2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2000 Kansas State Wildcats football
2000 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 North co-champion; Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 24–27 vs. Oklahoma
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 35–21 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 9
Record	11–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State 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 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	Source
August 26	1:00 p.m.	vs. Iowa*	No. 8	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Eddie Robinson Classic)	FSN	W 27–7	77,148
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	No. 8	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 54–10	48,902
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Ball State*	No. 7	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 76–0	46,916
September 23	1:00 p.m.	North Texas*	No. 4	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 55–10	47,926
September 30	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 5	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	ABC	W 44–21	51,896
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)		W 52–13	48,500
October 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 8 Oklahoma	No. 2	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (College GameDay)	ABC	L 31–41	53,011
October 21	6:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 10	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 28–23	51,140
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 10	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	L 10–26	80,659
November 4	11:30 a.m.	Iowa State	No. 19	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	FSN	W 56–10	50,114
November 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 4 Nebraska	No. 16	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	FSN	W 29–28	53,811
November 18	11:30 a.m.	at Missouri	No. 9	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	W 28–24	49,277
December 2	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Oklahoma	No. 8	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game, College GameDay)	ABC	L 24–27	79,655
January 1	10:00 a.m.	vs. No. 21 Tennessee*	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	W 35–21	63,465	^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	8	8	7	7	4 (1)	5 (1)	4 (1)	2 (3)	10	10	19	16	9	8	8	11	9
Coaches Poll	9	9	7	7	5	5 (1)	4 (1)	3 (3)	8	8	15	11	9	7	7	9	8
BCS	Not released									10	—	11	10	9	9	9	Not released

Game summaries

vs. Iowa

Iowa vs. No. 8 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	7	0	7
• No. 8 Wildcats	10	7	0	10	27

Date: August 26
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
Game attendance: 77,148
Television network: FSN

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No. 8 Oklahoma

No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners at No. 2 Kansas State Wildcats

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 8 Oklahoma	17	14	7	3	41
No. 2 Kansas State	7	7	3	14	31

Date: October 14
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game attendance: 53,011
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), Jack Arute (Sideline)

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^[4]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	3	0	0	7	10
Wildcats	21	14	14	7	56

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^[5]

No. 4 Nebraska

No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers at No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Cornhuskers	14	0	0	14	28
• No. 16 Wildcats	7	10	6	6	29

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

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

No. 8 Kansas State Wildcats vs. No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Wildcats	0	10	7	7	24
• No. 1 Sooners	3	7	7	10	27

Date: December 2
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game attendance: 79,655
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

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vs. No. 21 Tennessee (Cotton Bowl Classic)

No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers vs. No. 11 Kansas State Wildcats

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Volunteers	0	14	0	7	21
• No. 11 Wildcats	7	14	14	0	35

Date: January 1, 2001
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Game attendance: 63,465
TV announcers (FOX): Thom Brennaman (Play-by-play), Tim Green (Color) & Dave Lapham (Sideline)

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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

Bill Snyder

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

^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "Iowa vs. Kansas State". USA Today. August 26, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
^ "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.
^ "Iowa St. 39, Missouri 20". CNN. October 28, 2000. Archived from the original on May 23, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
^ "Sooners: imperfect perfection". Tampa Bay Times. December 3, 2000. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
^ "Kansas State cruises". Tampa Bay Times. January 2, 2001. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

[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] 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.

[3] "Iowa vs. Kansas State". USA Today. August 26, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[4] "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.

[5] "Iowa St. 39, Missouri 20". CNN. October 28, 2000. Archived from the original on May 23, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2013.

[6] "Sooners: imperfect perfection". Tampa Bay Times. December 3, 2000. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

[7] "Kansas State cruises". Tampa Bay Times. January 2, 2001. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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