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Missouri State at Kansas

Sep 2, 2023 • Completed

Season 2023RegularWeek 1

Away

Missouri State

Conference USA

Final Score

17 - 48

MSK

Home

Kansas

Big 12

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Kansas521
Missouri State217

Passing Yards

Kansas276
Missouri State143

Rushing Yards

Kansas245
Missouri State74

Turnovers

Kansas1
Missouri State2

Game Conditions

ConditionFog
Temperature79°F
Wind6 mph SE

Humidity

48%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jason Bean

Kansas

YDS: 276

Rushing

Devin Neal

Kansas

YDS: 94

Receiving

Lawrence Arnold

Kansas

YDS: 77

Tackles

Todric McGee

Unknown Team

TOT: 12

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Kansas33:47
Missouri State26:13

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Kansas pulls away from Missouri State 48-17

Blowout

Kansas defeated Missouri State 48-17 in Week 1 of the 2023 regular slate, finishing with a 521-217 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Kansas set the terms early in a game that finished 48-17. Jacob Clark pass complete to Jmariyae Robinson for 2 yds for a TD (Owen Rozanc KICK) came with {'seconds': 24, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving Missouri State the first major swing.

Kansas's box score carried the story: 521 total yards, 245 rushing yards, and 276 passing yards. Missouri State finished with 217 total yards, including 74 on the ground and 143 through the air.

Kansas converted 6-11 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-2, Kansas led 17-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Devin Neal run for 48 yds for a TD (Seth Keller KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jacob Clark pass complete to Jmariyae Robinson for 2 yds for a TD (Owen Rozanc KICK) (Missouri State led 7-7 over Kansas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Devin Neal run for 48 yds for a TD (Seth Keller KICK) (Kansas led 7-0 over Missouri State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Seth Keller 28 yd FG GOOD (Kansas led 17-10 over Missouri State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jason Bean pass complete to Luke Grimm for 14 yds for a TD (Seth Keller KICK) (Kansas led 14-10 over Missouri State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Owen Rozanc 37 yd FG GOOD (Missouri State led 10-7 over Kansas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Dylan McDuffie run for 17 yds for a TD (Seth Keller KICK) (Kansas led 24-10 over Missouri State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    48-17

    Kansas defeated Missouri State.

  • Total yards

    521-217

    Kansas held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    245

    Kansas averaged 6.4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    276

    Kansas averaged 9.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-11

    Kansas's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    1-9

    Missouri State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticKansasMissouri State
Total Yards521217
Passing Yards276143
Rushing Yards24574
First Downs2710
Third Down Efficiency6-111-9
Fourth Down Efficiency1-21-1
Total Penalties (Yards)3-356-50
Turnovers12
Completions / Attempts22-2814-21
Rushing Attempts3827
Passing TDs21
Rushing TDs41
Kicking Points125
Possession Time33:4726:13
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2023)