K-State Football: Report Card Vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Since I graded the defense all together, I figured I’d grade the offense as a whole too. The offense, despite the 44 points on the board, wasn’t all that great in all honesty.

Remember how I mentioned that Texas Tech had nearly 600 yards of total offense? K-State had half of that (335) and two of their touchdowns were non-offensive touchdowns.

Were it not for Byron Pringle’s impressive 99-yard touchdown return on a punt return or for DJ Reed’s pick-six on the second Texas Tech possession, the Wildcats likely would have lost this game.

The Wildcats were able to compile 21 first downs compared to Texas Tech’s 33. They also converted on only four third downs (out of 11) to the Red Raiders’ nine (out of 16).

Now, of course, the most important part is that K-State football won the game. It’s a head scratcher looking at the stats, but Kansas State did enough on offense to win the game.