Kansas State 24, Missouri 17
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 8, 2011
Where: Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Temperature:
71°
Head Official:
Randy Christal
Attendance:
48435
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Behind a ball-control offense and a steady defense, No. 20 Kansas State remained unbeaten with a 24-17 victory over Missouri at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
Collin Klein had three rushing touchdowns for the Wildcats, who improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2000, when they began the season with six straight wins en route to an 11-3 record. The win was also Kansas State’s first against Missouri since 2005, snapping a five-game losing streak.
The Wildcats (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) took a 10-3 halftime lead as Missouri sputtered offensively. The bad omens started early, as James Franklin threw an interception on the first play of the game. Six plays later, Klein scored on a 2-yard run.
Kansas State stretched the advantage to 24-3 on a pair of Klein touchdown runs — including a 1-yard score early in the fourth — before Missouri got itself back in the game.
Henry Josey ran for a 2-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter and then, following a Kansas State three-and-out, the Tigers drove 74 yards and scored on Franklin's 1-yard run to pull within 24-17 with 5:05 remaining.
But the Tigers (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) never saw the ball again. John Hubert had 41 of his game-high 126 rushing yards on the final drive as K-State picked up three first downs and ran out the clock.
The loss was Missouri’s third straight after a 2-0 start. The Tigers outgained Kansas State 326-286, but the Wildcats held possession for nearly 39 minutes.
Klein finished 11-of-16 for 112 passing yards.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Missouri |
|
Kansas State |
|
Henry Josey
|
Player |
John Hubert
|
|
12 |
Attempts |
26 |
|
55 |
Yards |
126 |
|
4.6 |
Avg Yards |
4.8 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Missouri |
|
Kansas State |
|
Michael Egnew
| Player |
Chris Harper
|
|
8 |
Receptions |
2 |
|
73 |
Yards |
37 |
|
9.1 |
Avg Yards |
18.5 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Missouri
|
326 |
112 |
214 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Kansas State
|
286 |
174 |
112 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2.0 |
0 |