2005 Kansas State Wildcats football team The 2005 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I - A football season . The team ' s head football coach was Bill Snyder . The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium . The team finished the season with a win - loss record of 5 – 6 , and a Big 12 Conference record of 2 – 6 . Schedule . ! colspan = 8 | Regular season Game notes . Florida International . The Wildcats were favored by 10 points going into the game . Kansas State running back Thomas Clayton ran for 177 yards and two TD ' s to lead Kansas State to its 16th straight win in a season opener , a 35 - 21 over Florida International in the Golden Panthers ' first game as a full member of the Football Bowl Subdivision . Kansas State Quarterback Allen Webb threw for 161 yards and two TD ' s for the Wildcats , but also lost a fumble and threw one interception . Marshall . Kansas State was favored by 12 points going into the game . Kansas State edged out Marshall by a score of 21 - 19 . Marshall had the option of kicking a field goal with 9 seconds to go in the game , but decided to run one more play . This would be a decision they would soon regret . Marshall quarterback Jimmy Skinner , subbed in for an injured Bernie Morris , threw an interception to end the game and seal a victory for the Wildcats . Kansas State quarterback threw two TD ' s for the second week in a row , one to running back Thomas Clayton , who ran for another score . Kansas State beat Marshall at home , the Thundering Herd ' s 8th home loss since 1991 . North Texas . The Wildcats were favored by 13 points going into the game . Kansas State got a great game out of back up running back Parrish Fisher , who filled in for suspended Thomas Clayton . Clayton was benched for the game by Head Coach Bill Snyder for charges of aggravated battery involving a campus parking attendant . Fisher ran for 169 yards and contributed to school - record of 658 yard gained . Fisher was the first freshman in school history to run for 100 yards in a game . Quarterback Allen Webb was 10 - 12 for 256 yards and two touchdowns . North Texas earned just 161 yards . Oklahoma . The Sooners were favored by 14 points going into the game . Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson ran for 51 yards before leaving the game with an injury . His absence did not stop OU for rolling over Kansas State 43 - 21 . OU played the game unranked for the first time since 1999 . Kansas State attempted to punt in the first quarter with punter Tim Reyer still on the sidelines . The punt went into the back of the endzone for a safety . Jordy Nelson scored on a 73 yard TD catch . Thomas Clayton started and had 8 yards on 12 carries . Allen Webb threw for 177 yards and two scores . During the second quarter of the game , a nearby bomb exploded that was heard at the game . Kansas . The Wildcats were favored by 3 going into the game . Kansas State back - up Quarterback Allan Evridge threw a fourth quarter touchdown to Jordy Nelson to ensure a victory for the Wildcats . It was the 12th time in 13 years K - State beat Kansas . Kansas State had more penalty yards than offensive yards in a what turned out to be a sloppy game . Kansas could only manage a field goal against Kansas State . Kansas hadn ' t scored a touchdown since 1999 in Manhattan , a stretch of three consecutive games . Texas Tech . The Red Raiders were favored by 10 going into the game . Texas Tech quarterback Cody Hodges threw for 643 yards to lead number 13 Texas Tech over an overmatched Kansas State team in Lubbock , Texas . It was Texas Tech ' s best start to a season since 1998 . Hodges finished with 44 of 65 , with 5 touchdowns and two interceptions . Kansas State made it difficult on itself turning the ball over on three of its first four possessions in the third quarter . Dwayne Slay made a vicious hit on K - State quarterback Allan Everidge on a rushing play many fans will not soon forget . Texas A & M . The Aggies were favored by 5 points going into the game . Texas A & M quarterback Reggie McNeal ran for 119 yards and a touchdown as well as threw for another in a win over Kansas State . Kansas State lost its fifth straight game against Texas A & M and its sixth straight loss against a Big 12 South team . The Wildcats had not beaten a Big 12 South team since their 35 - 7 victory over then - No . 1 Oklahoma in the 2003 conference Big 12 Championship game . K - State quarterback Allan Everidge threw three touchdowns passes , but Kansas State could not recover an onside kick late in the fourth quarter . Kansas State ran for only 27 yards in the game . They were also handicapped by Yamon Figurs ' four dropped catches . Colorado . The Buffaloes were favored by 11 points going into the game . Buffaloes kicker Mason Crosby kicked a 50 yard field goal with 6 seconds remaining in the game to beat Kansas State . The victory gave Colorado the lead in the Big 12 North race , a race which Colorado would eventually end up winning . The loss was their third straight and their second consecutive home loss , the first time that had happened since 1989 , the first season for head coach Bill Snyder . Iowa State . The Cyclones were favored by 4 points going into the game . Iowa State quarterback Bret Meyer threw three touchdowns and running back Stevie Hicks ran for 149 yards and a TD in a convincing win in Ames . Kansas State lost its fourth straight game . Nebraska . The Huskers were favored by 1 point going into the game . Husker kicker Jordan Congdon kicked a 40 yard field goal with just over one minute to play to seal a victory for The Big Red . Kansas State Quarterback Allan Evridge ran for 138 yards and two scores . Kansas State also scored two safeties . Missouri . The Wildcats were favored by 2 points going into the game . Kansas State players refused to let legendary head coach Bill Snyder finish his career on a seven game losing streak . With K - State up by one point with a minute and a half to play in the fourth quarter , Wildcat lineback Brandon Archer intercepted a pass from Missouri quarterback Brad Smith and returned it for 45 yards six points . It was a play eerily similar to the interception by former Wildcat linebacker Ted Simms in the 2003 Big Championship game against Jason White . Archer ' s interception made sure Bill Snyder ' s last game would be one to remember . Snyder had announced his retirement the Wednesday before the Saturday game against Missouri . The Wildcats had not lost to Missouri since 1992 . Snyder came out to speak to the crowd after going into the locker room to address his players . The university would later rename the stadium in his name .