Wk 9 · 2026
Kansas State Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes — Sat, Oct 31
Sat, Oct 31 ·
Folsom Field, Boulder
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What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Kansas St form
W 24-14vs COLOL 47-51at UTAHW 14-6at OKSTL 20-43vs TTUW 42-17at KU
2025 season
Colorado form
L 14-24at KSUL 17-42vs ASUL 22-29at WVUL 17-52vs ARIZL 7-53at UTAH
2025 season
Kansas St this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Colorado this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Kansas St | Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Big 12 | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Houston Big 12 | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Arizona St Big 12 | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Oklahoma St Big 12 | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Kansas St leads the series 5–2 · Kansas St has won the last 2
7 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.3 points toward Kansas St
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-29 | Colorado 14 — 24 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2024 | 2024-10-12 | Kansas St 31 — 28 Colorado | at COLO | Kansas St |
| 2010 | 2010-11-20 | Kansas St 36 — 44 Colorado | at COLO | Colorado |
| 2009 | 2009-10-24 | Colorado 6 — 20 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2008 | 2008-10-18 | Kansas St 13 — 14 Colorado | at COLO | Colorado |
| 2007 | 2007-10-13 | Colorado 20 — 47 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2006 | 2006-11-04 | Kansas St 34 — 21 Colorado | at COLO | Kansas St |
Kansas St leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Avery Johnson QB #2 | 204/341, 2385 YDS, 18 TD, 6 INT |
| Linkon Cure TE #0 | 0/1, 0 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Joe Jackson RB #4 | 169 CAR, 911 YDS, 8 TD |
| Avery Johnson QB #2 | 109 CAR, 477 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Dylan Edwards RB #1 | 34 CAR, 205 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Jayce Brown WR #1 | 41 REC, 712 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jaron Tibbs WR #12 | 47 REC, 595 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Garrett Oakley TE #86 | 38 REC, 389 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Jerand Bradley WR #5 | 13 REC, 184 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Desmond Purnell LB #32 | 72 |
| Austin Romaine LB #15 | 66 | |
| VJ Payne S #7 | 59 | |
| Sacks | Cody Stufflebean DE #47 | 4.5 |
| Tobi Osunsanmi DL #12 | 4 | |
| Ryan Davis LB #9 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Daniel Cobbs S #14 | 3 |
| Gunner Maldonado S #3 | 2 | |
| Desmond Purnell LB #32 | 2 |
Colorado leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Kaidon Salter QB #3 | 127/204, 1414 YDS, 10 TD, 7 INT |
| Julian Lewis QB #10 | 52/94, 589 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Rushing | Micah Welch RB #29 | 96 CAR, 384 YDS, 4 TD |
| Kaidon Salter QB #3 | 103 CAR, 356 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Dallan Hayden RB #7 | 70 CAR, 326 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Omarion Miller WR #4 | 45 REC, 808 YDS, 8 TD |
| Joseph Williams WR #8 | 37 REC, 489 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Sincere Brown WR #9 | 22 REC, 376 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Dre'lon Miller WR #1 | 20 REC, 158 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Tawfiq Byard S #4 | 79 |
| Jeremiah Brown LB #42 | 69 | |
| Preston Hodge CB #4 | 55 | |
| Sacks | Arden Walker DE #53 | 2.5 |
| Keaten Wade DE #27 | 2.5 | |
| Jeremiah Brown LB #42 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | John Slaughter DB #13 | 2 |
| DJ McKinney CB #2 | 1 | |
| Tawfiq Byard S #4 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.