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Kansas St Beat Nicholls 71-3 as Avery Johnson Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 5, 2026

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The Kansas State Wildcats routed the Nicholls Colonels 71-3 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, KS on Saturday, September 5, 2026 in FBS college football Week 1 action.

Kansas St led 36-3 at halftime. The first quarter swung it: Kansas St outscored its opponent 22-0.

Kansas St moves to 1-0, while Nicholls falls to 1-1.

Top performers

• Ean Rodrigue (NICH, QB): 7/19, 30 YDS
• Tamaj Hoffman (NICH, RB): 9 CAR, 43 YDS
• Jordan Smith (NICH, WR): 2 REC, 14 YDS
• Avery Johnson (KSU, QB): 15/21, 199 YDS, 3 TD
• Rodney Fields Jr. (KSU, RB): 14 CAR, 101 YDS, 1 TD
• Joe Jackson (KSU, RB): 2 REC, 48 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 12:36KSUJaron Tibbs 7 Yd pass from Avery Johnson0-7
2. Q1 6:59KSUAvery Johnson 10 Yd Run0-15
3. Q1 0:29KSUBrandon White 65 Yd Punt Return0-22
4. Q2 10:09KSURodney Fields Jr. 26 Yd Run0-29
5. Q2 5:48NICHKingston Phan 32 Yd Field Goal3-29
6. Q2 1:58KSUJoe Jackson 43 Yd pass from Avery Johnson3-36
7. Q3 8:28KSUJosh Manning 11 Yd pass from Avery Johnson3-43
8. Q3 5:52KSUJoe Jackson 11 Yd Run3-50
9. Q3 2:08KSUJay Harris 11 Yd Run3-57
10. Q4 13:19KSUMonterrio Elston Jr. 46 Yd Run3-64
11. Q4 8:02KSUJacob Knuth 2 Yd Run3-71

Team stats

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