Kansas State beat Washington State 34-7 on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan.
Luis Rodriguez's 31-yard field goal at 6:00 of the first quarter was the only scoring until the second, when Avery Johnson threw touchdown passes of 6 yards to Josh Manning at 4:17 and 21 yards to Joe Jackson at 1:51. Washington State's lone score came as the half ended: Jaylen Thomas returned an interception 50 yards to make it 17-7.
Rodney Fields Jr. ran 75 yards for a touchdown at 13:54 of the third, Rodriguez added another 31-yard field goal at 10:21, and Johnson's 9-yard pass to Brandon White at 13:52 of the fourth set the final.
Johnson finished 22 of 34 for 192 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions; Manning caught 10 passes for 97 yards. Fields carried 13 times for 105 yards, and Kansas State rushed for 295 yards on 40 attempts as part of 487 total yards. The Wildcats converted 10 of 16 third downs and held the ball for 34:20. Washington State managed 166 total yards; Caden Pinnick was 9 of 20 for 65 yards, and the Cougars converted 2 of 12 third downs. Wendell Gregory had two sacks. Attendance was 51,759.
Reporting source: ESPN public site API (game summary) Captured Sep 14, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC