MANHATTAN, Kan. - For one night Carson Coffman was the man. K-State's fifth year senior signal caller threw for a career high 280 yards and three touchdowns while connecting on 18 of 26 pass attempts to help the Wildcats roll to a 48-24 win over Missouri State on Saturday night.
“The numbers were good,” K-State head coach Bill Snyder said. “But there are a lot of things that go into playing well than just the numbers.”
K-State used an efficient first half effort to burst out to a 27-7 halftime lead and never looked back from there. Senior running back and heisman candidate Daniel Thomas chipped in his usual workman like effort with 21 carries for 137 yards, 101 of which came in the first half.
Missouri State pushed the K-State defense all game long behind a strong effort from senior quarterback Cody Kirby who tossed for 281 yards and 2 scores of his own. The Bears offense amassed 447 yards of total offense, a mere 63 less than the Wildcats total.
“I feel like we were a lot better mentality,” Kirby said. “We played a lot closer then the scoreboard indicated.”
Thomas got the scoring going on K-State's second possession when he scampered in from 45 yards out with 11:50 left in the first quarter. The Wildcats second score of the day would not come as easy. In a rare moment of trickery from Bill Snyder, K-State faked a field goal and holder Ryan Doerr made a successful option pitch to place kicker Anthony Cantele who took it in for a three yard touchdown run with 9:45 left before halftime. Moments later Carson Coffman hooked up with wideout Brodrick Smith for a 42-yard touchdown pass and the Wildcats had a 20-0 lead.
“Our goal was to come out and pass the ball a little bit,” Coffman said. “They stopped the run early, and I’m glad they gave me the opportunity to get out there and throw it.”
Next up for K-State is the big 12 opener this Saturday against Iowa State at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
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