Avery Johnson's all-around game leads K-State past Tulane 31-20 for 3-0 start

Kansas State Wildcats beat Tulane Green Wave 31-20 on Saturday, closing a game that was final in the noon college-football window. The result was confirmed by the ESPN Printing Press game packet for event 401856792. — Avery Johnson threw for 227 yards on 21-of-28 passing and rushed for 152 yards and two scores as Kansas State defeated Tulane 31-20 on Saturday.

The team numbers show how the game separated. Kansas State Wildcats produced 428 total yards and 20 first downs; Tulane Green Wave finished with 260 yards and 18 first downs. Third-down efficiency was Kansas State Wildcats 10-16 against Tulane Green Wave 7-15, while the turnover count was Kansas State Wildcats 0 and Tulane Green Wave 0. Those figures frame the result beyond the final score.

The leading individual lines were distributed across the box score. The scoring sequence opened with K. Semonza run for 9 yds, for a TD (J. Courville KICK); L. Rodriguez 23 yd FG GOOD; J. Harris run for 1 yd, for a TD (L. Rodriguez KICK); Av. Johnson run for 7 yds, for a TD (L. Rodriguez KICK); C. Helmke 58 yd FG GOOD and then turned toward the team that handled possession and field position more consistently.

ESPN's dated event video, "Kadin Semonza rushes in for 9-yard TD", captures a representative turning point from the same game and was published after the final. It is included as a native source beside the reporting rather than treated as a substitute for the full play-by-play.

The final moves Kansas State Wildcats to a new record and leaves Tulane Green Wave at its updated record. For the Saturday window, the consequence is clear: Kansas State Wildcats banked a completed result while Tulane Green Wave leaves with the specific execution gap shown by the game's final margins and team statistics.