# 2010 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2010 Kansas State Wildcats football team (variously "Kansas State", "KSU", or "K-State") represented Kansas State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have done since 1968. It was the 115th season in school history. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the north division. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in Big 12 play and were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they were defeated by Syracuse 34–36.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 2:30 p.m. | UCLA* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | ABC/ESPN2 | W 31–22 | 51,059 |
| September 11 | 6:10 p.m. | Missouri State* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | | W 48–24 | 48,672 |
| September 18 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Iowa State | Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO (rivalry) | FSN | W 27–20 | 38,468 |
| September 25 | 11:30 a.m. | UCF* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FSN | W 17–13 | 50,586 |
| October 7 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 7 Nebraska | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | ESPN | L 13–48 | 51,015 |
| October 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at Kansas | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (rivalry) | FSN | W 59–7 | 47,561 |
| October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Baylor | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX | | L 42–47 | 40,057 |
| October 30 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 20 Oklahoma State | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FSN | L 14–24 | 50,831 |
| November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | ESPN2 | W 39–14 | 46,734 |
| November 13 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 20 Missouri | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | FSN | L 28–38 | 63,310 |
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colorado | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (rivalry) | PPV | L 36–44 | 41,147 |
| November 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Texas* | Fouts FieldDenton, TX | ESPN3 | W 49–41 | 21,952 |
| December 30 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Syracuse* | Yankee StadiumBronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) | ESPN | L 34–36 | 38,274 |
| *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 RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | 25 | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 22 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCLA | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Kansas State | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
Daniel Thomas ran for 234 yards and two touchdowns and the Wildcats won their 21st season opener in a row. Carson Coffman threw 16 times, completing 11 passing and had just 66 yards passing. William Powell added 72 yards on just 6 carries. K-State set a home opener record with an attendance of 51,059.

### Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri State | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Kansas State | 7 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
Carson Coffman threw three touchdown passes and Daniel Thomas ran for 137 yards. The Wildcats had 493 yards of total offense.

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Kansas State | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
The Wildcats were favored by 4.

### Central Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCF | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
The Wildcats were favored by 7.

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Nebraska | 7 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
The Cornhuskers were favored by 12.

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 3 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
For the second consecutive week the Wildcats played a Thursday night game. This game was against the rival Kansas Jayhawks for the Governors Cup. Kansas State scored first on a Josh Cherry field goal in the first quarter. During the second quarter Kansas State scored 4 touchdowns the first 2 coming from QB Carson Coffman runs, the third coming from a Daniel Thomas rush, and the fourth a reception by Travis Tannahill. In the third quarter the Wildcats scored three more touchdowns. The first coming on a pass to Andre McDonald from Carson Coffman, the second coming on a Stephen Harrison 85 yard fumble return, and the third coming on a Carson Coffman run. In the fourth quarter the Jayhawks scored on an Angus Quigly run. The Wildcats scored once more on a Colin Klein 51 yard run. The final score was K-State 59 KU 7. Carson Coffman went an impressive 15 for 16 for 184 yards and 2 touchdown passes in addition he also had 91 yards on the ground and 3 more touchdowns. Daniel Thomas had 91 yards and 1 touchdown. This was the largest margin of victory for either team since 2002 when K-State won 64–0. This loss is tied for the worst loss since KU lost to Texas 66–14 in 2005. In addition this was coach Bill Snyder's 14th win in the last 15 games against Kansas.

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Baylor | 14 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 47 |
The Bears were favored by 6. With the win over BCS #22 Kansas State, Baylor became bowl-eligible for the first time in Big 12 history.

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #20 Oklahoma State | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
The Cowboys were favored by 5.

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Kansas State | 10 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 39 |
The Longhorns were favored by 6.
Kansas State, with Collin Klein starting for the injured Carson Coffman, went on to win 39–14. Entering the fourth quarter Kansas State was leading 39–0. Texas quarterback Garret Gilbert had 272 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown and 93 yards rushing, in addition to 5 interceptions. Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein had 9 passing yards on 4 attempts, 127 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns. Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas had 106 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns. Kansas State defensive backs Ty Zimmerman and Tyson Hartman both had 2 Garret Gilbert interceptions, while Kansas State defensive back Stephen Harrison also had 1 interception. This was the Wildcats' third straight win over the Longhorns.

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Kansas State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| #17 Missouri | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 14 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 36 |
| Colorado | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 44 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| North Texas | 20 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 41 |

### Pinstripe Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 36 |
The 2010 Pinstripe Bowl was played at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York on December 30, 2010. Syracuse won by a final score 36–34.
With 1:13 left in the game, Kansas State's Adrian Hilburn scored a 30-yard touchdown to pull KSU within two points of a tie. Following the score, Hilburn made a military hand salute toward the crowd and was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct. Because of the 15-yard penalty, Kansas State had to attempt a two-point conversion from the 17-yard line. The conversion failed, accounting for the margin in the final score. The call was considered highly controversial, and according to ESPN determined the outcome of the game. Due to the impact from this call, the NCAA chose in the next year's rule changes to not penalize celebrating in general but to penalize only taunting. The call was called "one of the most infamous plays of the college football season in 2010" and was given the name "The Bronx Salute." It later was used as an example of incorrect interpretation of the new celebration rules.

## Coaching staff

The following is a list of coaches at Kansas State for the 2010 season.
| Name | Position |
| Bill Snyder | Head coach |
| Chris Cosh | Asst. Head Coach/defensive Coordinator |
| Keith Burns | Defensive backs |
| Joe Bob Clements | Defensive ends |
| Mo Latimore | Defensive line |
| Dana Dimel | Running Game Coordinator/running backs |
| Del Miller | Passing Game Coordinator/quarterbacks |
| Charlie Dickey | Offensive line |
| Ricky Rahne | Tight ends |
| Michael Smith | Wide receivers |
| Joe Gordon | Recruiting Operations |
| Jonathan Beasley | Offensive Graduate Assistant |
| Kyle Williams | Defensive Graduate Assistant |
| Sean Snyder | Assoc. A.D./Assoc. HC of Football Operations and Devel. |

## Recruiting

The following is a list of the recruits that are on the 2010 roster.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Jordan Allred OL | Thousand Oaks, CA | Thousand Oaks High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | | Nov 9, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Joseph Bonugli DB | San Antonio, TX | Warren High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 4, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Javonta Boyd DL | St. Petersburg, FL | Northeast High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 302 lb (137 kg) | 5.2 | Aug 3, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Prizell Brown DL | Austin, TX | Connally High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Billy Cosh QB | Gambrills, MD | Arundel High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 4.8 | Aug 10, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Adam Davis DL | Folkston, GA | Charlton County High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 243 lb (110 kg) | 4.72 | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Deveon Dinwiddie RB | Hutchinson, KS | Hutchinson High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.42 | Jan 27, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Laton Dowling DL | Dodge City, KS | Dodge City High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.7 | Jul 13, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Manase Foketi OL | Hesperia, CA | Sultana High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 325 lb (147 kg) | | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Kason Hostrup OL | Sachse, TX | Sachse High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | | Jun 17, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Ray Kibble DL | Houston, TX | Alief Hastings High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | 5.1 | Oct 1, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Kyle Klein DL | Loveland, CO | Loveland High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.6 | Jan 24, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 |||||||
| Sammuel Lamur QB | West Palm Beach, FL | | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.6 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Cody Marley LB | Denton, TX | | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.6 | Feb 18, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Tomasi Mariner OL | Topeka, KS | Washburn Rural High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | 5.0 | Feb 2, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Destin Mosley WR | Jefferson, TX | Jefferson High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.4 | Jul 1, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Matthew Pearson DB | Wichita, KS | High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.4 | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| DeMarcus Robinson RB | Wichita, KS | Wichita Northwest High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 4.4 | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Curry Sexton WR | Abilene, KS | Abilene High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.7 | Jan 17, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Brodrick Smith WR | Garden City, KS | Garden City High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Tate Snyder LB | Manhattan, KS | Manhattan High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | | Sep 17, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Terrance Sweeney DB | Houston, TX | Westfield High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Darious Thomas DB | Dallas, TX | Cedar Hill High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.5 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Courtney Thompson DB | Miramar, FL | Everglades High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 19, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Zach Trujillo TE | Edmond, OK | Deer Creek High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | 4.8 | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Tre Walker LB | Olathe, KS | Olathe North High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.6 | Apr 2, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Justin Williams DL | Grand Prairie, TX | High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | 4.9 | Sep 27, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Ty Zimmerman QB | Junction City, KS | Junction City High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.6 | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: 62 |||||||
| 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: "2010 Kansas State Football Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010. "2010 Kansas State Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010. |||||||