Overview
- Kansas State ran for a school-record 472 yards, with Joe Jackson setting the single-game mark at 293 yards and three touchdowns.
- The Wildcats led by 12 with seven minutes left before Utah cut the margin with a defensive two-point return and won with two late touchdown drives, the last with 56 seconds remaining.
- The defeat dropped Kansas State to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the Big 12.
- Coach Chris Klieman fought back tears as he defended his players and his tenure in a tense postgame news conference.
- Athletic director Gene Taylor publicly embraced Klieman at the podium and told him, “You ain’t going anywhere, brother,” as the program navigates multiple season-ending injuries and a midseason transfer.