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Kansas State

B12 · 2017 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
5th
5–4 in B12

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1912–2026
All-Time Record
529–634–35
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1997, 1998
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 19
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 24 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Kansas State head-to-head · History & Eras

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Central Arkansas BearsUnranked—W 55–19
3Week 3 · Sep 12Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)H2HUSA1–11W 55–7
4Week 4 · Sep 19Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC5–7L 7–14
6Week 6 · Oct 3Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB121–11W 33–20
7Week 7 · Oct 10Texas (TEXAS)H2HB127–6L 34–40
8Week 8 · Oct 17TCUH2HB1211–3L 6–26
9Week 9 · Oct 24Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1212–2L 35–42
10Week 10 · Oct 31Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB121–11W 30–20
11Week 11 · Nov 7Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB126–7W 42–35
12Week 12 · Nov 14West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HB127–6L 23–28
13Week 13 · Nov 21Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB1210–3W 45–40
14Week 14 · Nov 28Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB128–5W 20–19
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2UCLAH2HPAC6–7W 35–17

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.050
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-24+33
  • Oklahoma State +10
  • Iowa State +8
  • Texas Tech +6
  • UCLA +6
  • Charlotte +1
  • Baylor +1
  • Kansas +1
  • Oklahoma -2
  • TCU -3
  • Texas -6
  • West Virginia -6
  • Vanderbilt -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #44Better than 69%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#60Post-Season W1#59Post-Season W2#60Post-Season W3#44Post-Season W4#44Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+36
+48
-7
+13
-6
-20
-7
+10
+7
-5
+5
+1
+18

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#82012#472013#262014#752015#352016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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