2025 Kansas State Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2025
| team = Kansas State Wildcats
| sport = football
| image = Kansas State Wildcats wordmark.svg
| image_size = 225
| conference = Big 12 Conference
| short_conf = Big 12
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| CFPRank =
| record = 0–0
| conf_record = 0–0
| head_coach = Chris Klieman
| hc_year = 7th
| off_coach = Matt Wells
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Joe Klanderman
| dc_year = 6th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| champion =
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| uniform = 250px
}}
{{2025 Big 12 Conference football standings}}
The 2025 Kansas State Wildcats football team will represent Kansas State University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats are led by Chris Klieman in his seventh year as their head coach. They will play their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium located in Manhattan, Kansas.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2025
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS
| poll = AP Poll - Released prior to game
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 23
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| neutral = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Aviva Stadium
| site_cityst = Dublin, Ireland
| gamename = Aer Lingus College Football Classic, rivalry
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
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| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
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| nonconf = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|September 12|Friday}}
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| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arizona{{efn|Although both Kansas State and Arizona are in the Big 12, this game does not count in the conference standings due to the game being scheduled before Arizona joined the Big 12.}}
| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
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| opponent = UCF
| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
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| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = McLane Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
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| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
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| away = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Sunflower Showdown
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
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| opponent = Texas Tech
| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
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| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Boone Pickens Stadium
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
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| away = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Rice–Eccles Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
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| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| gamename = rivalry
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{{cite web |last1=Brockish |first1=Ericka |title=Kansas State 2025 football schedule: Everything we know so far |url=https://jugofsnyder.com/posts/kansas-state-2025-football-schedule-everything-we-know-so-far-01j4w9ja637w |website=Jug of Snyder |access-date=21 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=2025 Kansas State Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2025-kansas-state-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=21 December 2024}}
Game summaries
=vs. Iowa State=
{{see also|2025 Iowa State Cyclones football team|College football in Ireland|Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones}}"|ISU!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kansas State Wildcats}}"|KSU | ||
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=vs North Dakota=
{{see also|2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|North Dakota Fighting Hawks}}"|UND!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kansas State Wildcats}}"|KSU | ||
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|North Dakota Fighting Hawks}}| North Dakota
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=vs Army=
{{see also|2025 Army Black Knights football team}}
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|date={{tooltip|September 6|Saturday}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Army Black Knights}}"|ARMY!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kansas State Wildcats}}"|KSU | ||
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Army Black Knights}}| Army
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kansas State Wildcats}}| Kansas State
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{{Clear}}
=at Arizona=
{{see also|2025 Arizona Wildcats football team}}
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|date={{tooltip|September 13|Saturday}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kansas State Wildcats}}"|KSU!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|color=white}}"|ARIZ | ||
| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | ||
| Rushes–yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
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| Time of possession |
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kansas State Wildcats}}| Kansas State
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|color=white}}| Arizona
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{{Clear}}
Coaching staff
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| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Kansas State Wildcats|Name|Position|Year at Kansas State|Previous job}} | |||
| Chris Klieman | Head coach | 7th | North Dakota State (HC) |
| Matt Wells | OC/QB/AHC | 2nd | Oklahoma (Advisor to HC/O Analyst) |
| Van Malone | AHC/DPGC/CB | 7th | Mississippi State (DA) |
| Joe Klanderman | DC/S | 7th | North Dakota State (DB) |
| Brian Anderson | RB | 7th | Illinois State (WR) |
| Brian Lepak | TE | 5th | Southern (RGC/OL) |
| Matthew Middleton | WR | 3rd | Kent State (WR/RC) |
| Steve Stanard | LB | 6th | Syracuse (DE) |
| Mike Tuiasosopo | DT | 7th | UTEP (DL) |
| Luke Wells | TE | 1st | Bixby HS (OK) (assistant) |
| Buddy Wyatt | DE | 7th | Kansas (senior analyst) |
| Trumain Carroll | Strength/Cond. | 5th | Oklahoma State |
| Nate Kaczor | STC/SATHC | 2nd | Washington Commanders (ST) |
| Matt Kardulis | A-S | 5th | Virginia Tech (GA) |
| Drew Liddle | A-OL | 8th | UTEP (TE/FB) |
| Sean Maguire | A-QB | 2nd | Buffalo (DA/QC) |
| David Orloff | OLB | 5th | Syracuse (GA) |
Notes
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References
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