MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Avery Johnson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Joe Jackson with 42 seconds left and No. 17 Kansas State escaped with a 38-35 victory over FCS opponent North Dakota on Saturday night.

Kansas State avoided becoming the first ranked team to lose two games in August in the history of the poll, and also dodged its first 0-2 start since coaching great Bill Snyder’s first season in 1989. The Wildcats opened last week with a 24-21 loss to Iowa State in Dublin.

“If we’re going to play like this every week, we’re not going to be the team that we want to be,” Johnson said. “There are little things we can take from from this week. But ultimately, I don’t think we should be satisfied with how we play tonight.”

North Dakota — playing its its first game under coach Eric Schmidt

See Full Page