2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2003 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 North champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 28–35 vs. Ohio State
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 14
2003 record 11–4 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach Bill Snyder (15th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Del Miller (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Greg Peterson (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Bret Bielema (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Bob Elliott (2nd season)
Home stadium KSU Stadium
(Capacity: 50,300)
2003 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
No. 14 Kansas State x$  6 –2     11 –4  
No. 19 Nebraska  5 –3     10 –3  
Missouri  4 –4     8 –5  
Kansas  3 –5     6 –7  
Colorado  3 –5     5 –7  
Iowa State  0 –8     2 –10  
South
No. 3 Oklahoma x%  8 –0     12 –2  
No. 12 Texas  7 –1     10 –3  
Oklahoma State  5 –3     9 –4  
Texas Tech  4 –4     8 –5  
Texas A&M  2 –6     4 –8  
Baylor  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11–4, and a Big 12 Conference record of 6–2. They notched a stunning 35–7 victory over the #1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Championship Game. With their first conference championship since 1934, they earned a berth in one of the Bowl Championship Series bowl games, the 2004 Fiesta Bowl, where they were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes, 35–28. The Wildcats played 15 games, most in school history.

During the 2002 and 2003 seasons teams were allowed to schedule 12 games as well as a kickoff game. As a result, Kansas State became only the second team in the modern era to play a 15-game schedule. The first was the 1996 BYU Cougars.

Running back Darren Sproles led the nation in rushing, and the Wildcats scored 549 points, good for third all-time at Kansas State.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Non-Conference Schedule
August 23 6:45 PM vs. California* No. 7 Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri (BCA Classic) ESPN W 42–28   50,823
August 30 6:10 PM Troy State* No. 7 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas W 41–5   41,812
September 6 6:10 PM McNeese State* No. 7 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas W 55–14   44,544
September 13 1:10 PM Massachusetts* No. 7 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas W 38–7   46,102
September 20 11:40 AM Marshall* No. 6 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas FSN L 20–27   46,700
Conference Schedule
October 4 2:30 PM at No. 13 Texas No. 16 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas ABC L 20–24   83,643
October 11 11:30 AM at Oklahoma State No. 22 Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma FSN L 34–38   46,087
October 18 1:10 PM Colorado KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas W 49–20   51,536
October 25 1:10 PM Kansas KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown) W 42–6   51,614
November 1 1:10 PM Baylordagger KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas W 38–10   44,885
November 8 1:00 PM at Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa (Rivalry) W 45–0   40,124
November 15 2:30 PM at No. 18 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska ABC W 38–9   78,014
November 22 6:10 PM Missouri No. 19 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas TBS W 24–14   49,685
Big 12 Championship
December 6 7:00 PM vs. No. 1 Oklahoma No. 13 Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 12 Championship) ABC W 35–7   79,451
Bowl Game
January 2 7:15 PM vs. No. 7 Ohio State* No. 8 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl) ABC L 28–35   73,425
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Table references[2]

Statistics

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas State 95 175 130 149 549
Opponents 74 81 38 51 244

Team

KSUOpp
Scoring549244
  Points per Game36.616.3
First Downs319232
  Rushing17698
  Passing127121
  Penalty1613
Total Offense6,6154,246
  Avg per Play6.24.3
  Avg per Game441.0283.1
Fumbles-Lost22-1313-9
Penalties-Yards98-726104-846
  Avg per Game48.456.4
KSUOpp
Punts-Yards71-2,859112-4,113
  Avg per Punt40.336.7
Time of Possession/Game30:2429:36
3rd Down Conversions82/20563/229
4th Down Conversions10/208/20
Touchdowns Scored7331
Field Goals-Attempts12-178-18
PAT-Attempts67-6828-29
Attendance376,878247,868
  Games/Avg per Game8/47,1104/61,967

Offense

Rushing

NameGPAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Darren Sproles153062,067811,9866.51673132.4
Ell Roberson1322711351609754.3153375.0
Total156883,8173883,4295.04273228.6
Opponents155492,1134861,6273.0645108.5

Passing

NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntYdsTDLngAvg/GPct.
Ell Roberson13143.19294-152-122,5452463195.851.7
Jeff Schwin6119.9968-37-356314193.854.4
Total15137.50371-194-173,1862563212.452.3
Opponents15104.41447-224-202,6191965174.650.1

Receiving

NameGPNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
James Terry15641,23219.2136382.1
Antoine Polite132940914.113631.5
Total151943,18616.42563212.4
Opponents152242,61911.71965174.6

References

  1. ↑ Points scored fact Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (2003)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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