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 MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein ran for 139 yards, two touchdowns and threw for another score as the Wildcats upended Kent State 37-0 Saturday night at Bill Snyder Stadium. The Golden Flashes, meanwhile, broke a stadium record with 136 yards in penalties.
Two interceptions also contributed to the visitors’ problems. The first came on the Flashes' second offensive play, when David Garrett picked off a pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown. A pair of 15-yard personal foul penalties contributed to the Wildcats' second scoring drive of the first quarter, making it a 14-0 lead.
Penalties continued to plague the Flashes in the second quarter. Kansas State extended its lead to 34-0 at the break with the help of 91 yards in Kent State penalties. Klein had 114 yards rushing and 70 yards passing at halftime.
The Kent State offense took a fourth quarter drive down to the Wildcat one-yard line, but the Flashes still could not get on the board.
"We were able to have a little bit of success in the running game," head coach Darrell Hazell said of his running backs, who totaled 143 yards on 32 carries. (It was) "much more than we had the first two weeks."
The Golden Flashes return to Kent to face South Alabama Saturday, Sept. 24, at 3:30 p.m.
Courtesy of Kent State Athletics
NOTES:
• The Kent State defense held an opponent to under 120 yards passing for the second straight week
• The Golden Flashes had a season-high 118 yards rushing
• Freshman Trayion Durham ran for a career-high 72 yards. It was also the highest total by a Kent State running back this year.
• Sophomore Roosevelt Nix recorded his second sack of the season and 12th of his career
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