Iowa State Game-Wrap

Farmageddon II has come and gone, and not much changed. The Game itself was still a thriller, and the Wildcats were still able to hold on for the victory, even though it looked as if they might not be able to. Kansas State ended up winning the game 27-20 to maintain there perfect record on the year as well as open up conference play with a huge win.

The Wildcats entered the 4th quarter knotted up at 17 when they finally were able to pull away and maintain there lead for the rest of the game. That’s not to say they weren’t tested, their defense especially. The Kansas State D forced a fumble with less than 7 minutes to go and were ultimately able to seal the game off by making the Cyclones turn the ball over on downs at the Kansas state 34 with just 13 seconds left. The game was truly dominated by the Wildcats but the Cyclones were pesky throughout all 60 minutes and scratched and clawed their way to their final possession.

The Wildcats were led once again by senior running back, and Heisman candidate, Daniel Thomas. Thomas gained 181 yards on the ground on 34 carries raising his season average to a whopping 6.7 yards per carry. He also tallied 2 touchdowns on the day, none of which was bigger than his 2 yard run in the middle of the fourth quarter to give K-State the lead 24-20.
"I know one thing. He doesn't get weaker as the game goes on," Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said of Thomas.

The Wildcats leaned heavily on the ground game once again as they racked up 262 of their 366 total yards behind the power blocking of that big offensive line.

Carson Coffman did a decent job in his role of game manager completing 50% of his passes for 104 yards, although he did throw his first interception of the season. With KSU up 10-7 Coffman threw a pass right into the hands of linebacker A.J. Klein who returned in 69 yards for a score to put Iowa State right back into the game. It was the ‘Cats opening possession of the 2nd half, when they were looking to go for the kill.

The Cats look to take on Central Florida this Saturday at 11:00 here at Bill Family Snyder stadium. This is their last game before the big showdown between the top 2 teams in the Big 12 north face of in a Thursday nighter as K-state looks to get a get a little revenge the Cornhuskers of Nebraska, in a game that the winner will most certainly have the inside track to the Big 12 title game.

-- Josh Dockendorf, 91.9 sports staff