2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2000 Kansas State Wildcats football

Cotton Bowl Classic Champions Big 12 North Co-Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 35–21 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big 12 Conference North Division
Ranking
Coaches	#8
AP	#9
2000 record	11–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Snyder
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett
Home stadium	KSU Stadium (Capacity: 50,300)

2000 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#9 Kansas State xy		6	–	2		11	–	3
#8 Nebraska x		6	–	2		10	–	2
#25 Iowa State		5	–	3		9	–	3
Colorado		3	–	5		3	–	8
Kansas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6		3	–	8
Southern Division
#1 Oklahoma x$#		8	–	0		13	–	0
#12 Texas		7	–	1		9	–	3
Texas A&M		5	–	3		7	–	5
Texas Tech		3	–	5		7	–	6
Oklahoma State		1	–	7		3	–	8
Baylor		0	–	8		2	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2000 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–3, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play, including a 29-28 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and winning Big 12 North division. The season culminated with a win over Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	1:00 PM	vs. Iowa*	#8	Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO (Eddie Robinson Classic)	FSN	W 27–7	77,148^[1]
September 2	6:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*	#8	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 54–10	48,902^[2]
September 16	6:00 PM	Ball State*	#7	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 76–0	46,916^[3]
September 23	1:00 PM	North Texas*	#4	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 55–10	47,926^[4]
September 30	2:30 PM	at Colorado	#5	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ABC	W 44–21	51,896^[5]
October 7	1:00 PM	at Kansas	#4	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)		W 52–13	48,500^[6]
October 14	2:30 PM	#8 Oklahoma	#2	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	ABC	L 31–41	53,011^[7]
October 21	6:00 PM	Texas Tech	#10	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 28–23	51,140^[8]
October 28	2:30 PM	at Texas A&M	#10	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	L 10–26	80,659^[9]
November 4	11:30 AM	Iowa State	#19	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Rivalry)	FSN	W 56–10	50,114^[10]
November 11	6:00 PM	#4 Nebraska	#16	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 29–28	53,811^[11]
November 18	11:30 AM	at Missouri	#9	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	FSN	W 28–24	49,277^[12]
December 2	7:00 PM	vs. #1 Oklahoma	#8	Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	L 24–27	79,655^[13]
January 1	10:00 AM	vs. #21 Tennessee*	#11	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	W 35–21	63,465^[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Table references^[15]

Game summaries

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	14	0	0	14	28
• Kansas State	7	10	6	6	29

Date: November 11
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS
Game attendance: 53,811
TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play) & James Lofton (Color)

Scoring summary

Q1	12:55	NEB	Craver 12 yard blocked punt return (Brown kick)	NEB 7–0

Q1	5:21	KSU	Scobey 1 yard run (Rheem kick)	Tie 7–7

Q1	:31	NEB	Crouch 1 yard run (Brown kick)	NEB 14–7

Q2	2:42	KSU	Rheem 38 yard field goal	NEB 14–10

Q2	1:17	KSU	Morgan 49 yard pass from Beasley (Rheem kick)	KSU 17–14

Q3	11:41	KSU	Rheem 27 yard field goal	KSU 20–14

Q3	9:11	KSU	Rheem 29 yard field goal	KSU 23–14

Q4	14:02	NEB	Alexander 19 yard run (Brown kick)	KSU 23–21

Q4	9:53	NEB	Alexander 45 yard run (Brown kick)	NEB 28–23

Q4	2:52	KSU	Morgan 12 yard pass from Beasley (two-point conversion failed)	KSU 29–23

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Statistics

Score by quarter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	133	188	106	87	514
Opponents	72	61	37	70	240

Team

	KSU	Opp
Scoring	433	144
Points per Game	39.5	18.5
First Downs	276	197
Rushing	146	78
Passing	106	95
Penalty	24	24
Total Offense	5,330	3,517
Avg per Play	5.7	4.0
Avg per Game	410.0	270.5
Fumbles-Lost	26-10	16-9
Penalties-Yards	108-931	99-720
Avg per Game	71.6	55.4

	KSU	Opp
Punts-Yards	61-2,202	94-3,402
Avg per Punt	36.1	36.2
Time of Possession/Game	30:18	29:42
3rd Down Conversions	62/175	59/201
4th Down Conversions	11/21	11/23
Touchdowns Scored	66	29
Field Goals-Attempts	17-20	12-13
PAT-Attempts	59-62	26-27
Attendance	351,820	230,332
Games/Avg per Game	7/50,260	4/57,583

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Josh Scobey	13	169	775	57	718	4.2	16	34	55.2
Rock Cartwright	12	46	279	1	278	6.0	5	24	23.2
David Allen	9	62	259	29	230	3.7	1	28	25.6
Total	13	595	2,872	297	2,575	4.3	42	55	198.1
Opponents	13	473	1,768	492	1,276	2.7	20	66	98.2

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G	Pct.
Jonathan Beasley	13	132.12	313-156-10	2,636	17	74	202.8	49.8
Ell Roberson	6	98.24	23-10-2	119	2	23	19.8	43.5
Total	13	128.44	338-166-13	2,755	19	74	211.9	49.1
Opponents	13	94.90	399-204-20	2,241	8	74	172.4	51.1

Receiving

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Quincy Morgan	13	64	1,166	18.2	14	69	89.7
Aaron Lockett	13	36	584	16.2	2	50	44.9
Total	13	166	2,755	16.6	19	74	211.9
Opponents	13	204	2,241	11.	8	74	172.4

References

↑ "Kansas St 27 Iowa 7". USA Today. August 26, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Kansas St 54 Louisiana Tech 10". USA Today. September 2, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Kansas State 76 Ball State 0". USA Today. September 16, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Kansas State 55 North Texas 10". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Kansas St 44 Colorado 21". USA Today. September 30, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Kansas St 52 Kansas 13". USA Today. October 7, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Oklahoma 41 Kansas St 31". USA Today. October 14, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Kansas St 28 Texas Tech 23". USA Today. October 21, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Texas A&M 26 Kansas St 10". USA Today. October 28, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Kansas St 56 Iowa St 10". USA Today. November 4, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
1 2 "Kansas St 29 Nebraska 28". USA Today. November 11, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Kansas St 28 Missouri 24". USA Today. November 18, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Oklahoma 27 Kansas St 24". USA Today. December 2, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Kansas St 35 Tennessee 21". USA Today. January 1, 2001. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (2000)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

Kansas State Wildcats football

Venues	Ahearn Field (1911–1921) Memorial Stadium (1922–1967) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State Kansas: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Wildcat Victory" "Wabash Cannonball" Marching band Timeline of football in Kansas Aggieville riots 1939 Nebraska game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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