The Wildcats played their home games at the Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference.
[4] Coach Dimel fulfilled his final OC duties for KSU while participating in the Cactus Bowl before moving to his new job.
Kansas State's Isaiah Zuber was credited for saving the game with two key plays: an 85-yard punt return with South Dakota leading 24–12.
Later in the game Zuber caught a touchdown pass from Skylar Thompson with 7:21 left to give K-State its first lead of the second half.
Sophomore kicker Blake Lynch scored Kansas State's first 12 points on field goals of 22, 24, 38 and 44 yards.
Kansas State racked up 13 penalties for 129 yards, but maintained more control of the ball with 37:39 of offense compared to South Dakota's 22:21.
Kansas State continued with its two-quarterback system, switching snaps between Skylar Thompson and Alex Delton.
Kansas State running back Alex Barnes managed 75 yards rushing, but the Wildcats fell short to lose the game 31–10.
Sophomore Skylar Thompson shared quarterback duties again with Alex Delton, but made more of a statement for his role with the team by throwing for 216 yards and rushing for 66—producing two touchdowns by the air and a third on the ground.
After losing the ball on a fumble, Delton entered the game and hit Isaiah Zuber for a 72-yard touchdown, placing the Wildcats well ahead by a score of 41–7.
San Antonio Coach Frank Wilson said, "Unfortunately we did not always execute to the fullest, but I think take away a couple of big-play opportunities, they weren't going methodically down the field and just shoving us around.
"[25] West Virginia had originally planned to have a game the previous week against North Carolina State, but it was canceled due to Hurricane Florence.
[28] West Virginia managed to take control of the game mid-way through the second quarter after Kansas State failed to convert on fourth down.
[30] In the second half of play, Kansas State was successful with two field goals and additional scores by the Mountaineers put the game to a conclusion of West Virginia's victory 35–6.
Kansas State had a chance to score a touchdown on the final play of the first half when Alex Delton threw a pass to Adam Harter that was dropped in the end zone.
[32] Kansas State fared better in the second half, holding Texas scoreless and replacing Alex Delton with Skylar Thompson.
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.
[37] Kansas State had its share of mistakes: K-State missed a field goal and an extra point and were also ineffective on kickoff returns.
[44] When the two Big 12 conference teams that both wear purple got together for the 2018 matchup, Kansas State lost quarterback Skylar Thompson to an injury in the first quarter and the Wildcats went to backup Alex Delton.
A Holding Penalty reversed a 74-yard Khalil Herbert run and a false start on the next play added to the situation.
On the third play of the drive, KU's Williams ran for 60 yards, but center Alex Fontana was penalized for holding.
Tech was without starting quarterback Alan Bowman and offensive players Connor Killian and Mason Reed were also out.
[47] Kansas State held a solid lead late in the fourth quarter and ran a tackle-eligible play to right tackle Dalton Risner.
[48] Kansas State kicker Blake Lynch had not completed a successful field goal in a game for nearly two months, but managed to match a career-high with four straight and added an extra point.
A blocked punt by Kansas State's Brock Monty added to K-State's success with a final victory of 21–6.
Kansas State seeks its sixth victory in the game with a chance to become bowl-eligible for its ninth consecutive season.
We just have to go out there and do it.”[50] Iowa State's loss at Texas Saturday brought an end to the Cyclones' hopes for a spot in the Big 12 Conference title game and they also fell in the College Football Playoff rankings from #16 to #25.