Colorado State answered with a 2-yard touchdown run by Jamie Blake tying the game at 7.
Kavanagh added an 18-yard touchdown pass to Tyson Schwieger giving the Wildcats a 33–7 lead.
Mike Lawrence answered with his second touchdown run of the game, a 6-yarder, to increase K State's lead to 40–14.
Gordon Washington of Colorado State scored on a 12-yard touchdown run making it 40–21.
Kavanagh threw his third passing touchdown on the day in the third quarter, a 4-yard strike to Kevin Lockett, increasing Kansas State's lead to 47–21.