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The Kansas State Wildcats (3-1, 0-0)
PREVIOUS OPPONENTS:
| Texas Tech | Result | Kansas State | Result |
| Eastern Washington | W, 49-24 | North Texas | W, 45-6 |
| @ Nevada | W, 35-19 | Montana State | W, 69-10 |
| SMU | W, 43-7 | @ Louisville | L, 29-38 |
| UMass | W, 56-14 | La.-Lafayette | W, 45-37 |
THE NUMBERS:
| BCS Rank (Big 12) | Texas Tech | Statistic | Kansas State | BCS Rank (Big 12) |
| 66 (8) | 146.50 | Rushing Offense | 142.50 | 74 (9) |
| 1 (1) | 426.25 | Passing Offense | 298.75 | 12 (5) |
| 23 (9) | 151.93 | Passing Efficiency | 161.20 | 11 (5) |
| 3 (2) | 572.75 | Total Offense | 441.25 | 23 (7) |
| 9 (6) | 45.75 | Scoring Offense | 47.00 | 8 (5) |
| 25 (5) | 100.00 | Rushing Defense | 206.50 | 104 (11) |
| 97 (10) | 246.00 | Pass Defense | 164.00 | 22 (3) |
| 28 (4) | 105.35 | Passing Efficiency Defense | 109.95 | 43 (8) |
| 61 (7) | 346.00 | Total Defense | 370.50 | 77 (11) |
| 23 (4) | 16.00 | Scoring Defense | 22.75 | 57 (8) |
| 33 (5) | 37.00 | Net Punting | 38.90 | 20 (4) |
| 30 (4) | 14.36 | Punt Returns | 14.25 | 32 (5) |
| 23 (3) | 24.78 | Kickoff Returns | 21.95 | 56 (9) |
| 13 (3) | 1.25 | Turnover Margin | -0.50 | 89 (12) |
| 14 (3) | 2.75 | Sacks | 2.00 | 39 (8) |
| 63 (8) | 5.50 | Tackles For Loss | 6.00 | 43 (7) |
| 5 (2) | .25 | Sacks Allowed | 0.00 | 1 (1) |
WHEN TEXAS TECH HAS THE BALL:
| Statistical Leaders | Texas Tech |
| Passing | Graham Harrell: 120 Comp., 186 Att., 1,573 Yds., 12 TD, 3 Int. |
| Rushing | Shannon Woods: 43 Att., 280 Yds., 7 TD Baron Batch: 32 Att., 245 Yds., 2 TD Eric Morris: 5 Att., 33 Yds., 1 TD |
| Receiving | Michael Crabtree: 29 Rec., 457 Yds., 6 TD Detron Lewis: 21 Rec., 326 Yds., 1 TD Eric Morris: 19 Rec., 229 Yds., 2 TD Tramain Swindall: 15 Rec., 165 Yds., 1 TD |
| Statistical Leaders | Kansas State |
| Tackles | Ulla Pomele: 25 Chris Carney: 23 Courtney Herdon: 22 Brandon Harold: 21 |
| Tackles For Loss | Brandon Harold: 8.5 Hansen Sekona: 3.0 Courntey Herdon: 2.5 Ian Campbell: 2.5 |
| Sacks | Brandon Harold: 3.0 Ian Campbell: 2.5 Courtney Herdon: 1.5 |
| Interceptions | Ray Cheatham: 1 Courtney Herdon: 1 |
WHEN KANSAS STATE HAS THE BALL:
| Statistical Leaders | Kansas State |
| Passing | Josh Freeman: 77 Comp., 115 Att., 1,105 Yds., 11 TD, 2 Int. |
| Rushing | Lamark Brown: 30 Att., 125 Yds., 1 TD Keithen Valentine: 31 Att., 118 Yds., 1 TD Josh Freeman: 22 Att., 113 Yds., 6 TD |
| Receiving | Brandon Banks: 22 Rec., 463 Yds., 6 TD Aubrey Quarles: 17 Rec., 199 Yds., 1 TD Jeron Mastrud: 14 Rec., 158 Yds., 1 TD Deon Murphy: 7 Rec., 140 Yds., 2 TD |
| Statistical Leaders | Texas Tech |
| Tackles | Brian Duncan: 28 Bront Bird: 21 Jamar Wall: 21 Daniel Charbonnet: 20 |
| Tackles For Loss | Brandon Williams: 5.0 McKinner Dixon: 3.5 Colby Whitlock: 2.0 Bront Bird: 2.0 |
| Sacks | Brandon Williams: 4.0 McKinner Dixon: 3.0 Marlon Williams: 1.0 Bront Bird: 1.0 Rajon Henley: 1.0 Daniel Howard: 1.0 |
| Interceptions | Daniel Charbonnet: 4 Darcel McBath: 2 Rajon Henley: 1 Brian Duncan: 1 Jamar Wall: 1 Richard Jones: 1 |