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(Top) 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 Rankings 4 Game summaries 4.1 No. 8 Oklahoma 4.2 Texas A&M 4.3 Iowa State 4.4 No. 4 Nebraska 4.5 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game) 4.6 vs. No. 21 Tennessee (Cotton Bowl Classic) 5 Statistics 5.1 Score by quarter 5.2 Team 5.3 Offense 5.3.1 Rushing 5.3.2 Passing 5.3.3 Receiving 6 References

2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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2000 Kansas State Wildcats football

Big 12 North co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 27-24 vs. Oklahoma
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 35–21 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	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)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (2nd season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No.9Kansas Statexy	6	–	2	11	–	3
No.8Nebraskax	6	–	2	10	–	2
No.25Iowa State	5	–	3	9	–	3
Colorado	3	–	5	3	–	8
Kansas	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri	2	–	6	3	–	8
South Division
No.1Oklahoma x$#	8	–	0	13	–	0
No.12Texas	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[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	1:00 p.m.	vs. Iowa*	No. 8	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Eddie Robinson Classic)	FSN	W 27–7	77,148^[1]
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	No. 8	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 54–10	48,902^[2]
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Ball State*	No. 7	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 76–0	46,916^[3]
September 23	1:00 p.m.	North Texas*	No. 4	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 55–10	47,926^[4]
September 30	2:30 p.m.	atColorado	No. 5	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	ABC	W 44–21	51,896^[5]
October 7	1:00 p.m.	atKansas	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)		W 52–13	48,500^[6]
October 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 8Oklahoma	No. 2	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (College GameDay)	ABC	L 31–41	53,011^[7]
October 21	6:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 10	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 28–23	51,140^[8]
October 28	2:30 p.m.	atTexas A&M	No. 10	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	L 10–26	80,659^[9]
November 4	11:30 a.m.	Iowa State	No. 19	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	FSN	W 56–10	50,114^[10]
November 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 4Nebraska	No. 16	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	FSN	W 29–28	53,811^[11]
November 18	11:30 a.m.	atMissouri	No. 9	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	W 28–24	49,277^[12]
December 2	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1Oklahoma	No. 8	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 24–27	79,655^[13]
January 1	10:00 a.m.	vs. No. 21Tennessee*	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	W 35–21	63,465^[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[edit]

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

Rankings[edit]

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[edit]

No. 8 Oklahoma[edit]

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[edit]

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

Iowa State[edit]

Game Nine: Iowa State Cyclones @ Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary^[16]

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

atKSU 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^[17]

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[edit]

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)

Scoring summary

Q1	12:55	NEB	Craver 12 yard blocked punt return (Brown kick)	NEB 7–0

Q1	5:21	KSU	Scobey 1 yard run (Rheem kick)	Tie 7–7

Q1	:31	NEB	Crouch 1 yard run (Brown kick)	NEB 14–7

Q2	2:42	KSU	Rheem 38 yard field goal	NEB 14–10

Q2	1:17	KSU	Morgan 49 yard pass from Beasley (Rheem kick)	KSU 17–14

Q3	11:41	KSU	Rheem 27 yard field goal	KSU 20–14

Q3	9:11	KSU	Rheem 29 yard field goal	KSU 23–14

Q4	14:02	NEB	Alexander 19 yard run (Brown kick)	KSU 23–21

Q4	9:53	NEB	Alexander 45 yard run (Brown kick)	NEB 28–23

Q4	2:52	KSU	Morgan 12 yard pass from Beasley (two-point conversion failed)	KSU 29–28

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vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game)[edit]

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)[edit]

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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Statistics[edit]

Score by quarter[edit]

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

Team[edit]

	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[edit]

Rushing[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Kansas St 27 Iowa 7". USA Today. August 26, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Kansas St 54 Louisiana Tech 10". USA Today. September 2, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Kansas State 76 Ball State 0". USA Today. September 16, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Kansas State 55 North Texas 10". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Kansas St 44 Colorado 21". USA Today. September 30, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Kansas St 52 Kansas 13". USA Today. October 7, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Oklahoma 41 Kansas St 31". USA Today. October 14, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Kansas St 28 Texas Tech 23". USA Today. October 21, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Texas A&M 26 Kansas St 10". USA Today. October 28, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Kansas St 56 Iowa St 10". USA Today. November 4, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ ^a ^b "Kansas St 29 Nebraska 28". USA Today. November 11, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Kansas St 28 Missouri 24". USA Today. November 18, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Oklahoma 27 Kansas St 24". USA Today. December 2, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ "Kansas St 35 Tennessee 21". USA Today. January 1, 2001. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

^ 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 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.

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