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 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 . Game notes . UCLA . 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 . Carson Coffman threw three touchdown passes and Daniel Thomas ran for 137 yards . The Wildcats had 493 yards of total offense . Iowa State . The Wildcats were favored by 4 . Central Florida . The Wildcats were favored by 7 . Nebraska . The Cornhuskers were favored by 12 . Kansas . 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 . 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 . The Cowboys were favored by 5 . Texas . 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 . North Texas . This was one of the most embarrassing victories of the 2010 season . North Texasrunning back , Lance Dunbar , rushed for 270 yards on the K - State defense . However , K - State running back , Daniel Thomas , rushed for a career high 269 yards as well . Carson Coffman struggled , completing less than 50 % of his passes for only 77 yards . During the game , K - State ' s David Garrett seriously injured North Texas quarterback Riley Dodge , who was escorted out of the stadium in an ambulance . David Garrett would later go on to win the game for K - State , intercepting quarterback Chase Baine in the back of the endzone . That would be the final time a college football game would be played at Fouts Field . Coaching staff . The following is a list of coaches at Kansas State for the 2010 season . Recruiting . The following is a list of the recruits that are on the 2010 roster .