American college football season
2002 Kansas State Wildcats football Conference Big 12 Conference Division North Division Coaches No. 6 AP No. 7 2002 record 11–2 (6–2 Big 12) Head coach Bill Snyder (14th season)Offensive coordinator Ron Hudson (6th season)Co-defensive coordinator Bret Bielema (1st season)Co-defensive coordinator Bob Elliott (1st season) Home stadium KSU Stadium (Capacity: 50,300)Seasons
The 2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team's head coach was Bill Snyder . The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium . 2002 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–2, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a win over Arizona State in the 2002 Holiday Bowl . Prior to the 2002 season, the artificial turf was updated to a more cushioned FieldTurf surface at a cost of $800,000.
The Wildcats finished the 2002 season leading NCAA Division I-A in scoring defense (11.8 points per game) and also tied a school record by posting three shut outs. The team shut out Louisiana–Monroe , Kansas , and Missouri . The Wildcats also recorded a shut out on the road for the first time since the 1973 season. They recorded two shut outs on the road, beating Kansas and Missouri.[1] The Wildcats scored 582 points in the season, good for second most all-time at Kansas State.[2]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:10 p.m. No. 18 (I-AA ) Western Kentucky * W 48–345,844
September 7 6:10 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe * W 68–043,104
September 14 1:10 p.m. No. 8 (I-AA) Eastern Illinois * W 63–1345,642
September 21 6:00 p.m. No. 11 USC * No. 25 TBS W 27–2049,276
October 5 2:30 p.m. at Colorado No. 13 ABC L 31–3552,584
October 12 1:10 p.m. Oklahoma State No. 19 W 44–948,404
October 19 6:00 p.m. No. 8 Texas No. 17 FSN L 14–1750,659
October 26 2:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 20 W 44–1020,247
November 2 1:00 p.m. at Kansas No. 14 W 64–043,000
November 9 6:00 p.m. No. 21 Iowa State No. 12 TBS W 58–7
November 16 11:30 a.m. Nebraska No. 11 FSN W 49–1352,221
November 23 2:30 p.m. at Missouri No. 10 ABC W 38–047,507
December 27 7:00 p.m. vs. Arizona State * No. 6 ESPN W 34–2758,717
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Roster [ ]
2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
OT
65
Thomas Barnett
Sr
OT
79
Jon Doty
So
QB
5
Marc Dunn
Sr
TE
88
Thomas Hill
Jr
OL
53
Nick Leckey
Jr
OL
64
Ryan Lilja
Jr
QB
3
Ell Roberson
Jr
RB
36
Ayo Saba
Fr
QB
14
Jeff Schwinn
Jr
WR
13
Brandon Solt
Sr
RB
43
Darren Sproles
So
WR
82
James Terry
Jr
WR
8
Taco Wallace
Sr
TE
81
Nick Warren
Sr
C
78
Steve Washington
Sr
OL
71
Michael Weiner
So
QB
14
Eric Williams
Jr
Defense
Special teams
K/P
6
Jared Brite
Jr
K
15
Joe Rheem
So
K/P
19
Jeff Snodgrass
Fr
LS
52
Russ Vanover
So
LS
72
Mike Wilson
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Ron Hudson – Offensive coordinator
Bret Bielema – Co-Defensive coordinator
Bob Elliott – Co-Defensive coordinator
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
25
15
13
19
17
20
14
12
11
10
8
6
6
7
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
23
17
16
23
19
21
14
12
11
10
8
6
6
6
BCS
Not released
NR
15
15
12
11
10
8
8
Not released
Game summaries [ ]
Western Kentucky [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#18 Hilltoppers
0
0
0
3
3
Wildcats
3
31
7
7
48
Louisiana–Monroe [ ]
Eastern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
13
0
0
0
13
Wildcats
15
28
13
7
63
Tony Romo was 13-14 for 120 yards and a TD in the first quarter, but Kansas State grabbed control and cruised to the 50-point win.[4]
USC [ ]
USC at Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Trojans
0
6 0 14
20
• No. 25 Wildcats
0
12 7 8
27
Date: September 21Location: KSU Stadium , Manhattan, KS Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 49,276Referee: John LaurieTV announcers (TBS ): Ron Thulin , Charles Davis , Craig Sager , and Erin Andrews
show Scoring summary2 5:43 KSU Jared Brite 35-yard field goal KSU 3-0
2 3:46 KSU Ell Roberson 1-yard fun (Brite kick) KSU 10-0
2 0:32 USC Mike Patterson 3-yard fumble return (kick blocked) KSU 10-6
2 0:32 KSU Terence Newman 98-yard PAT return KSU 12-6
3 3:55 KSU Darren Sproles 10-yard fun (Brite kick) KSU 19-6
4 14:55 KSU James Terry 10-yard pass from Ell Roberson (Roberson run) KSU 27-6
4 10:21 USC Keary Colbert 9-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick) KSU 27-13
4 6:31 USC Sultan McCullough 25-yard run (Killeen kick) KSU 27-20
Junior quarterback Ell Roberson came off the bench early in the 2nd quarter to give the Wildcats a spark. Kansas State built a 27-6 lead before USC scored two 4th quarter touchdowns to make it a one-possession game. Eventual Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer completed only 18 of 47 passes for 186 yards.[5]
at Colorado [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
14
14
3
31
Buffaloes
14
14
7
0
35
Oklahoma State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
0
9
0
0
9
Wildcats
12
13
6
13
44
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Texas [ ]
Texas at Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 8 Longhorns
0
7 7 3
17
No. 17 Wildcats
0
6 0 8
14
Date: October 19Location: KSU Stadium Game attendance: 50,659
at Baylor [ ]
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at Kansas [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
30
13
21
0
64
Jayhawks
0
0
0
0
0
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Iowa State [ ]
Iowa State at Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Cyclones
7
0 0 0
7
• No. 12 Wildcats
13
17 28 0
58
Date: November 9Location: KSU Stadium Game attendance: 49,504Referee: Cooper CastleberryTV announcers (TBS ): Ron Thulin , Charles Davis , and Erin Andrews
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Nebraska [ ]
Nebraska at Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers
0
6 7 0
13
• No. 11 Wildcats
14
7 7 21
49
Date: November 16Location: KSU Stadium , Manhattan, Kansas Game start: 11:39 a.m. CST Game attendance: 52,221TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land, Gary Reasons , and Jim Knox
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at Missouri [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
10
7
14
7
38
Tigers
0
0
0
0
0
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vs. Arizona State (Holiday Bowl) [ ]
Kansas State vs. Arizona State
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 6 Wildcats
0
14 0 20
34
Sun Devils
0
20 0 7
27
Date: December 27Location: Qualcomm Stadium , San Diego, CA Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 58,717TV announcers (ESPN ): Mike Tirico , Kirk Herbstreit , Lee Corso , and Dr. Jerry Punch
Statistics [ ]
Scores by quarter [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Kansas State
128
191
148
115
582
Opponents
34
65
28
27
154
Team [ ]
KSU
Opp
Scoring
582
154
Points per Game
44.8
11.8
First Downs
273
175
Rushing
168
58
Passing
85
97
Penalty
20
20
Total Offense
5,499
3237
Avg per Play
6.3
3.7
Avg per Game
423.0
249.0
Fumbles-Lost
37–18
23–13
Penalties-Yards
100–759
95–723
Avg per Game
58.4
58.4
KSU
Opp
Punts-Yards
55–2,186
105–3974
Avg per Punt
39.7
37.8
Time of Possession/Game
31:13
28:47
3rd Down Conversions
76/166
58/205
4th Down Conversions
12/17
6/18
Touchdowns Scored
79
19
Field Goals-Attempts
11–16
7–12
PAT-Attempts
65–74
17–18
Attendance
384,654
163,338
Games/Avg per Game
8/48,082
4/40,834
Offense [ ]
Rushing [ ]
Name
GP
Att
Gain
Loss
Net
Avg
TD
Long
Avg/G
Darren Sproles
13
237
1,517
52
1,465
6.2
17
80
112.7
Ell Roberson
12
202
1,276
244
1,032
5.1
16
91
86.0
Terrence Newman
13
2
29
3
26
13.0
0
29
2.0
Total
13
655
3,823
390
3,433
5.2
53
91
264.1
Opponents
13
446
1,405
501
904
2.0
7
85
69.5
Passing [ ]
Name
GP-GS
Effic
Att-Cmp-Int
Yds
TD
Lng
Avg/G
Pct.
Ell Roberson
12
136.47
175–91–4
1580
7
56
131.7
52.0
Marc Dunn
10
199.92
35–22–2
383
6
58
38.3
62.9
Total
13
146.97
223–120–6
2,066
14
58
158.9
53.8
Opponents
13
91.69
418–191–20
2,333
11
94
179.5
45.7
Receiving [ ]
Name
GP
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
Avg/G
Taco Wallace
13
39
704
18.1
5
58
54.2
James Terry
12
28
561
20.0
5
56
46.8
Total
13
120
2,066
17.2
14
58
158.9
Opponents
13
191
2,333
12.2
11
94
179.5
Awards and honors [ ]
2003 NFL Draft [ ]
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References [ ]
^ "Shutout info" . Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-11-17 .
^ Points scored fact Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (2002)" . College Football Data Warehouse . Retrieved January 11, 2011 .
^ "Kansas State Rout Is a Dunn Deal" . Los Angeles Times . September 15, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
^ "Roberson comes off bench to pilot Wildcats" . ESPN . September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 8, 2019 .
^ "When not throwing for TDs, Roberson runs for them" . ESPN . October 12, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019 .
^ "Kansas St. 44, Baylor 10" . UPI . October 26, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019 .
^ "K-State enjoys biggest romp ever over Jayhawks" . ESPN . November 3, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
^ "Cyclones' dismantling features six turnovers, many penalties" . ESPN . November 9, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
^ "Wildcats Run By Nebraska" . Kansas State University Athletic Dept. November 16, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
^ "Wildcats Walk Over Missouri" . Kansas State University Athletic Dept. November 23, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019 .
^ "2003 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com .
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