# 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats play their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have since 1968. 2013 is the 118th season in school history. The Wildcats are led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 22nd overall and fifth straight season since taking over in his second tenure in 2009. K-State is a member of the Big 12 Conference. Conference play began with a loss to the Texas Longhorns, which ended the Wildcats 5-game winning streak against the Longhorns. Their last lost against Texas was in 2003. The regular season ended with a win over in-state rival Kansas in the Sunflower Showdown. After completing the regular season with a 7–5 record, the Kansas State Wildcats returned for a bowl game for the fourth straight year, were selected to play in the 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl and played the Michigan Wolverines. The season ended with the Wildcats defeating the Wolverines, 31–14, to break a five-game bowl losing streak winning their first bowl game since the 2002 Holiday Bowl and finishing the season 8–5.

## Off-season

The off-season saw the completion of the West Stadium Center of Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium.

### Scholarship recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Allen, Chance OL | Klein, Texas | Klein Collins | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | 5.2 | May 1, 2012 |
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| Brager, Ajhane OL | Magnolia, Texas | Magnolia | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | n/a | Dec 10, 2012 |
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| Brown, Chris DT | Mesa, Arizona | Scottsdale CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 330 lb (150 kg) | n/a | Jan 20, 2013 |
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| Ertz, Jesse QB | Mediapolis, Iowa | Mediapolis | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | n/a | Aug 8, 2012 |
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| Gordon, LeAndrew WR | Arlington, Texas | Pantego Christian | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 4.4 | Feb 24, 2012 |
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| Green, Travis DB | Omaha, Nebraska | Iowa Western CC | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 4.5 | Nov 26, 2012 |
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| Jackson, Nate DB | Daly City, California | San Mateo | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 7, 2012 |
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| Johnson, Dakorey LB | Mesquite, Texas | Trinity Valley CC | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 16, 2012 |
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| McCrane, Matthew K | Brownwood, Texas | Brownwood | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | n/a | Dec 10, 2012 |
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| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 (FCS) North Dakota State* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FS1 | L 21–24 | 53,351 |
| September 7 | 5:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FS1 | W 48–27 | 53,073 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | UMass* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | K-StateHD.TV | W 37–7 | 52,894 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ABC | L 21–31 | 95,248 |
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ABC | L 29–33 | 58,841 |
| October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 15 Baylor | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FOX | L 25–35 | 52,803 |
| October 26 | 2:45 p.m. | West Virginia | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FS1 | W 35–12 | 52,898 |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | FS1 | W 41–7 | 52,542 |
| November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 25 Texas Tech | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | ABC | W 49–26 | 54,609 |
| November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | TCU | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FSN | W 33–31 | 52,697 |
| November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 22 Oklahoma | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | FS1 | L 31–41 | 52,773 |
| November 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (rivalry) | FS1 | W 31–10 | 43,610 |
| December 28 | 9:15 p.m. | vs. Michigan* | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl) | ESPN | W 31–14 | 53,284 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### North Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #1 (FCS) North Dakota State | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
The Wildcats were favored by 11 going into the game. The game was debut of K-State's brand new West Stadium Center, a brand new press box and luxury suite building, and featuring a statue of head coach Bill Snyder, replacing the old structure built in 1993. The Bison spoiled the opening game of the Wildcats' season, which featured a pre-game ceremony of raising the 2012 Big 12 Conference Champions flag. North Dakota State, trailing 21–17 in the middle of the fourth quarter, made an eight-minute touchdown drive to go up by 2 points with just 28 seconds remaining. New K-State quarterback Jake Waters threw an interception on the Wildcats' first play of the possession, sealing the victory for the two-time defending FCS champions.
North Dakota State went on to finish the season undefeated with a record of 15–0 and won their third consecutive FCS Championship.

### Louisiana–Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| Kansas State | 10 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
The Wildcats were favored by 10 going into the game. Kansas State scored 10 points in each of the first two quarters while giving up just 3 points in the half. Tramaine Thompason returned the opening kickoff of the second half 94 yards for a touchdown. Moments later, Thompson returned a Louisiana–Lafayette punt 79 yards to the Rajin' Cajun 2-yard line. Following a Jake Waters 1-yard touchdown run, Louisiana–Lafayette returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter K-State's Ty Zimmerman returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown after the ball deflected off of a Rajin' Cajun player's helmet. K-State was able to score on offense, defense, and special teams in the second half alone. K-State leads the nation for most non-offense touchdowns since 1999.

### UMass

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UMass | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kansas State | 6 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
The Wildcats were favored by 38 1/2 going into the game.

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Texas | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
The Longhorns were favored by 5 going into the game.

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| #21 Oklahoma State | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 |
The Cowboys were favored by 11 1/2 going into the game.

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #15 Baylor | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
The Bears were favored by 17 1/2 going to the game.

### West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Kansas State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
The Wildcats were favored by 11 1/2 going into the game.

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Kansas State | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 41 |
The Wildcats were favored by 17 going into the game.

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
| Texas Tech | 10 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
The Red Raiders were favored by 11 going into the game.

### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 0 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 31 |
| Kansas State | 14 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
The Wildcats were favored by 11 going into the game.

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #22 Oklahoma | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
K-State was favored by 4 going into the game.

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Kansas | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Michigan (2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolverines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| • Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
K-State was favored by 7 going into the game. Kansas State played the Michigan Wolverines on December 28, 2013 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona for the 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.
Kansas State scored first with a touchdown pass from Jake Waters to Tyler Lockett in the first quarter and K-State's kicker Ian Patterson made good on the extra point to take the lead 7–0. Kansas State maintained the lead for the remainder of the game. At halftime, Kansas State led 21–6 with Tyler Lockett receiving three touchdown passes from Jake Waters and Michigan succeeding with two field goals. After no score in the third quarter, Michigan's Fitzgerald Toussaint ran the ball three yards for a touchdown while Kansas State's Patterson made a field goal and John Hubert ran in a touchdown for 1 yard.
Kansas State won the game by a score of 31–14. Many sportswriters determined that Kansas State controlled the Michigan team through the entire game and one wrote "Kansas State dominates Michigan in Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl" to summarize the results. Another wrote that "K-State could be a 2014 Big 12 title contender" after the results of the game. Supporters of Michigan used the results to highlight high hopes for the upcoming seasons with comments such as "The young guys are the bright spot for this team."
Kansas State's Tyler Lockett was named the offensive MVP. Lockett finished the game with ten catches for 116 yards and three touchdowns to tie the Bowl record. Kansas State safety Dante Barnett was awarded the Defensive MVP. Barnett recorded a team-high eight tackles and an interception with a 51-yard return to the Michigan seven-yard line.
Kansas State Quarterback Jake Waters was named the overall Most Valuable Player of the game.
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Michigan | Kansas State |
| 1 | 7:19 | 15 | 75 | 7:41 | Kansas State | Tyler Lockett 6-yard touchdown reception from Jake Waters, Ian Patterson kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 3:32 | 8 | 58 | 3:47 | Michigan | 22-yard field goal by Matt Wile | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0:43 | 5 | 60 | 2:49 | Kansas State | Lockett 29-yard touchdown reception from Waters, Patterson kick good | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | 7:09 | 14 | 68 | 8:34 | Michigan | 26-yard field goal by Wile | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | 4:30 | 4 | 59 | 2:39 | Kansas State | Lockett 8-yard touchdown reception from Waters, Patterson kick good | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | 7:09 | 11 | 60 | 6:33 | Kansas State | 22-yard field goal by Patterson | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | 2:25 | 2 | 7 | 0:48 | Kansas State | John Hubert 8-yard touchdown run, Patterson kick good | 6 | 31 |
| 4 | 1:15 | 5 | 82 | 1:10 | Michigan | Fitzgerald Toussaint 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good | 14 | 31 |
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### Statistics

| Statistics | Michigan | Kansas State |
| First Downs | 15 | 21 |
| Total offense, plays – yards | 53–261 | 64–420 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 15–65 | 36–149 |
| Passing yards (net) | 196 | 271 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 24–38–1 | 21–28–0 |
| Time of Possession | 24:56 | 34:00 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received 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 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Coaching staff

The following is a list of coaches at Kansas State for the 2013 season.
| Name | Position | Seasons at Kansas State | Alma Mater |
| Bill Snyder | Head coach | 21 | William Jewell (1963) |
| Tom Hayes | Defensive coordinator/defensive Passing Game coordinator/defensive backs | 3 | Iowa (1971) |
| Mike Cox | Linebackers | 2 | Idaho (1989) |
| Mo Latimore | Defensive line | 30 | Kansas State (1976) |
| Sean Snyder | Associate head coach/special teams coordinator | 18 | Kansas State (1994) |
| Dana Dimel | Co-offensive coordinator/running backs/tight ends | 16 | Kansas State (1986) |
| Del Miller | Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 17 | Central (1972) |
| Charlie Dickey | Offensive line | 5 | Arizona (1987) |
| Andre Coleman | Wide receivers | 1 | Kansas State (1994) |
| Blake Seiler | Defensive ends | 3 | Kansas State (2006) |
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