Several Iowa State offensive football players are within striking distance of breaking school marks going into the last game of the season against Kansas State Saturday.

Receiver Ed Williams is tied with Keith Krepfle for the school mark of 15 career touchdown receptions. Krepfle played between 1971-73.

Fellow receiver Ty Watley is also tied for a school record for touchdown receptions in a season with eight.

In addition, tailback Darren Davis needs 61 yards in the final game to become the ninth ISU rusher to exceed 1,000 yards.

As a senior offensive lineman, Kurt Levetzow said he would take a lot of pride in seeing his fellow offensive teammates break those school marks.

But don’t get him wrong, he is more concerned with a win Saturday.

“The number one thing on Saturday is getting a win under our belt,” Levetzow said. “I think it would be great if all those guys get their records, but it’s more important that we get a win.”

Saturday’s game will be Levetzow’s last, but he said his ties to the program will not end when he graduates.

“I’ll still be pulling for this team next season,” he said. “I’ll try to attend as many games as I can, depending on where I end up. I take a lot of pride in this university and this team.”

Cyclone defensive back Preston Rhamy will also be playing his final collegiate game. Rhamy, a chemical engineering major, was recently named to the regional all-academic team.

Rhamy credits his parents with encouraging him in his studies.

“Both [of] my parents are teachers, and they instilled in me the importance of education at an early age,” he said.

Rhamy said it will be difficult playing his final game as a Cyclone.

“It will be hard going out on the field for the last time on Saturday,” he said.

“I have gotten a lot of support over the years from my family, friends and even fans,” he added.

Rhamy said, “It would have been easy for our fans to get negative after everything that has gone on this year, but you didn’t hear the boos that you do at other places. I mean, Nebraska is undefeated and their fans boo them.”

ISU lost 77-14 to Nebraska last Saturday.

Coach Dan McCarney said he hopes the hangover from last week’s loss doesn’t carry over into this Saturday’s game.

“How we bounce back from last week’s embarrassment will be important going into this game,” he said.

McCarney said he and the coaching staff spent very little time looking at game film from Saturday’s game.

“It was tough enough playing and coaching in that game,” he said. “Our meetings this weekend to discuss the Nebraska game were all short. We wanted to start to look ahead to this week.”

As far as the season goes, McCarney said it has not panned out the way he had have hoped.

“I’m extremely disappointed in how the season has gone. So are the players, and I’m sure so are the fans,” he said.

One of the many factors contributing to the subpar season is the size of the Cyclone players compared to the size of the opposing teams.

“We are putting players that are undersized by about 20 pounds at every position, a lot of this is due to injuries,” McCarney said.

Levetzow said the first game of the season, a 21-14 loss to Oklahoma State, set the precedent.

“If you lose that first game, it takes a lot of momentum for the rest of the season,” he said.

Kickoff for the ISU/Kansas State game is set for 1 p.m. at Jack Trice Stadium.