81 degrees, mostly cloudy, wind S at 10mph Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (reporter) Sources: K-State Box Score [18]

Pregame line	Over/under
Oklahoma −13.5	53.0

Statistics	Kansas State	Oklahoma
First downs	28	26
Total yards	509	550
Rushes/yards	49/275	34/220
Passing yards	234	330
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–34–0	26–39–0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	35:04	24:56
Penalties−yards	6−37	11−87

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing	Adrian Martinez	21/34, 234 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Adrian Martinez	21 CAR, 148 YDS, 4 TD, 55 Long
	Receiving	Ben Sinnott	4 REC, 80 YDS, 27 Long
Oklahoma	Passing	Dillon Gabriel	26/39, 330 YDS, 4 TD
	Rushing	Eric Gray	16 CAR, 114 YDS, 25 Long
	Receiving	Marvin Mims	4 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD, 50 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU OU 1st 9:57 12 75 5:03 KSU Adrian Martinez 6-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 7 0 1st 5:37 7 80 3:11 KSU Malik Knowles 6-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 14 0 1st 2:32 3 70 0:52 OU Theo Wease 56-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 14 7 2nd 12:24 4 63 1:09 OU Marvin Mims 50-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 14 14 2nd 6:15 11 42 5:59 KSU Adrian Matinez 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 21 14 2nd 2:47 8 51 3:28 OU 41-yard field goal by Zach Schmit 21 17 2nd 0:00 10 70 2:47 KSU 23-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 24 17 3rd 11:42 8 48 3:18 OU 44-yard field goal by Zach Schmit 24 20 3rd 3:24 11 69 3:53 KSU 29-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 27 20 4th 8:00 8 80 3:45 KSU Adrian Martinez 15-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 34 20 4th 4:36 9 75 3:24 OU Brayden Willis 1-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 34 27 4th 1:58 7 75 2:38 KSU Adrian Martinez 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 41 27 4th 0:35 12 75 1:23 OU Brayden Willis 10-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good 41 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 41 OU 34

Coming into the game as two-touchdown underdogs, K-State looked to rebound in a big way from a frustrating loss the week before against Tulane. The Wildcats jumped out to an excellent start, taking a 14-0 lead less than ten minutes into the contest on an Adrian Martinez touchdown run, followed by a TD pass to Malik Knowles.

Oklahoma, though, rallied with consecutive quick-strike touchdown drives (both scoring plays were over 50 yards) to tie the game at 14 each early in the second quarter. K-State, however, received a 58-yard kick return from Knowles to set up a short field, which Martinez converted into his second touchdown run, putting K-State back up 21-14. The Wildcats led the rest of the game from that point.

After both teams traded field goals to go into halftime with K-State ahead 24-17, the two squads again traded field goals as the only scores of the third quarter. In the fourth, K-State finally found the end zone again as Martinez scampered in from 15 yards out to put K-State ahead 34-20 with eight minutes to play. Oklahoma answered with a TD march to cut the deficit back to a touchdown, but K-State had the decisive answer.

Facing 3rd-and-16, Martinez scrambled for 55 yards down to the Oklahoma 4 yard line. Two plays later, he scored from a yard out for his fourth rushing touchdown of the night with 1:58 left to put K-State ahead 41-27. Oklahoma drove downfield and scored with 35 seconds left, but K-State recovered an onside kick to secure the win.

Martinez finished the night with 148 yards on the ground, the most by a K-State QB since 2016. Deuce Vaughn added 115 yards on the ground as well as K-State had two 100-yard rushers for the first time since the 2017 Cactus Bowl. K-State also defeated Oklahoma for the third time in four seasons. Postgame, Martinez said, "It's without a doubt my favorite game of all time." ^[19]

Texas Tech

See also: 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1 2 3 4 Total Texas Tech 0 10 10 8 28 •No. 25 Kansas State 13 0 7 17 37 Date: October 1 Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, (Manhattan, KS) Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Game attendance: 50,782 Game weather: 62 degrees, sunny, wind E at 7mph Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), Shane Sparks (reporter) Sources: K-State Box Score [20]

Pregame line	Over/under
K-State −7.5	56.0

Statistics	Texas Tech	Kansas State
First downs	26	15
Total yards	473	459
Rushes/yards	34/114	39/343
Passing yards	359	116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–48–2	12–19–0
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	32:26	27:34
Penalties−yards	5−40	5−47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Donovan Smith	34/48, 359 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Sarodorick Thompson	6 CAR, 55 YDS, 23 Long
	Receiving	Xavier White	9 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD, 26 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Adrian Martinez	12/19, 116 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Adrian Martinez	12 CAR, 171 YDS, 3 TD, 69 Long
	Receiving	Kade Warner	3 REC, 47 YDS, 20 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TTU KSU 1st 14:20 2 75 0:40 KSU Adrian Martinez 18-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 7 1st 4:57 14 72 6:19 KSU 29-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 0 10 1st 0:24 6 25 3:01 KSU 26-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 0 13 2nd 1:24 9 86 4:38 TTU Nehemiah Martinez 6-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Trey Wolff kick good 7 13 2nd 0:00 4 37 0:32 TTU 51-yard field goal by Trey Wolff 10 13 3rd 7:14 8 46 2:42 TTU 39-yard field goal by Trey Wolff 13 13 3rd 6:04 2 77 1:03 KSU Phillip Brooks 18-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 13 20 3rd 3:08 7 75 2:56 TTU Xavier White 12-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Trey Wolff kick good 20 20 4th 13:34 3 76 1:16 KSU Adrian Martinez 69-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 20 27 4th 9:07 6 26 2:36 KSU 32-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 20 30 4th 5:54 4 27 2:33 KSU Adrian Martinez 12-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 20 37 4th 2:23 13 75 3:31 TTU Donovan Smith 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion successful, Mason Tharp reception from Donovan Smith 28 37 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TTU 28 KSU 37

Iowa State

See also: 2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry

Farmageddon

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 20 Kansas State 7 0 0 3 10 Iowa State 3 3 3 0 9 Date: October 8 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, (Ames, IA) Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 60,561 Game weather: 60 degrees, clear, wind SW at 12mph Referee: Kevin Boitmann TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Dawn Davenport (reporter) Sources: K-State Box Score [21]

Pregame line	Over/under
K-State −1.5	45.0

Statistics	Kansas State	Iowa State
First downs	16	13
Total yards	388	276
Rushes/yards	38/131	24/78
Passing yards	257	198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–20–0	22–38–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:22	29:38
Penalties−yards	3−25	5−40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing	Adrian Martinez	12/19, 246 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Adrian Martinez	19 CAR, 77 YDS, 19 Long
	Receiving	Phillip Brooks	4 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD, 81 Long
Iowa State	Passing	Hunter Dekkers	22/38, 198 YDS
	Rushing	Jirehl Brock	13 CAR, 33 YDS, 6 Long
	Receiving	Xavier Hutchinson	8 REC, 100 YDS, 38 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU ISU 1st 12:23 3 86 0:54 KSU Phillip Brooks 81-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick good 7 0 1st 9:22 8 74 2:54 ISU 35-yard field goal by Jace Gilbert 7 3 2nd 14:47 16 69 7:43 ISU 44-yard field goal by Jace Gilbert 7 6 3rd 0:48 12 55 5:27 ISU 43-yard field goal by Jace Gilbert 7 9 4th 7:14 10 45 5:03 KSU 30-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 10 9 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 10 ISU 9

No. 8 TCU

See also: 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Kansas State 7 21 0 0 28 •No. 8 TCU 10 7 14 7 38 Date: October 22 Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, (Fort Worth, TX) Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 47,881 Game weather: 81 degrees, clear, wind SE at 22mph Referee: Derek Anderson TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman, (analyst) Sources: K-State Box Score [22]

Pregame line	Over/under
TCU −3.5	54.5

Statistics	Kansas State	TCU
First downs	15	26
Total yards	390	495
Rushes/yards	30/158	56/215
Passing yards	232	280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–23–2	17–26–0
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	21:55	38:05
Penalties−yards	4−35	3−30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	13/20, 225 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	12 CAR, 83 YDS, 1 TD, 47 Long
	Receiving	Malik Knowles	4 REC, 69 YDS, 37 Long
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	17/26, 280 YDS, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	29 CAR, 153 YDS, 2 TD, 48 Long
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	4 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD, 55 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU TCU 1st 10:42 6 83 2:32 TCU Derius Davis 65-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 0 7 1st 9:08 4 74 1:28 KSU Kade Warner 28-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 7 7 1st 4:49 11 48 4:12 TCU 43-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 7 10 2nd 14:56 10 75 4:53 KSU Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 14 10 2nd 10:44 4 55 0:56 KSU Sammy Wheeler 9-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 21 10 2nd 8:09 4 68 1:35 KSU Deuce Vaughn 47-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 28 10 2nd 0:20 10 91 3:12 TCU Jared Wiley 4-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 28 17 3rd 8:12 13 77 6:39 TCU Kendre Miller 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 28 24 3rd 3:45 4 74 1:25 TCU Quentin Johnston 55-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 28 31 4th 12:14 4 30 1:41 TCU Kendre Miller 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 28 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 28 TCU 38

No. 9 Oklahoma State

See also: 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Oklahoma State 0 0 0 0 0 •No. 22 Kansas State 14 21 3 10 48 Date: October 29 Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, (Manhattan, KS) Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 51,133 Game weather: 65 degrees, sunny, wind NW at 8mph Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (reporter) Sources: K-State Box Score [23]

Pregame line	Over/under
K−State −2.0	57.5

Statistics	Oklahoma State	Kansas State
First downs	14	21
Total yards	217	495
Rushes/yards	30/54	37/199
Passing yards	163	296
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–33–2	21–37–0
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	24:31	35:29
Penalties−yards	4−35	7−60

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing	Spencer Sanders	13/26, 147 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	Gunnar Gundy	5 CAR, 27 YDS, 22 Long
	Receiving	Brennan Presley	2 REC, 49 YDS, 29 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	21/37, 296 YDS, 4 TD
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	22 CAR, 158 YDS, 1 TD, 62 Long
	Receiving	Malik Knowles	8 REC, 113 YDS, 28 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OSU KSU 1st 11:02 9 77 3:53 KSU Kade Warner 38-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 7 1st 8:15 2 62 0:16 KSU Deuce Vaughn 62-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 14 2nd 11:17 7 83 3:32 KSU Phillip Brooks 31-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 21 2nd 9:06 3 43 1:24 KSU Kade Warner 41-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 28 2nd 0:07 14 77 6:35 KSU Deuce Vaughn 1-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 0 35 3rd 4:51 10 55 4:22 KSU 23-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 0 38 4th 13:17 10 46 3:56 KSU 29-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 0 41 4th 5:43 4 19 2:33 KSU DJ Giddens 9-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 48 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. OSU 0 KSU 48

No. 24 Texas

See also: 2022 Texas Longhorns football team

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 24 Texas 14 17 0 3 34 No. 13 Kansas State 7 3 7 10 27 Date: November 5 Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (Manhattan, KS) Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 51,216 Game weather: 57 degrees, clear, wind SW at 15 MPH Referee: Steve Baron TV announcers (FS1): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst) Sources: K-State Box Score [24] Stats

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas -3.0	54.5

Statistics	Texas	Kansas State
First downs	22	25
Total yards	466	468
Rushes/yards	40/269	35/139
Passing yards	197	329
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–31–0	24–36–1
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	27:27	32:33
Penalties−yards	7−49	9−85

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Quinn Ewers	18–31, 197 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bijan Robinson	30 carries, 209 yards, 1 TD, 68 Long
	Receiving	Ja'Tavion Sanders	5 receptions, 54 yards, 18 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Adrian Martinez	24–36, 329 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	19 carries, 73 yards, 11 Long
	Receiving	Malik Knowles	3 receptions, 93 yards, 62 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TEX KSU 1st 12:30 8 75 2:30 TEX Bijan Robinson 36-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 0 1st 8:41 7 65 3:42 KSU Deuce Vaughn 28-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Ty Zentner kick good 7 7 1st 5:20 8 75 3:21 TEX Roschon Johnson 9-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 14 7 2nd 13:40 16 84 6:33 KSU 22-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 14 10 2nd 10:24 8 75 3:16 TEX Xavier Worthy 13-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 21 10 2nd 1:35 7 74 2:02 TEX 28-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 24 10 2nd 0:13 7 27 0:54 TEX Xavier Worthy 3-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 31 10 3rd 8:37 4 24 1:57 KSU Adrian Martinez 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 31 17 4th 14:54 4 71 1:03 KSU Kade Warner 25-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Ty Zentner kick good 31 24 4th 10:29 11 64 4:25 TEX 29-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 34 24 4th 4:26 13 65 6:03 KSU 28-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 34 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TEX 34 KSU 27

Baylor

See also: 2022 Baylor Bears football team

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 19 Kansas State 0 17 7 7 31 Baylor 0 3 0 0 3 Date: November 12 Location: McLane Stadium, (Waco, TX) Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 47,686 Game weather: 44 degrees, clear, wind N at 7mph Referee: Tuta Salaam TV announcers (FS1): Adam Alexander (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst) Sources: K-State Box Score [25]

Pregame line	Over/under
Baylor −3.0	52.0

Statistics	Kansas State	Baylor
First downs	30	17
Total yards	405	306
Rushes/yards	44/184	23/103
Passing yards	221	203
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–35–0	22–38–2
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	37:37	22:23
Penalties−yards	4−23	6−51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	19/27, 196 YDS, 3 TD
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	25 CAR, 106 YDS, 18 Long
	Receiving	Ben Sinnott	7 REC, 89 YDS, 2 TD, 23 Long
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	22/38, 203 YDS, 2 INT
	Rushing	Richard Reese	9 CAR, 54 YDS, 14 Long
	Receiving	Josh Cameron	6 REC, 83 YDS, 25 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU BU 2nd 14:20 12 97 5:04 KSU Ben Sinnott 15-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 7 0 2nd 5:57 12 47 5:23 KSU 47-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 10 0 2nd 2:09 7 66 2:45 KSU Deuce Vaughn 20-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 17 0 2nd 0:00 11 56 2:09 BU 37-yard field goal by John Mayers 17 3 3rd 1:53 12 80 4:57 KSU Ben Sinnott 19-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 24 3 4th 14:06 5 20 1:21 KSU DJ Giddens 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 31 3 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 31 BU 3

West Virginia

See also: 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 15 Kansas State 28 13 0 7 48 West Virginia 19 6 0 6 31 Date: November 19 Location: Milan Puskar Stadium, (Morgantown, WV) Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST, 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 37,055 Game weather: 34 degrees, sunny, wind W at 10mph Referee: Derek Anderson TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst), Tori Petry (reporter) Sources: K-State Box Score [26]

Pregame line	Over/under
K−State −8.0	54.5

Statistics	Kansas State	West Virginia
First downs	21	21
Total yards	437	369
Rushes/yards	42/143	34/153
Passing yards	294	216
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19-27-1	16-28-2
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:37	28:23
Penalties−yards	3−30	8−46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	19/27, 294 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	DJ Giddens	12 CAR, 78 YDS, 1 TD, 49 Long
	Receiving	Malik Knowles	6 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TD, 43 Long
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	15/27, 204 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jaylen Anderson	7 CAR, 69 YDS, 23 Long
	Receiving	Sam James	3 REC, 102 YDS, 3 TD, 71 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU WVU 1st 12:52 5 69 2:00 KSU Deuce Vaughn 15-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 7 0 1st 11:51 KSU Interception returned 37 yards for touchdown by Cincere Mason, Ty Zentner kick good 14 0 1st 8:26 8 75 3:25 WVU Sam James 26-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, Casey Legg kick good 14 7 1st 6:41 WVU Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Malachi Ruffin, Casey Legg kick failed 14 13 1st 5:12 3 68 1:22 KSU DJ Giddens 49-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 21 13 1st 2:17 4 34 1:14 KSU Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 28 13 1st 1:22 2 81 0:48 WVU Sam James 71-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, Casey Legg kick failed 28 19 2nd 13:28 6 60 2:47 KSU Ben Sinnott 15-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 35 19 2nd 6:55 11 87 6:26 WVU Sam James 5-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, 2-point conversion failed, Garrett Greene run 35 25 2nd 1:46 12 37 5:09 KSU 46-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 38 25 2nd 0:01 6 30 1:19 KSU 53-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 41 25 4th 12:24 3 40 1:04 KSU Malik Knowles 43-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 48 25 4th 9:30 8 75 2:54 WVU Garrett Greene 13-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion failed, Garrett Greene pass 48 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 48 WVU 31

Kansas

See also: 2022 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Kansas–Kansas State football rivalry, and Sunflower Showdown

Sunflower Showdown

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 7 14 0 6 27 •No. 12 Kansas State 23 7 7 10 47 Date: November 26 Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, (Manhattan, KS) Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 51,861 Game weather: 45 degrees, rain, wind N at 4mph Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst) Sources: K-State Box Score [27]

Pregame line	Over/under
K−State −12.0	62.0

Statistics	Kansas	Kansas State
First downs	20	20
Total yards	307	443
Rushes/yards	30/127	42/230
Passing yards	180	213
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–33–0	11–21–0
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:00	29:00
Penalties−yards	5−25	6−54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing	Jalon Daniels	20/32, 168 YDS
	Rushing	Devin Neal	16 CAR, 59 YDS, 2 TD, 11 Long
	Receiving	Luke Grimm	3 REC, 48 YDS, 33 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	11/21, 213 YDS, 2 TD
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	25 CAR, 147 YDS, 1 TD, 32 Long
	Receiving	Deuce Vaughn	2 REC, 82 YDS, 80 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KU KSU 1st 13:05 1 5 0:05 KSU Malik Knowles 5-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 7 1st 7:49 9 75 5:16 KU Torry Locklin 12-yard touchdown run, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 7 7 1st 5:06 7 75 2:43 KSU Sammy Wheeler 42-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 7 14 1st 4:11 KSU Team Safety 7 16 1st 1:37 9 61 2:28 KSU Malik Knowles 4-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 7 23 2nd 11:56 11 75 4:41 KU Devin Neal 3-yard touchdown run, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 14 23 2nd 9:09 5 92 2:42 KSU Phillip Brooks 14-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 14 30 2nd 4:57 7 75 4:12 KU Devin Neal 3-yard touchdown run, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 21 30 3rd 6:59 8 38 4:15 KSU Deuce Vaughn 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 21 37 4th 13:39 16 75 8:20 KU Jalon Daniels 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion failed, Jalon Daniels pass 27 37 4th 11:00 6 22 2:28 KSU 27-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 27 40 4th 4:30 8 85 4:44 KSU DJ Giddens 5-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 27 47 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KU 27 KSU 47

No. 3 TCU

See also: 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team, 2022 Big 12 Championship Game, and Big 12 Championship Game

Big 12 Championship Game

1 2 3 4 OT Total •No. 10 Kansas State 7 7 7 7 3 31 No. 3 TCU 7 3 7 11 0 28 Date: December 3 Location: AT&T Stadium, (Arlington, TX) Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Game attendance: 69,335 Game weather: 72 degrees, indoors Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (reporter) Sources: K-State Box Score [28]

Pregame line	Over/under
K−State −1.0	60.5

Statistics	Kansas State	TCU
First downs	20	18
Total yards	404	469
Rushes/yards	44/205	37/218
Passing yards	199	251
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–32–0	18–36–1
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	32:00	28:00
Penalties−yards	4−40	4−45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	18/32, 199 YDS, 2 TD
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	26 CAR, 130 YDS, 1 TD, 44 Long
	Receiving	Phillip Brooks	6 REC, 48 yards, 15 Long
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	18/36, 251 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Max Duggan	15 CAR, 110 YDS, 1 TD, 40 Long
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	4 REC, 139 YDS, 53 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KSU TCU 1st 5:00 13 92 6:57 TCU Taye Barber 1-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 0 7 1st 0:15 6 63 2:15 KSU Ben Sinnott 6-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 7 7 2nd 10:16 3 59 0:49 KSU Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 14 7 2nd 0:29 8 56 1:40 TCU 42-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 14 10 3rd 12:19 4 62 1:35 KSU RJ Garcia II 25-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick good 21 10 3rd 9:09 3 30 1:11 TCU Kendre Miller 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 21 17 4th 11:27 6 80 3:28 KSU Deuce Vaughn 44-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 28 17 4th 7:34 10 51 3:53 TCU 42-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 28 20 4th 1:51 8 80 2:56 TCU Max Duggan 8-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion successful, Jared Wiley reception from Max Duggan 28 28 OT 0:00 6 12 0:00 KSU 31-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 31 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 31 TCU 28

No. 5 Alabama

See also: 2022 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 2022 Sugar Bowl (December), and Sugar Bowl

Sugar Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 5 Alabama 7 14 21 3 45 No. 9 Kansas State 10 0 3 7 20 Date: December 31 Location: Caesars Superdome, (New Orleans, LA) Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Game attendance: 60,437 Game weather: 68 degrees, indoors Referee: Larry Smith TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (field analyst) Sources: K-State Box Score [29]

Pregame line	Over/under
Alabama −7.5	58.0

Statistics	Alabama	Kansas State
First downs	17	18
Total yards	496	401
Rushes/yards	33/175	39/191
Passing yards	321	210
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–22–0	18–35–2
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	24:56	35:04
Penalties−yards	5−45	6−40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Bryce Young	15/21, 321 YDS, 5 TD
	Rushing	Jahmyr Gibbs	15 CAR, 76 YDS, 22 Long
	Receiving	Jermaine Burton	3 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD, 47 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	18/35, 210 YDS, 2 INT
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	22 CAR, 133 YDS, 1 TD, 88 Long
	Receiving	Ben Sinnott	3 REC, 48 YDS, 24 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ALA KSU 1st 6:17 11 38 4:45 KSU 41-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 0 3 1st 3:26 1 88 0:14 KSU Deuce Vaughn 88-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 0 10 1st 0:32 6 69 2:46 ALA Isaiah Bond 6-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 7 10 2nd 11:33 6 63 3:09 ALA Cameron Latu 1-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 14 10 2nd 0:10 7 98 0:51 ALA Jermaine Burton 12-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 21 10 3rd 13:54 3 46 1:05 ALA Ja'Corey Brooks 32-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 28 10 3rd 13:00 1 17 0:08 ALA Jase McClellan 17-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard kick good 35 10 3rd 6:33 8 54 2:17 KSU 28-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 35 13 3rd 0:00 3 51 1:33 ALA Kobe Prentice 47-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick good 42 13 4th 11:00 6 14 2:31 ALA 49-yard field goal by Will Reichard 45 13 4th 3:06 10 71 4:27 KSU Jordan Schippers 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 45 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. ALA 45 KSU 20

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	—	25	20	17	17	22	13	23	19	15	13	11	14
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	20	16	17	22	14	22	17	13	10	9	14
CFP	Not released									13	19	15	12	10	9	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2023 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	31	Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DE	Kansas City Chiefs
2	44	JuJu Brents	DB	Indianapolis Colts
6	181	Josh Hayes	DB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6	212	Deuce Vaughn	RB	Dallas Cowboys

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