Just two years removed from a conference title-winning campaign, the Kansas State Wildcats enter the season as an early favorite to be crowned champions again. Can Chris Klieman and his team live up to expectations this fall? The Kansas 2024 football schedule poses some challenges, but there’s a roadmap to Arlington and the Big 12 Championship Game.
Kansas State 2024 Football Schedule
- vs. UT Martin Skyhawks
Saturday, August 31, time TBA - at Tulane Green Wave
Saturday, September 7, time TBA - vs. Arizona Wildcats
Friday, September 13, time TBA - at BYU Cougars
Saturday, September 21, time TBA - vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys
Saturday, September 28, time TBA - at Colorado Buffaloes
Saturday, October 12, time TBA - at West Virginia Mountaineers
Saturday, October 19, time TBA - vs. Kansas Jayhawks
Saturday, October 26, time TBA - at Houston Cougars
Saturday, November 2, time TBA - vs. Arizona State Sun Devils
Saturday, November 16, time TBA - vs. Cincinnati Bearcats
Saturday, November 23, time TBA - at Iowa State Cyclones
Saturday, November 30, time TBA
According to the CFN Strength of Schedule, the Kansas State 2024 football schedule ranks as the fifth-most difficult in the Big 12. It starts easily enough, with an out-of-conference clash with FCS outfit UT Martin. While the Tulane Green Wave has been one of the top Group of Five programs in recent years, the loss of head coach Willie Fritz and QB Michael Pratt could hinder them.
The difficulty begins in Week 3, with an oddity on the Kansas State 2024 football schedule. A spooky Friday 13 clash with the Arizona Wildcats will be an out-of-conference clash despite the former Pac-12 program transitioning to the Big 12 this fall. An expected contender in the conference as a non-Big 12 opponent adds an additional layer of difficulty to the schedule.
They’re also on the wrong side of the nine-game Big 12 format, with the Kansas State 2024 football schedule featuring five road games this fall. Of those, the West Virginia Mountaineers and Iowa State Cyclones (a 2023 loss) pose the most substantial threat. Still, road games against the BYU Cougars, Colorado Buffaloes, and Houston Cougars should be winnable.
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The Wildcats will be glad of home-field advantage against the Oklahoma State Cowboys after losing in Stillwater last fall, while Kansas State hasn’t lost the Sunflower Showdown with the Kansas Jayhawks in Manhattan since 2007. Hosting the Arizona State Sun Devils and Cincinnati Bearcats down the stretch should ensure the program ends the season strongly.
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