They competed as a member of the Big 12 Conference and were led by second-year head coach Matt Rhule.

In Baylor's previous game against Oklahoma, they achieved 493 yards of offense in their loss—something expected to be a challenge for Kansas State on defense.

[11] The game started with Kansas State holding the lead at the end of the first and second quarters.

[13] Kansas State had its share of mistakes: K-State missed a field goal and an extra point and were also ineffective on kickoff returns.

[13] Baylor's Connor Martin had a rough day as the kicker, missing three field goals and an extra point, yet among all that he ended up kicking the game-winning field goal from 29 yards with 8 seconds left in the game.