Holiday Bowl

No. 10 Kansas State (9-2) vs. Colorado State (8-3)

Site: San Diego

Time: 9

TV: ESPN

Line: Kansas State by 9

Players to watch:

Matt Miller, Kansas State: The quarterback passed for 2,059 yards and 22 touchdowns while completing 64.2 percent of his passes.

Brady Smith, Colorado State: The 6-foot-6, 255-pound senior defensive end led the nation and set a school record with 15 sacks.

Best win:

Kansas State 41, Kansas 7: The Wildcats claimed bragging rights in the state by knocking off the 7-0 Jayhawks. It was one of five times this season Kansas State topped the 40-point mark.

Colorado State 24, San Diego State 13: The Rams made it two straight Western Athletic Conference titles and trips to the Holiday Bowl by handing the Aztecs their second home loss in the final game of the regular season. The big play was Greg Myers' 84-yard punt return for a touchdown.

Outlook: The Wildcats are looking for a Top 10 ranking and their first 10-win season in 85 years. Kansas State's top-ranked defense in total yards (223.3) and scoring (11.8) faces a Rams offense that ranked ninth in the 10-team WAC. Kansas State is playing in its third consecutive bowl game.

Results:

... ... ... Kansas State ... ... ... ...

34 .. .. .. Temple ... ... ... ... .. .. 7

23 .. .. .. at Cincinnati ... ... ... .. 21

67 .. .. .. Akron ... ... ... ... ... .. 0

44 .. .. .. Northern Illinois ... ... .. 0

30 .. .. .. Missouri ... ... ... ... ... 0

23 .. .. .. at Oklahoma State .. ... ... 17

25 .. .. .. at Nebraska ... .. ... .. .. 49

41 .. .. .. Kansas ... ... ... ... .. .. 7

49 .. .. .. Oklahoma ... ... ... ... ... 10

49 .. .. .. at Iowa State .. ... ... ... 7

17 .. .. .. Colorado ... ... ... ... ... 27

... ... ... Colorado State ... ... ... ...

31 .. .. .. Montana State .. .. .. ... ... 10

14 .. .. .. at Colorado ... ... ... .. ... 42

27 .. .. .. at Air Force .. ... ... .. ... 20

21 .. .. .. BYU ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 28

59 .. .. .. at Utah State ... .. .. .. ... 17

19 .. .. .. at Utah ... ... ... ... .. ... 14

14 .. .. .. New Mexico ... ... ... ... ... 22

31 .. .. .. at Wyoming ... ... ... ... ... 24

56 .. .. .. Texas-El Paso .. .. .. ... ... 10

22 .. .. .. Hawaii ... ... ... ... ... ... 0

24 .. .. .. at San Diego State ... ... ... 13

Statistical comparison:

... ... ... ... ... KSU ... ... ... CSU

Record own .. .. .. 9-2 ... ... ... 8-3

... .. opp. ... ... 56-65 .. .. ... 65-61

Rushing own ... ... 179 ... ... ... 159

... ... opp. .. ... 119 ... ... ... 140

Passing own ... ... 228 ... ... ... 208

... ... opp. .. ... 137 ... ... ... 186

Turnovers own .. .. 2.0 ... ... ... 2.4

.. .. .. opp. .. .. 1.9 ... ... ... 2.8

Margin ... .. .. .. 23.4 .. ... ... 10.7