Kansas State has won and lost football games in just about every way possible since Bill Snyder took over as coach in 1989, but the Wildcats’ 42-38 loss to Iowa State on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium may stand on its own.
For decades now, K-State has protected second-half leads like gold in Fort Knox. But that was not the case here. The Wildcats led 38-21 at the 12:27 mark of the fourth quarter and coughed up the 17-point advantage in less than eight minutes.
One moment, it looked like they were going to beat their Farmageddon rivals for the 11th straight year and extend their bowl streak to nine.