# 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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 |
| August 26 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Iowa* | No. 8 | Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO (Eddie Robinson Classic) | FSN | W 27–7 | 77,148 |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech* | No. 8 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | FSN | W 54–10 | 48,902 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Ball State* | No. 7 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | | W 76–0 | 46,916 |
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | North Texas* | No. 4 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | | W 55–10 | 47,926 |
| September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 5 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (rivalry) | ABC | W 44–21 | 51,896 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 4 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (rivalry) | | W 52–13 | 48,500 |
| October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 8 Oklahoma | No. 2 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (College GameDay) | ABC | L 31–41 | 53,011 |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 10 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | FSN | W 28–23 | 51,140 |
| October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 10 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | ABC | L 10–26 | 80,659 |
| November 4 | 11:30 a.m. | Iowa State | No. 19 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | FSN | W 56–10 | 50,114 |
| November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 Nebraska | No. 16 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | FSN | W 29–28 | 53,811 |
| November 18 | 11:30 a.m. | at Missouri | No. 9 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | FSN | W 28–24 | 49,277 |
| December 2 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 8 | Arrowhead StadiumKansas 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 BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | FOX | W 35–21 | 63,465 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 10 | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### vs. Iowa

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

### No. 8 Oklahoma

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

| 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)

### No. 4 Nebraska

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

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

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

### vs. No. 21 Tennessee (Cotton Bowl Classic)

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

## 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 |