FBS-CFB Game Preview: Army Black Knights (0-1) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (1-1)

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Venue & Kickoff

Location: Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CT

Broadcast: ESPN

Capacity: 50,000+ (Fort Riley Day festivities expected to draw a full house)

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Clear skies, mild evening

Temperature: ~71°F at kickoff

Wind: Light, 3–5 mph

Precipitation: 0%

Impact: Ideal conditions for both passing and rushing attacks

Injury Report

Army:

No injuries reported

Kansas State:

RB Dylan Edwards – Questionable (ankle)

TE Linkon Cure – Questionable (knee)

Key Player Matchups

QB Dewayne Coleman (ARMY) vs. QB Avery Johnson (KSU)

Coleman: 129 pass yds, 2 INT; 100 rush yds, 1 TD

Johnson: 591 pass yds, 5 TD, 0 INT in 2 games

RB Hayden Reed (ARMY) vs. LB Austin Romaine (KSU)

Reed: 88 rush yds, 1 TD vs. Tarleton

Romaine: 7 tackles vs. North Dakota

WR Noah Short (ARMY) vs. CB Marques Sigle (KSU)

Short: 6 rec, 81 yds

Sigle: 3 INT in 2024

Series History

All-Time: Army leads 2–0

Last Meeting: Army 41–14 (1987)

First Meeting: Army 21–6 (1966)

Note: First meeting in 38 years

Betting Trends

Kansas State: 0–2 ATS in 2025; 1–7 ATS in last 8 overall

Army: 0–1 ATS in 2025; 5–0–1 ATS in September since 2022

UNDER has hit in 4 of KSU’s last 6 home games

Army 1–7 SU vs. Big 12 opponents all-time

Game Odds

Army Black Knights         46.5

Kansas State Wildcats   – 17

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025