2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team The 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium , in Manhattan , Kansas as they have done since 1968 . It was the 116th season in school history . The Wildcats were led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 20th overall and third straight season since taking over his second tenure in 2009 . They are a member of the Big 12 Conference . After winning all 3 non - conference games ( Eastern Kentucky , Kent State , Miami ) , the conference schedule began with a close victory at home over the Baylor Bears , and ended with a victory over the rival Iowa State Cyclones in the Farmageddon showdown . Kansas State made to a 7 – 0 start for first time since 1999 . In the week 10 action , Kansas State earned a quadruple - overtime win over the Texas A & M Aggies . It was the first overtime game in school history since the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game , a game that also saw the Wildcats and Aggies play , which they lost 36 – 33 in double - overtime . The 2011 Wildcats season finished with 10 – 3 overall , 7 – 2 Big 12 play , finished in 2nd place , behind Oklahoma State . They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic for their third appearance , where they were defeated by Arkansas , Kansas State ' s first Cotton Bowl Classic loss since 1996 against BYU in the 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic . Off - Season . Coming off a close loss in the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl , K - State ' s off - season is headlined by signing brothers Arthur and Bryce Brown , from Wichita East High School joining the team Arthur , a transfer from Miami is expected to start at middle linebacker while Bryce , a transfer from Tenneesee is expected to see time at running back . Collin Klein was the starting quarterback for the team after the departure of Carson Coffman . Game notes . Eastern Kentucky . K - State rallied late to defeat Eastern Kentucky 10 – 7 in front of a sellout crowd of 50 , 292 . Collin Klein hit Chris Harper in the back of the end zone for a 33 - yard touchdown pass with 1 minute , 39 seconds remaining that the Wildcats possessed a lead . K - State turned the ball over five times , needed 77 plays to gain 303 yards . Klein was sacked twice , and ended with a decent effort , completing 13 of 21 passes for 128 yards a touchdown and an interception while rushing for 78 yards on 25 carries . Running backs Angelo Pease , John Hubert and Bryce Brown all failed to consistently gain yardage . Though Hubert reeled off a few nifty runs and finished with 91 yards , Brown had difficulties . Brown played in his first game since transferring from Tennessee , managed 16 yards on three carries and set Eastern Kentucky up for its only score by fumbling in front of K - State ' s end zone . The Wildcats ' offensive struggles sent them into halftime tied 0 – 0 , and put them behind 7 – 0 late in the third quarter when Jared McClain ran in a one - yard touchdown following Brown ' s fumble . From there , the Wildcats did just enough to pull out the win . They drove into scoring position three times , with Anthony Cantele missing a 37 - yard field goal attempt , then connecting on one from 36 yards out with 10 : 11 remaining to make the score 7 – 3 . K - State ' s defense , which played well and allowed 129 total yards , forced Eastern Kentucky to punt on its next possession and set Klein up for the game - winning score . Kent State . K - State was favored by 17½ going into the game . K - State had their first shutout in more than five years as David Garrett returned an interception 45 yards for a first - quarter touchdown , and Collin Klein dazzled with his legs and the Wildcats blew out Kent State 37 – 0 . K - State scored on five of six first - half drives to build a 34 – 0 lead and had the only scoring in the second half with a field goal . Klein finished with 139 yards rushing and 74 yards passing , nearly becoming the first Kansas State quarterback since Allen Webb in 2004 to eclipse 100 yards in each category . He had a hand in all three touchdowns scored by the offense , two running and one passing . The Wildcats held the second - worst offense in the Football Bowl Subdivision to 12 first downs and 199 yards . The Golden Flashes didn ' t do much to help themselves , committing 11 penalties for 136 yards . That included eight personal fouls , one of which spoiled a first - and - goal situation at the Kansas State 3 in the fourth quarter . The Wildcats managed to keep the Golden Flashes out of the end zone to secure their first shutout since beating Florida Atlantic 45 – 0 on Sept . 9 , 2006 . The senior cornerback waited until Keith finally unloaded a looping pass toward Eric Adeyemi near the sideline . Garrett deftly K - State had the first interception returned for a touchdown by Kansas State since Jeffrey Fitzgerald did it against Texas Tech on Oct . 10 , 2009 . Miami . Miami was favored by 13 going into the game . K - State ' s victory was the Wildcats ’ first road non - conference win since Bill Snyder began his second stint as coach . Tre Walker made a game saving tackle at the two - yard line to preserve a 28 – 24 victory . On 4th and 1 , with under a minute , Walker tackled Jacory Harris . Initially called a touchdown , officials overturned the call and K - State took possession of the ball with 45 seconds remaining . K - State ran two QB keepers , while Miami used the last of its two timeouts , and then Collin Klein took a knee to run out the remainder of the game clock and seal the victory for the wildcats Collin Klein rushed 22 times , often up the middle of the Hurricanes ’ defense , for 93 yards and a touchdown while also completing 12 of 18 passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns . Helping him was the much - improved blocking of K - State ’ s offensive line , and the consistent running of John Hubert , who had a breakthrough performance with a career - high 166 yards and a touchdown in 18 attempts . In addition Nigel Malone had his third interception in as many games making him one of only 7 FBS players to average one interception per game . While much of the preseason talk at running back revolved around hyped transfer Bryce Brown , it ’ s Hubert who is emerging as the team ’ s go - to runner . This game also marked the second consecutive season of K - State being undefeated entering into conference play . It also marked K - State ' s second consecutive season of going undefeated in non - conference play . This game also marked K - State ' s first win over a team currently in the ACC conference . ( note : Syracuse was admitted to the ACC on September 18 , and K - State had previously beaten Syracuse in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl . ) Baylor . Baylor was favored by 3 . Arthur Brown picked off Baylor ’ s star quarterback , Robert Griffin III in the closing minutes Saturday , setting up a 31 - yard field goal by Anthony Cantele that sent unbeaten Kansas State to a 36 – 35 upset over the number 15 Bears . Collin Klein threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns and added 113 yards and another score for the Wildcats , who won their third straight Big 12 opener ; this one in dramatic fashion . Kansas State trailed 35 – 26 midway through the fourth quarter when Klein engineered a 13 - play , 70 - yard drive that he capped with a short touchdown plunge . Cantele , who missed earlier in the game from 42 yards , hit the go - ahead field goal with 3 : 10 left to set off a raucous celebration at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium . Griffin finished 23 of 31 for 346 yards and five touchdowns and very costly interception that sealed the Wildcats ' victory . Most of Griffin ’ s offense was directed at Kendall Wright , who caught nine passes for a school - record 201 yards and three TDs . Gerald McNeil had held the previous record since 1981 . None of the Bears ’ five scoring drives took more than 2 minutes , 36 seconds , even though all of them covered at least 48 yards . That included a two - play , 75 - yard drive that took all of 20 seconds late in the first half that gave them a 21 – 19 lead at the break . K - State beat a ranked team for the first time since the 2007 team , when they beat numer 4 - ranked Texas . Missouri . The Missouri Tigers were favored by 3 . Collin Klein had three touchdowns rushing for the number 20 Wildcats , who nearly blew a big second - half lead against Missouri before holding on for a 24 – 17 victory and their first 5 – 0 start since 2000 . Klein finished with 157 yards of total offense and John Hubert added 126 yards on the ground for the Wildcats , who had lost the last five matchups between the Big 12 rivals . James Franklin was 19 of 35 for 214 yards passing for the Tigers , who came into the game averaging more than 500 yards of total offense . They only managed 326 against the Wildcats , most of that coming on a pair of long touchdown drives in the fourth quarter . The first was 79 - yard drive that Henry Josey finished with a 2 - yard run to get the Tigers within 24 – 10 . The Wildcats promptly went three - and - out , and Franklin led Missouri on a 74 - yard drive that he finished off with a plunge from a yard out with 5 : 02 left in the game . Tight end Michael Egnew fumbled after a catch on the drive , but a video review gave the ball back to Missouri . It was one of four calls by the officiating crew that were overturned . Missouri never got another chance with the ball . Klein bailed them out with a long touchdown pass in the closing minutes against Eastern Kentucky , the defense delivered a goal - line stand to beat Miami , and last week Kansas State scored 10 unanswered points in the final 5 1 / 2 minutes to stun then - number 15 Baylor . On Missouri ' s first offensive play of the game , Franklin dropped back to pass , looked over the middle and threw right to Wildcat defensive back Ty Zimmerman , who had deftly stepped in front of the intended receiver . The interception ended a stretch of 108 consecutive passes without throwing a pick for the sophomore quarterback . It took Kansas State six plays to punch it into the end zone . By the time the first quarter drew to a close , the Tigers had exactly zero yards of total offense — 20 yards through the air and minus - 20 on the ground . Henry Josey finally got things rolling for Missouri in the second quarter , using his quick feet to spring for a couple of long runs . But a false start inside the 10 - yard line on second down pushed the Tigers back and they had to settle for Grant Ressel ' s 32 - yard field goal . Ressel had a chance to get Missouri within 10 – 6 at the break , but he pushed a 43 - yard attempt wide right on the final play of the half as rain started to fall . Missouri cost itself later in the quarter when Darvin Ruise was called for roughing the kicker after the Tigers had forced Kansas State to punt . The penalty gave Kansas State the ball back and Hubert went to work . After taking a handoff deep in the backfield , he did his best Darren Sproles imitation and spun away from a defender , taking the ball all the way down to the 3 . Klein scored seconds later for a 17 – 3 lead . Klein added a short TD plunge on the Wildcats ' ensuing possession , and although Missouri managed to make the game close with a couple late touchdowns , the lead was too much to overcome . It was K - State ' s first game being ranked since 2007 . Texas Tech . Kansas State came into this game as 3 and a half point underdogs . The red raiders had a 5 game win streak over the wildcats and had not lost at home to the cats since 1999 . The wildcats defense started making big plays at the very beginning as Nigel Malone took an interception back for a touchdown . The Wildcats had a very good game in special teams play as Rapheal Guidry blocked two Donnie Carona field goals and Tyler Lockett , the son and nephew of K - State greats Kevin Lockett and Aaron Lockett , returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown . Collin Klein had his second 100 + yards passing and 100 + yards rushing game of the season . Seth Doege turned the ball over 4 times in the loss , the first being the Nigel Malone pick six , the second being a fumble forced by Meshak Williams , the third being an interception by Tysyn Hartman , and the fourth being an interception by David Garrett . This was the fourth strait game that the wildcats won as underdogs . This was also the second strait week that the wildcats ended a 5 - game losing streak to another team . Kansas . K - State was an 11½ point favorite going into the game . K - State was able to beat their in - state rivals for the third straight time and for the 15th time in the last 19 match - ups . Tyler Lockett returned the second half kick - off for a touchdown and the route was on . K - State scored 59 points in Lawrence for the for second year in a row . Oklahoma . Oklahoma was a 13½ point favorite before the game . Oklahoma led 23 - 17 at halftime , giving the Wildcats hope of an upset . In the second half however , Oklahoma scored 35 points and K - State was shut out . K - State ' s last regular season victory over the Sooners was in 1997 . Oklahoma State . Oklahoma State was a 21 - point favorite before the game . In a sea - saw battle , K - State had three chances to score the game - tying touchdown in the fourth quarter . K - State had the ball near the end zone and ran three pass plays in the final 12 seconds of the game , all three falling incomplete . It was the Wildcats ' second loss in a row . Texas A & M . After losing dropping two strait games to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State the Wildcats returned home to face a struggling Texas A & M team that had lost their last two games . The two offenses were kept quiet in the first quarter with only one drive of over 20 yards . The Aggies wasted no time in the second quarter though jumping out to 14 - point lead within the first 4 minutes on a Ryan Tannehill to Ryan Swope touchdown pass and a Jemeill Showeres rushing touchdown . K - State would not go away though as the wildcats would score on two Collin Klein rushing touchdowns to tie the game at 14 , a score that would last until halftime . Texas A & M would score the only points of the third quarter off a 10 - yard Cyrus Gray rushing touchdown . The Wildcats would answer back though with another rushing touchdown from Collin Klein . The Aggies then scored 10 unanswered points from a Cyrus Gray touchdown and a Randy Bullock field goal . But Collin Klein and K - State quickly responded with a 53 touchdown pass to Chris Haper to bring the cats within 3 . K - State ' s defense then came up big stop as they held the Aggies to 3 plays , 2 yards and 1 minute of possession . The Wildcats would then drive 41 yards to set up a 44 - yard game - tying field goal by Anthony Cantele . The Aggies and Wildcats would then each have one drive where both failed to drive the ball , sending the game into overtime . The Wildcats would score first in OT as Tramaine Thompson would recover a Collin Klein fumble in the endzone for a touchdown . The Aggies would then score a touchdown to force a second overtime . In their next possessions the Aggies and Wildcats could must only a field goal as the game advanced to a third overtime . In their third possession K - State would score on a 25 - yard touchdown run by Collin Klein . Texas A & M would then answer back with a Ryan Tannehill touchdown pass . In the fourth overtime the aggies would score on a Randy Bullock field goal but it would not be enough as Collin Klein would win the game on a 1 - yard touchdown run . Texas . Texas was a 9 - point favorite before the game . K - State continued their dominance over Texas winning another close game . The Wildcats have beaten the Longhorns four times in a row . K - State has beaten Texas 6 out of 8 times since the formation of the Big 12 , and the Wildcats hold the distinction of being the only Big 12 team to hold a winning record against Texas since the start of Big 12 play in 1996 . Iowa State . K - State was favored by 11 heading to the game . After the game was delayed nearly two hours due to inclement weather , K - State yet again found another way to win a close game . Iowa State was looking for their seventh win , while K - State was looking to secure their first double - digit win season since the 2003 team . K - State won the game and would later find out their bowl invitation to play in the Cotton Bowl Classic . 2012 Cotton Bowl Classic vs . Arkansas . Arkansas was favored 7 points going to the game . Arkansas and Kansas State are met for the first time in postseason and for the fifth time overall . The previous game was since 1967 , and the Wildcats lost 28 – 7 . K - State was uncharacteristically sloppy , dropping passes and not playing well . Arkansas built a 19 - 9 lead before K - State showed life , pulling within 3 , making the game 19 - 16 . The Wildcats were not able to continue to momentum , and lost 29 - 16 . Coaching staff . The following is a list of coaches at Kansas State for the 2011 season . Recruiting . The following is a list of the recruits that are on the 2011 roster .