2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team The 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team represents Kansas State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wildcats play their home games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium , in Manhattan , Kansas as they done since 1968 . 2014 is the 119th season in school history . The Wildcats are led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 23rd overall and sixth straight season since taking over his second tenure in 2009 . K - State is a member of the Big 12 Conference . Game notes . Stephen F . Austin . This was the first meeting of the two teams and the first game of the season for both teams . The Lumberjacks entered the season picked # 6 in the Southland Conference . After forcing the Lumberjacks to punt , Kansas State scored first and maintained the lead for the entire game . Tyler Lockett caught a 9 - yard touchdown pass from Jake Waters for a touchdown - - the 19th career to move him within seven of his father Kevin Lockett ' s career school record . Kansas State won the game 55 – 16 . Kansas State achieved 29 first downs and 478 total offensive yards , averaging 7 . 9 yards per pass and 4 . 7 yards per carry , going 2 – 2 on fourth down attempts . Stephen F . Austin gave up 10 penalties for 69 yards and lost a fumble , but managed two touchdowns and 294 yards of total offense . Iowa State . Kansas State won its first game and entered the game with a record of 1 – 0 , while Iowa State had just came off a loss against North Dakota State . Prior to the game , Iowa State has lost 32 of its last 36 games against ranked opponents while Kansas State had won the last six meetings overall after last season ' s 41 - 7 win . When ranked , the Wildcats have defeated the Cyclones in 10 straight dating to 1994 . The game began with Kansas State taking an early lead 13 – 0 in the first quarter , but Iowa State scored a touchdown before the quarter concluded . That Iowa State touchdown was the first of four consecutive for the cyclones which led them in with a 28 – 20 lead at halftime . Neither team scored in the third period and Kansas State ' s defense continued the fourth quarter to prevent any score , allowing the Kansas State offense to produce two more touchdowns and a Wildcat victory 32 – 28 . The comeback - from - behind victory was considered " defining " for Kansas State . During the game , Kansas State wide receiver Tyler Lockett caught a pass near the goal line on the sidelines . In this play , it appeard that his knee appeared touched a pylon . That event would by rule negate the catch . The Wildcats scored a touchdown on the next play , which prevented any additional video review . The Big 12 replay official and communicator were given a one - game suspension for failing to follow protocol . Auburn . This was the first road game for Auburn of the season and was the first ranked opponent for the Tigers . It was the second time Kansas State has faced a ranked non - conference opponent under Bill Snyder . Both teams were expected to utilize the " pop " ( play - option ) pass offensively . Before this game , the two programs had met three times in the past ( 1978 , 1979 , and 2007 ) , all Auburn victories . Auburn was first to put points on the board with 11 : 14 remaining in the first quarter when Daniel Carlson hit a 34 Yard Field Goal . Kansas State took the lead with 4 : 56 left in the second quarter when DeMarcus Robinson succeeded with a 3 yard run , and Jack Cantele kicked the extra point to put the score 7 – 0 . Auburn answered quickly with 1 : 34 left in the same quarter when Ricardo Louis caught a 40 yard pass from Nick Marshall for a touchdown , completing a drive of 9 plays for 75 yards . Daniel Carlson ' s kick was good and the score at halftime was Auburn 10 , Kansas State 7 . Auburn maintained the lead for the remainder of the game . Kansas State did manage to stop Auburn ' s rush offense effectively ( holding them to just 55 yards in the first half ) , but could not stop their pass game . Auburn was able to capitalize on a 3 - 1 turnover margin and take advantage of Kansas State ' s mistakes and missed field goals . The final score was considered close ( " Auburn had just squeezed out a 20 - 14 victory " ) with a final score of Auburn 20 , Kansas State 14 . UTEP . The University of Texas - El Paso ( UTEP ) and Kansas State have met twice in the past : 1947 and 1999 . The 1947 meeting resulted in a Texas - El Paso victory of 20ndash ; 6 , and in 1999 Kansas State won 40 – 7 . This game is the first time UTEP has traveled to the state of Kansas for football since the 1999 game against Kansas State . UTEP entered the game with a record of 2 – 1 , their only loss to Big 12 member Texas Tech . When the game rolled around , Kansas State scored 10 points in the first quarter and went into the half with a comfortable 31 – 0 lead . UTEP did not score until the third quarter after Kansas State had 45 points . Kansas State ' s defense held UTEP to 23 yards of offense and one first down in the first half . The game play was slowed down for over 10 minutes when the officials had a hard time determining the proper ruling for an inadvertent whistle . Kansas State had blocked a punt and a UTEP player picked up the ball behind the line of scrimmage . The officials blew the play dead but then later ruled the ball was still " live " and let UTEP run the play again . In the end it did not matter as Kansas State won the game 58 – 28 . Texas Tech . Texas Tech entered the game with a 2 – 2 record but ranked 11th in overall passing yards . On September 6 , Texas Tech defeated UTEP 30 – 26 , the same team that Kansas State defeated the previous week . The two teams have met 14 times in the past and the Red Raiders led the series 8 wins to 6 . They first met on November 30 , 1933 in Lubbock , Texas where Texas Tech won 6 – 0 . Kansas State had won the last three meetings between the two programs . Texas Tech ' s quarterback Davis Webb entered the game ranked eighth nationally with 339 yards passing per game . Tech ' s Bradley Marquez caught six touchdown passes for the season to rank second nationally leads the Big 12 . Conversely , Texas Tech is among the worst teams in the nation in turnover margin , having turned the ball over 9 times . Kansas State took the lead in the first quarter when Curry Sexton caught a 48 yard pass from Jake Waters for a touchdown with 7 : 18 left in the first quarter . Matthew McCrane ' s kick made the score 7 – 0 and the Wildcats led the remainder of game . At halftime , Kansas State had a lead by 24 – 7 . Tyler Lockett made 12 catches for 125 yards with two touchdowns while teammate Curry Sexton had nine catches for 128 yards , also for two touchdowns . Texas Tech managed 301 total passing yards , averaging 6 yards per pas but could only muster a total of 46 rushing yards on 14 attempts . Comparatively , Kansas State made slightly less yardage passing ( 290 ) but managed 245 yards rushing for a total of 535 yards of offense . Texas Tech turned the ball over on 4 interceptions while Kansas State lost only 1 fumble . Kansas State ' s offense controlled the game , maintaining possession for just over 40 minutes to Tech just under 20 minutes . For penalties , Texas Tech committed 9 and gave up 89 yards compared to Kansas State ' s 1 penalty for 15 yards . Kansas State was 9 - 15 on third down compared to tech ' s 5 - 12 , but both teams were 1 - 2 on fourth down attempts . The final score was Kansas State 45 , Texas Tech 13 , making it Kansas State ' s fourth consecutive victory over Texas Tech . Oklahoma . Both teams entered the game with one loss each and a possible conference championship on the line . When the game ended , Kansas State found itself back in the hunt for the national title after receiving a little help from West Virigina , who defeated previously undefeated Baylor on the same day . Statistically , Oklahoma lead in most every measure with 30 first downs to Kansas State ' s 17 ; 533 total yards to Kansas State ' s 385 ; and going 7 – 11 on third down compared to Kansas State ' s 5 – 11 . Oklahoma also controlled the clock , having possession for a total of 32 : 18 compared to Kansas State ' s 27 : 42 . Oklahoma started by taking the lead with 4 : 58 left in the first quarter when Samaje Perine made a 2 yard dive for a touchdown , and Michael Hunnicutt ' s extra point put it to 7 – 0 . Kansas State answered just 57 seconds later when Glenn Gronkowski caught a 62 yard pass from Jake Waters and Matthew McCrane put on the extra point to tie the game at 7 – 7 . In the second quarter , Kansas State ' s Danzel McDaniel took an interception just 5 yards into the end zone for an easy touchdown to take the lead , but the Sooner ' s Sterling Shepard tied it up with a 47 yard pass from Trevor Knight . Scoring continued in the second quarter when the Wildcat ' s Tyler Lockett caught a touchdown pass to take the lead and Oklahoma ' s Hunnicut made good on a 38 yard field goal . At the half , the score was Kansas State 21 , Oklahoma 17 . Oklahoma managed to tie the score in the third quarter when Blake Bell caught a 4 yard touchdown pass to tie the score 24 each with 9 : 32 on the clock , but Jake Waters made a 4 yard touchdown run to take the lead 31 – 24 to end the third quarter . Oklahoma had a chance to tie the game in the fourth quarter when Durron Neal caught a 9 yard touchdown pass to put the score at 31 – 30 , but Kansas State ' s Travis Britz blocked the extra point . The final score was a Kansas State victory , 31 – 30 . Texas . Texas came in to the game with a record of 3 – 4 ( 2 – 2 in conference play ) and unranked . A strong defensive performance led to a Wildcat victory as Kansas State defeated Texas 23 – 0 . Texas experienced their first shutout since 2004 against the Oklahoma Sooners . Kansas State dominated statistically throughout the game achieving 22 first downs and 367 total yards of offense compared to Texas production of 12 first downs and 196 yards . Texas committed 7 penalties for 66 yards compared to Kansas State ' s 3 penalties for 25 yards . Kansas State controlled the ball for 39 : 14 of game time and never gave up the ball , where Texas was on offense for 20 : 46 and gave up one fumble . Kansas State ' s Matthew McCrane was responsible for 11 points with three field goals and two extra points . DeMarcus Robinson and Charles Jones pitched in for one rushing touchdown each . Oklahoma State . Oklahoma State started the game with a 5 – 3 record ( 3 – 2 in conference play ) . The Cobwoys had just come off their homecoming loss to West Virginia the previous week . Prior to this game , Oklahoma State led the series 37 – 23 . Oklahoma State scored in their opening drive by marching down the field and concluding when Tyreek Hill made a 2 yard run for a touchdown . Ben Grogan ' s kick made the score 7 – 0 OSU . But the ensuing kick - off by Oklahoma State resulted in Morgan Burns successfully running 86 yards for a touchdown . Matthew McCrane ' s extra point tied the score 7 – 7 with 11 : 36 on the clock in the first quarter . Kansas State ' s Charles Jones ran in for 6 yards with 4 : 16 left in the first and Kansas State held the lead for the remainder of the game . Kansas State achieved 36 unanswered points until Ramon Richards made a 38 yard interception for a touchdown after the K - State starters were pulled from the game . With 4 : 49 left in the game , Matthew McCrane was sent out to make an attempt at a 53 yard field goal . The attempt was good and Kansas State won 48 – 14 . The win helped place Kansas State in a place for inclusion in the four - team College Football Playoff . Kansas State will travel to play Texas Christian Univeristy the next week , who won their game earlier that same day at West Virginia . Kansas State remains the only team unbeaten in conference play in the Big 12 . Kansas State ' s Tyler Lockett passed current Green Bay Packers star Jordy Nelson for second in school history in yards receiving , ending the game with 2 , 877 yards . He also tied Quincy Morgan with 23 career touchdown catches . He is trailing only his father Kevin Lockett in both categories , at 3 , 032 yards and 26 touchdowns . Coaching staff . The following is a list of coaches at Kansas State for the 2014 season .