The 2016 season's largest margin: Kansas State 63, Florida Atlantic 7. A 56-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The Winning Chapter
Kansas State's 2016 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Jesse ErtzQB1,755 passing yards
- Charles JonesRB596 rushing yards
- Justin SilmonRB464 rushing yards
- Alex BarnesRB442 rushing yards
- Byron PringleWR631 receiving yards
- Dominique HeathWR438 receiving yards
- Deante BurtonWR404 receiving yards
- Elijah LeeLB110 tackles
- Charmeachealle MooreLB76 tackles
- D.J. ReedDB75 tackles
- Jordan WillisDE11.5 sacks
- Reggie WalkerDE5.5 sacks
- Trey DishonDT3 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: Kansas State 17, Oklahoma 38. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Kansas State beat Texas A&M 33-28 in the postseason.
"EMAW"
2016 is a middle chapter for Kansas State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.