Kansas State University Athletics
Kansas State University
11-2 , 8-1
Oregon
12-1 , 8-1
K-State Falls to Oregon in Fiesta Bowl
Jan 03, 2013 | Football
Oregon (12-1) jumped out to a 15-0 lead behind Thomas' opening return and 23-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.
Kansas State (11-2) tried to bull its way behind Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein, only to get overwhelmed by the speedy Ducks, who got some help with an obscure 1-point safety on a blocked extra-point kick.
Mariota added a 24-yard touchdown pass to Kenjon Barner in the second quarter and ran for a 2-yard score in the third to give Oregon its second straight BCS bowl win after beating Wisconsin in last year's Rose Bowl.
Klein threw two interceptions and had 30 yards rushing on 13 carries.
Team Stats
ORE 8, KS 0
ORE - Thomas, De. 94 yd kickoff return (Jordan, Dion rush)
ORE 15, KS 0
ORE - Thomas, De. 23 yd pass from Mariota, Marcus (Maldonado, A. kick) 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 2:01
ORE 15, KS 7
KS - Klein, Collin 6 yd run (Cantele, A. kick), 10 plays, 58 yards, TOP 5:12
ORE 15, KS 10
KS - Cantele, A. 25 yd field goal 13 plays, 59 yards, TOP 6:36
ORE 22, KS 10
ORE - Barner, Kenjon 24 yd pass from Mariota, Marcus (Maldonado, A. kick) 5 plays, 77 yards, TOP 0:46
ORE 25, KS 10
ORE - Maldonado, A. 33 yd field goal 11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:10
ORE 32, KS 10
ORE - Mariota, Marcus 2 yd run (Maldonado, A. kickfailed), 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:26
ORE 32, KS 17
KS - Hubert, John 10 yd pass from Klein, Collin (Cantele, A. kick) 11 plays, 72 yards, TOP 5:00
ORE 35, KS 17
ORE - Maldonado, A. 24 yd field goal 10 plays, 57 yards, TOP 5:11
