2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2000 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 North co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record11–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Hudson (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 9 xy   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 25 Iowa State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Colorado   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Kansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri   2 – 6     3 – 8  
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 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 as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing Big 12's North Division title with Nebraska. By virtue of a head-to-head win over the Cornhuskers, Kansas State advanced to the Big 12 Championship Game, where the Wildcats lost to the eventual national champion, Oklahoma. Kansas State was then invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, defeating Tennessee in the game. The team played home games at KSU Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

Schedule

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

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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
Coaches997755 (1)4 (1)3 (3)88151197798
BCSNot released10—1110999Not released

Game summaries

vs. Iowa

Iowa vs. No. 8 Kansas State
Team 1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 070 7
• No. 8 Wildcats 10 7010 27
Scoring summary
111:32KSUDavid Allen 1-yard run (Jamie Rheem kick)KSU 7–0
13:35KSUJamie Rheem 24-yard field goalKSU 10–0
20:19KSUQuincy Morgan 4-yard pass from Jonathan Beasley (Jamie Rheem kick)KSU 17–0
37:59IowaLadell Betts 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick)KSU 17–7
45:03KSUJonathan Beasley 8-yard run (Jamie Rheem kick)KSU 24–7
41:38KSUJamie Rheem 39-yard field goalKSU 27–7
See also: 2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Eddie Robinson Classic

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No. 8 Oklahoma

No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners at No. 2 Kansas State Wildcats
Team 1 234Total
• No. 8 Oklahoma 17 1473 41
No. 2 Kansas State 7 7314 31

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas State 0 0 10 0 10
Texas A&M 12 7 0 7 26

Iowa State

Game Nine: Iowa State Cyclones @ Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary[3]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cyclones 3 0 0710
Wildcats 21 14 14756

at KSU Stadium • Manhattan, 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[4]

No. 4 Nebraska

No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers at No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats
Team 1 234Total
No. 4 Cornhuskers 14 0014 28
• No. 16 Wildcats 7 1066 29
Scoring summary
Q112:55NEBCraver 12 yard blocked punt return (Brown kick)NEB 7–0
Q15:21KSUScobey 1 yard run (Rheem kick)Tie 7–7
Q1:31NEBCrouch 1 yard run (Brown kick)NEB 14–7
Q22:42KSURheem 38 yard field goalNEB 14–10
Q21:17KSUMorgan 49 yard pass from Beasley (Rheem kick)KSU 17–14
Q311:41KSURheem 27 yard field goalKSU 20–14
Q39:11KSURheem 29 yard field goalKSU 23–14
Q414:02NEBAlexander 19 yard run (Brown kick)KSU 23–21
Q49:53NEBAlexander 45 yard run (Brown kick)NEB 28–23
Q42:52KSUMorgan 12 yard pass from Beasley (two-point conversion failed)KSU 29–28
See also: 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry

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

Main article: 2000 Big 12 Championship Game
No. 8 Kansas State Wildcats vs. No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners
Team 1 234Total
No. 8 Wildcats 0 1077 24
• No. 1 Sooners 3 7710 27

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vs. No. 21 Tennessee (Cotton Bowl Classic)

Main article: 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic
See also: 2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team
No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers vs. No. 11 Kansas State Wildcats
Team 1 234Total
No. 21 Volunteers 0 1407 21
• No. 11 Wildcats 7 14140 35

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Roster

2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 18 Jonathan Beasley Sr
OL 53 Nick Leckey Fr
OL 64 Ryan Lilja Fr
TE 85 Shad Meier Sr
WR 5 Quincy Morgan Sr
QB 3 Ell Roberson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 44 Monty Beisel Sr
CB 23 Jerametrius Butler Jr
DB 35 Dyshod Carter Sr
SS 40 Jarrod Cooper Sr
LB 52 Ben Leber Jr
FS 38 Jon McGraw So
CB 4 Terence Newman So
LB 56 Terry Pierce So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ron Hudson – Offensive Coordinator & quarterbacks
  • Michael Smith – Running backs
  • Greg Peterson – Wide receivers, passing game coordinator, & recruiting coordinator
  • Matt Miller – Tight ends
  • Paul Dunn – Offensive line
  • Phil Bennett – Defensive 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

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

  1. ^ "Snow 'Cats; Kansas State turns back Tennessee in blustery Cotton Bowl". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Iowa vs. Kansas State". USA Today. August 26, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Iowa St. 39, Missouri 20". CNN. October 28, 2000. Archived from the original on May 23, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "Sooners: imperfect perfection". Tampa Bay Times. December 3, 2000. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Kansas State cruises". Tampa Bay Times. January 2, 2001. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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