2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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.

2000 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 North co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 27-24 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record11–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Hudson (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (2nd season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy 62  113 
No. 8 Nebraska x 62  102 
No. 25 Iowa State 53  93 
Colorado 35  38 
Kansas 26  47 
Missouri 26  38 
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$# 80  130 
No. 12 Texas 71  93 
Texas A&M 53  75 
Texas Tech 35  76 
Oklahoma State 17  38 
Baylor 08  29 
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 261:00 p.m.vs. Iowa*No. 8FSNW 27–777,148[1]
September 26:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*No. 8FSNW 54–1048,902[2]
September 166:00 p.m.Ball State*No. 7
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 76–046,916[3]
September 231:00 p.m.North Texas*No. 4
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 55–1047,926[4]
September 302:30 p.m.at ColoradoNo. 5ABCW 44–2151,896[5]
October 71:00 p.m.at KansasNo. 4W 52–1348,500[6]
October 142:30 p.m.No. 8 OklahomaNo. 2
ABCL 31–4153,011[7]
October 216:00 p.m.Texas Tech No. 10
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FSNW 28–2351,140[8]
October 282:30 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 10ABCL 10–2680,659[9]
November 411:30 a.m.Iowa StateNo. 19
FSNW 56–1050,114[10]
November 116:00 p.m.No. 4 NebraskaNo. 16
FSNW 29–2853,811[11]
November 1811:30 a.m.at MissouriNo. 9FSNW 28–2449,277[12]
December 27:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 OklahomaNo. 8
ABCL 24–2779,655[13]
January 110:00 a.m.vs. No. 21 Tennessee*No. 11FOXW 35–2163,465[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB18Jonathan BeasleySr
OL53Nick LeckeyFr
OL64Ryan LiljaFr
TE85Shad MeierSr
WR5Quincy MorganSr
QB3Ell RobersonFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE44Monty BeiselSr
CB23Jerametrius ButlerJr
DB35Dyshod CarterSr
SS40Jarrod CooperSr
LB52Ben LeberJr
FS38Jon McGrawSo
CB4Terence NewmanSo
LB56Terry PierceSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ron HudsonOffensive Coordinator & quarterbacks
  • Michael Smith – Running backs
  • Greg Peterson – Wide receivers, passing game coordinator, & recruiting coordinator
  • Matt MillerTight ends
  • Paul DunnOffensive line
  • Phil BennettDefensive Coordinator
  • Mo Latimore – interior Defensive line
  • Bob Fello – Defensive end & Special Teams Coordinator
  • Jim Gush – Linebackers

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP88774 (1)5 (1)4 (1)2 (3)10101916988119
Coaches Poll997755 (1)4 (1)3 (3)88151197798
BCSNot released101110999Not released

Game summaries

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No. 8 Oklahoma

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No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners at No. 2 Kansas State Wildcats
1234Total
No. 8 Oklahoma17147341
No. 2 Kansas State7731431

Texas A&M

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1234Total
Kansas State0010010
Texas A&M1270726

Iowa State

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Game Nine: Iowa State Cyclones @ Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary[16]
Period1234Total
Cyclones300710
Wildcats211414756

at KSU StadiumManhattan, Kansas

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 11:38 a.m. CST kickoff
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 Wind: S 5-15 Weather: Mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 50,114
  • Referee: Referee: Jon Bible; Umpire: Bob Holliday; Linesman: David Alexander; Line judge: Gary Brown; Back judge: Ron Murphy; Field judge: Greg Burks; Side judge: Butch Clark
  • TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)
Game information
Scoring Summary:
First Quarter
  • 09:48 KSU – Scobey, Josh 2 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:03 ISU 0 – KSU 7
  • 05:10 ISU – Gomez, Carl 30 yd field goal 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:38 ISU 3 – KSU 7
  • 04:18 KSU – Scobey, Josh 1 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 4 plays, 64 yards, TOP 0:52 ISU 3 – KSU 14
  • 01:21 KSU – Scobey, Josh 4 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 0:46 ISU 3 – KSU 21
Second Quarter
  • 11:27 KSU – Claybon, Chris 8 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 11 plays, 52 yards, TOP 4:22 ISU 3 – KSU 28
  • 00:22 KSU – Morgan, Quincy 29 yd pass from Beasley, J. (Rheem, Jamie kick) 4 plays, 43 yards, TOP 0:44 ISU 3 – KSU 35
Third Quarter
  • 09:45 KSU – Beasley, J. 1 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 2:38 ISU 3 – KSU 42
  • 07:10 KSU – Scobey, Josh 11 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:27 ISU 3 – KSU 49
Fourth Quarter
  • 11:17 ISU – Rosenfels, Sage 1 yd run (Gomez, Carl kick) 7 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:32 ISU 10 – KSU 49
  • 05:17 KSU – Clark, Brandon 23 yd pass from Roberson, Ell (Rheem, Jamie kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:19 ISU 10 – KSU 56[17]

No. 4 Nebraska

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No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers at No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats
1234Total
No. 4 Cornhuskers14001428
No. 16 Wildcats7106629

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vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game)

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No. 8 Kansas State Wildcats vs. No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners
1234Total
No. 8 Wildcats0107724
No. 1 Sooners3771027

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vs. No. 21 Tennessee (Cotton Bowl Classic)

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No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers vs. No. 11 Kansas State Wildcats
1234Total
No. 21 Volunteers0140721
No. 11 Wildcats71414035

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Statistics

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Score by quarter

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1234Total
Kansas State13318810687514
Opponents72613770240

Team

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KSUOpp
Scoring433144
  Points per Game39.518.5
First Downs276197
  Rushing14678
  Passing10695
  Penalty2424
Total Offense5,3303,517
  Avg per Play5.74.0
  Avg per Game410.0270.5
Fumbles-Lost26-1016-9
Penalties-Yards108-93199-720
  Avg per Game71.655.4
KSUOpp
Punts-Yards61-2,20294-3,402
  Avg per Punt36.136.2
Time of Possession/Game30:1829:42
3rd Down Conversions62/17559/201
4th Down Conversions11/2111/23
Touchdowns Scored6629
Field Goals-Attempts17-2012-13
PAT-Attempts59-6226-27
Attendance351,820230,332
  Games/Avg per Game7/50,2604/57,583

Offense

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Rushing

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NameGPAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Josh Scobey13169775577184.2163455.2
Rock Cartwright124627912786.052423.2
David Allen962259292303.712825.6
Total135952,8722972,5754.34255198.1
Opponents134731,7684921,2762.7206698.2

Passing

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NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntYdsTDLngAvg/GPct.
Jonathan Beasley13132.12313-156-102,6361774202.849.8
Ell Roberson698.2423-10-211922319.843.5
Total13128.44338-166-132,7551974211.949.1
Opponents1394.90399-204-202,241874172.451.1

Receiving

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NameGPNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Quincy Morgan13641,16618.2146989.7
Aaron Lockett133658416.225044.9
Total131662,75516.61974211.9
Opponents132042,24111.874172.4

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas St 27 Iowa 7". USA Today. August 26, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Kansas St 54 Louisiana Tech 10". USA Today. September 2, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Kansas State 76 Ball State 0". USA Today. September 16, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Kansas State 55 North Texas 10". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "Kansas St 44 Colorado 21". USA Today. September 30, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Kansas St 52 Kansas 13". USA Today. October 7, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma 41 Kansas St 31". USA Today. October 14, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  8. ^ "Kansas St 28 Texas Tech 23". USA Today. October 21, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  9. ^ "Texas A&M 26 Kansas St 10". USA Today. October 28, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  10. ^ "Kansas St 56 Iowa St 10". USA Today. November 4, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Kansas St 29 Nebraska 28". USA Today. November 11, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  12. ^ "Kansas St 28 Missouri 24". USA Today. November 18, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  13. ^ "Oklahoma 27 Kansas St 24". USA Today. December 2, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  14. ^ "Kansas St 35 Tennessee 21". USA Today. January 1, 2001. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  15. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (2000)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  16. ^ "Iowa State – Kansas State Box Score". Iowa State University Department of Athletics. November 4, 2000. Archived from the original on April 22, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  17. ^ "Iowa St. 39, Missouri 20". CNN. October 28, 2000. Archived from the original on May 23, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  18. ^ "Sooners: imperfect perfection". Tampa Bay Times. December 3, 2000. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "Kansas State cruises". Tampa Bay Times. January 2, 2001. Retrieved September 17, 2023.