Jack Trice Stadium Hosts Kansas State Wildcats and Iowa State Cyclones in a Close Football Game
The Kansas State Wildcats faced off against the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium, with the home team edging out a victory of 42-38. The Wildcats now stand at 5-7, while the Cyclones improved to 6-6.
In an intense game that saw both teams fighting for every yard, the Kansas State Wildcats demonstrated a strong offensive performance. The team accumulated a total of 410 yards, with an impressive average gain of 5.4 yards per play over 76 plays. The rushing attack was particularly effective, contributing 245 yards to the total offense and scoring two touchdowns on ground plays; one rush was notably long at 49 yards.
The passing game for Kansas State also had its moments of success. Quarterback play resulted in three touchdowns through the air and an overall completion percentage of approximately 67 percent from 27 attempts. One pass connected for a significant gain of 42 yards, while their longest touchdown pass was recorded at nine yards.
Special teams were reliable throughout the game as well; Kansas State's field goal unit maintained a perfect record with one made field goal from within the range of thirty-nine yards out. Kickoff returns added another dimension to their play, accumulating over one hundred thirteen return yards across seven attempts.
Defensively, Kansas State managed to secure two interceptions during crucial moments in the game which they returned for eighteen combined return yards. However, despite these efforts and recording one sack against Iowa State's quarterback, it wasn't enough to hold back their opponents' scoring drives.
On penalties front, both teams kept it relatively clean with neither exceeding ten infractions or reaching one hundred penalty yards; however, seven penalties were called against Kansas State totaling sixty-one penalty-yards lost.
The Iowa State Cyclones proved formidable opponents on their turf by taking advantage of scoring opportunities when they arose – especially during fourth quarter where they put up twenty-one points against seven by Kansas state – ultimately securing them victory by four points margin as time expired on clock set before midnight November twenty-fifth year two thousand eighteen before crowd fifty-four thousand four hundred thirty fans who attended this eventful encounter between these two university football programs known respectively as Wildcats and Cyclones.