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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.

ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Quick facts Kansas State Wildcats football, Big 12 North co-championCotton Bowl Classic champion ...
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
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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
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Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
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 TechdaggerNo. 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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
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Game summaries

vs. Iowa

Iowa vs. No. 8 Kansas State
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 070 7
• No. 8 Wildcats 10 7010 27
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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
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• No. 8 Oklahoma 17 1473 41
No. 2 Kansas State 7 7314 31
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Texas Tech

See also: 2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 9 7 7 23
No. 10 Wildcats 0 14 7 7 28
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More information Statistics, TTU ...
StatisticsTTUKSU
First downs2218
Total yards337285
Rushing yards35125
Passing yards302160
Turnovers22
Time of possession29:1730:43
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas TechPassingKliff Kingsbury29/60, 302 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingRicky Williams8 rushes, 26 yards, TD
ReceivingDerek Dorris9 receptions, 124 yards, TD
Kansas StatePassingJonathan Beasley13/25, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingRock Cartwright7 rushes, 41 yards, TD
ReceivingAaron Lockett5 receptions, 58 yards
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Texas A&M

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

Game Nine: Iowa State Cyclones @ Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary[4]
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cyclones 3 0 0710
Wildcats 21 14 14756
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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)
More information Game information ...
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]
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No. 4 Nebraska

No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers at No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
No. 4 Cornhuskers 14 0014 28
• No. 16 Wildcats 7 1066 29
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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
More information Team, Total ...
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
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
No. 21 Volunteers 0 1407 21
• No. 11 Wildcats 7 14140 35
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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Statistics

Score by quarter

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

More information KSU, Opp ...
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
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Offense

Rushing

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

More information Name, GP-GS ...
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
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Receiving

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