No. 22 Iowa St and No. 17 Kansas State take their Big 12 rivalry to Dublin for opener

Aug 21, 2025, 05:10 am

No. 22 Iowa State vs. No. 17 Kansas State at Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, noon EST.

College Football Odds: Kansas State by 3.5.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

Iowa State (2024):

Overall offense: 416.2 yards per game (39th in FBS)

Passing: 255.7 yards per game (39th)

Rushing: 160.5 yards per game (70th)

Scoring: 31.1 points per game (41st)

Overall defense: 343.9 yards allowed per game (51st in FBS)

Passing: 165.6 yards allowed per game (1st)

Rushing: 188.4 yards allowed per game (109th)

Scoring: 22.9 points allowed per game (41st)

Kansas State (2024):

Overall offense: 426.8 yards per game (31st in FBS)

Passing: 211.4 yards per game (85th)

Rushing: 215.5 yards per game (11th)

Scoring: 30.8 points per game (46th)

Overall defense: 343.4 yards allowed per game (43rd in FBS)

Passing: 224.7 yards allowed per game (77th)

Rushing: 118.7 yards allowed per game (28th)

Scoring: 23.4 points allowed per game (50th)

Team leaders

Iowa State (2024)

Passing: Rocco Becht, 3,505 yards, 25 TDs, 9 INTs, 59.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Carson Hansen, 752 yards on 151 carries, 13 TDs

Receiving: Chase Sowell, 678 yards, 34 catches, 3 TDs (at East Carolina)

Kansas State (2024)

Passing: Avery Johnson, 2,712 yards, 25 TDs, 10 INTs, 58.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Dylan Edwards, 546 yards on 74 carries, 5 TDs

Receiving: Jayce Brown, 823 yards, 47 catches, 5 TDs

Last game

Iowa State beat Miami 42-41 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl to finish 11-3 on the season

Kansas State defeated Rutgers 44-41 in the Rate Bowl to finish 9-4 on the season

Next game

Iowa State plays South Dakota next Saturday.

Kansas State plays North Dakota next Saturday.