Wk 7 · 2026
Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS
· FS1
Big 12 · 2-3
at
12:00pET
KSU -8.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings opened -7.5 · 1 toward KSU
Ratings differential KSU by 5.1
Big 12 · 3-2
What is at stake
Sunflower Showdown. Eighty miles of I-70 and the state's Governor's Cup, in a rivalry that predates the Big 12 by roughly a century. They play for the Governor's Cup (Kansas). A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 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 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Kansas form
L 24-41at UTAHW 55-0vs MTSUL 17-24vs ASUL 21-38vs MIZW 51-6vs LIU
2026 season
Kansas St form
L 16-35vs HOUL 26-31at CINW 31-20vs TULNW 34-7vs WSUW 71-3vs NICH
2026 season
Kansas this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Kansas St this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Kansas | Kansas St |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona St Big 12 | N L 17-24 preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| TCU Big 12 | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Oklahoma St Big 12 | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Kansas St leads 17–3 · Kansas St has won the last 17
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
17.2 points toward Kansas St
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-25 | Kansas St 42 — 17 Kansas | at KU | Kansas St |
| 2024 | 2024-10-26 | Kansas 27 — 29 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2023 | 2023-11-18 | Kansas St 31 — 27 Kansas | at KU | Kansas St |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | Kansas 27 — 47 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2021 | 2021-11-06 | Kansas St 35 — 10 Kansas | at KU | Kansas St |
| 2020 | 2020-10-24 | Kansas 14 — 55 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2019 | 2019-11-02 | Kansas St 38 — 10 Kansas | at KU | Kansas St |
| 2018 | 2018-11-10 | Kansas 17 — 21 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2017 | 2017-10-28 | Kansas St 30 — 20 Kansas | at KU | Kansas St |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | Kansas 19 — 34 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2015 | 2015-11-28 | Kansas St 45 — 14 Kansas | at KU | Kansas St |
| 2014 | 2014-11-29 | Kansas 13 — 51 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2013 | 2013-11-30 | Kansas St 31 — 10 Kansas | at KU | Kansas St |
| 2012 | 2012-10-06 | Kansas 16 — 56 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2011 | 2011-10-22 | Kansas St 59 — 21 Kansas | at KU | Kansas St |
| 2010 | 2010-10-14 | Kansas St 59 — 7 Kansas | at KU | Kansas St |
| 2009 | 2009-11-07 | Kansas 10 — 17 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
| 2008 | 2008-11-01 | Kansas St 21 — 52 Kansas | at KU | Kansas |
| 2007 | 2007-10-06 | Kansas 30 — 24 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas |
| 2006 | 2006-11-18 | Kansas St 20 — 39 Kansas | at KU | Kansas |
Kansas leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Isaiah Marshall QB #8 | 57/104, 810 YDS, 6 TD, 3 INT |
| Cole Ballard QB #15 | 5/7, 96 YDS | |
| Rushing | Dylan Edwards RB #1 | 50 CAR, 296 YDS, 3 TD |
| Isaiah Marshall QB #8 | 51 CAR, 234 YDS | |
| Yasin Willis RB #6 | 27 CAR, 125 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Nik McMillan WR #5 | 14 REC, 256 YDS, 2 TD |
| Nahzae Cox WR #0 | 6 REC, 167 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Bryson Hayes WR #12 | 5 REC, 106 YDS | |
| Tate Nagy WR #11 | 6 REC, 101 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Trey Lathan LB #4 | 22 |
| Corey Gordon S #3 | 16 | |
| Leroy Harris III DE #33 | 16 | |
| Sacks | Bam Crouch LB #7 | 1 |
| Dakyus Brinkley DE #9 | 1 | |
| Trey Lathan LB #4 | 1 |
Kansas St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Avery Johnson QB #2 | 88/133, 910 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT |
| Blake Barnett QB #3 | 4/5, 41 YDS | |
| Rushing | Avery Johnson QB #2 | 30 CAR, 291 YDS, 3 TD |
| Rodney Fields Jr. RB #20 | 49 CAR, 274 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Joe Jackson RB #4 | 37 CAR, 189 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Derrick Salley Jr. WR #15 | 11 REC, 178 YDS, 1 TD |
| Jaron Tibbs WR #12 | 16 REC, 168 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Josh Manning WR #5 | 14 REC, 149 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Garrett Oakley TE #86 | 13 REC, 147 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Gabe Powers LB #35 | 22 |
| Mekhi Mason LB #4 | 17 | |
| Logan Bartley S #10 | 17 | |
| Sacks | Wendell Gregory DE #1 | 2.5 |
| Darien Whitaker Jr. LB #6 | 2.5 | |
| Jayden Bryant DE #40 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.