Dylan Edwards ran for 196 yards and scored his third touchdown on a 36-yard run in the fourth quarter, helping Kansas State rally past Rutgers 44-41 in the Rate Bowl.

Avery Johnson and Dylan Edwards led the Wildcats to a thrilling 44-41 victory over Rutgers at the Rate Bowl on Thursday inside Chase Field.

The Kansas State Wildcats (9-4) had a 44-41 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the Rate Bowl at the Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field on Thursday.

Kansas State coach Chris Klieman credited everyone from Dylan Edwards to Joe Jackson to the school band for Thursday's Rate Bowl victory

Call it the Dylan Edwards Bowl. Sure, Kansas State’s 44-41 victory over Rutgers on Thursday at Chase Field technically took place at the postseason football game known as the Rate Bowl. But fans will remember it fondly because of what Edwards accomplished during a thrilling comeback for the Wildcats.

Kansas State will try to rebound from a difficult finish to the regular season as it faces Rutgers in the Rate Bowl.

The Scarlet Knights will play without stud senior running back Kyle Monangai, who ranked in the top three in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in the Big Ten. He was the bell cow for a relatively limited Rutgers offense with 23.3 attempts per game.

Kansas State already ranks No. 18 in the country in expected points added (EPA) per rush, a rank buoyed immensely by explosive plays in comparison to the Wildcats ranking just No. 61 in rushing success rate, more a measure of down-by-down ability.