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Kansas State

B12 · 2021 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
4th
4–5 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

2021 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC3–9W 24–7
3Week 3 · Sep 14Southern Illinois SalukisUnranked—W 31–23
4Week 4 · Sep 21Nevada (NEVADA)H2HMWC8–5W 38–17
5Week 5 · Sep 28Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB1212–2L 20–31
6Week 6 · Oct 5Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1211–2L 31–37
8Week 8 · Oct 19Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB127–6L 20–33
9Week 9 · Oct 26Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB127–6W 25–24
10Week 10 · Nov 2TCUH2HB125–7W 31–12
11Week 11 · Nov 9Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB122–10W 35–10
12Week 12 · Nov 16West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HB126–7W 34–17
13Week 13 · Nov 23Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB1212–2L 10–20
14Week 14 · Nov 30Texas (TEXAS)H2HB125–7L 17–22
20Final · Jan 11LSUH2HSEC6–7W 42–20

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
2.372
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-19+37
  • Nevada +8
  • Texas Tech +7
  • West Virginia +6
  • LSU +6
  • TCU +5
  • Stanford +3
  • Kansas +2
  • Oklahoma State -2
  • Oklahoma -2
  • Baylor -2
  • Iowa State -6
  • Texas -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 #43Better than 69%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.615 Win % · Change 10

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#51Post-Season W1#53Post-Season W2#52Post-Season W3#53Post-Season W4#43Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
+8
+21
-11
-6
-13
+1
+19
+25
+17
-10
-5
+22

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

Final Rank by Season
#352016#442017#912018#402019#772020

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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