2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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.

2003 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 North champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 28–35 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
2003 record11–4 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coachBill Snyder (15th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDel Miller (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGreg Peterson (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBret Bielema (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Elliott (2nd season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
(Capacity: 50,300)
2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern Division
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  
Southern Division
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

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]

This remains the only season in college football history in which Kansas State, Kansas, and Missouri all played in a bowl game in the same season.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 236:45 p.m.vs. California*No. 7
ESPNW 42–2850,823
August 306:10 p.m.Troy State*No. 7
W 41–541,812
September 66:10 p.m.McNeese State*No. 7
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 55–1444,544
September 131:10 p.m.UMass*No. 7
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 38–746,102
September 2011:40 a.m.Marshall*No. 6
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FSNL 20–2746,700
October 42:30 p.m.at No. 13 TexasNo. 16
ABCL 20–2483,643
October 1111:30 a.m.at Oklahoma StateNo. 22
FSNL 34–3846,087
October 181:10 p.m.Colorado
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 49–2051,536
October 251:10 p.m.Kansas
W 42–651,614
November 11:10 p.m.Baylor
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 38–1044,885
November 81:00 p.m.at Iowa State
W 45–040,124
November 152:30 p.m.at No. 18 Nebraska
ABCW 38–978,014
November 226:10 p.m.MissouriNo. 19
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
TBSW 24–1449,685
December 67:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 OklahomaNo. 13
ABCW 35–779,451
January 27:15 p.m.vs. No. 7 Ohio State*No. 8
ABCL 28–3573,425
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster
2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 79 Jon Doty Jr
TE 88 Thomas Hill Sr
OL 53 Nick Leckey Sr
OL 64 Ryan Lilja Sr
QB 3 Ell Roberson Sr
RB 36 Ayo Saba So
QB 14 Jeff Schwinn Sr
RB 43 Darren Sproles Jr
WR 82 James Terry Sr
QB 14 Eric Williams Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 7 Josh Buhl Sr
LB 18 Bryan Hickman Sr
DB 9 Randy Jordan Sr
DE 83 Blake Seiler So
DE 98 Andrew Shull Sr
LB 45 Ted Sims So
FS 2 Rashad Washington Sr
DB 26 Tyler Woolfolk Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P 6 Jared Brite Sr
K 15 Joe Rheem Jr
LS 72 Mike Wilson Sr
LS 52 Russ Vanover Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Del Miller – Co-Offensive coordinator
  • Greg Peterson – Co-Offensive coordinator
  • Bret Bielema – Co-Defensive coordinator
  • Bob Elliott – Co-Defensive coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings
Further information: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP 7 (1) 7 7 7 6 16 16 22 NR NR NR NR NR 19 14 13 8 14 
Coaches 5 5 6 6 6 16 14 21 NR NR NR NR 25 18 15 13 10 13 
BCS Not released NR 15 15 12 11 10 8 8 Not released

Game summaries

vs. California
California vs. #7 Kansas State
1 234Total
Golden Bears 7 7014 28
• Wildcats 10 1787 42
See also: 2003 California Golden Bears football team and BCA Classic
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Troy State
Troy State at #7 Kansas State
1 234Total
Trojans 5 000 5
• Wildcats 7 2707 41
  • Date: August 30
  • Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 41,812
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

McNeese State
McNeese State at #7 Kansas State
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 770 14
• Wildcats 24 7717 55
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 44,544
See also: McNeese State Cowboys football
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

UMass
UMass at #7 Kansas State
1 234Total
Minutemen 7 000 7
• Wildcats 3 2177 38
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 1:10 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 46,102
See also: 2003 UMass Minutemen football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Marshall
Marshall at #6 Kansas State
1 234Total
• Thundering Herd 7 9011 27
Wildcats 7 337 20
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 11:40 a.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 46,700
  • Television network: FSN
See also: 2003 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Texas
#16 Kansas State at #13 Texas
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 398 20
• Longhorns 7 1007 24
See also: 2003 Texas Longhorns football team and College GameDay (football)
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2002 L 14–17

at Oklahoma State
#22 Kansas State at Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 7713 34
• Cowboys 7 14143 38
See also: 2003 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–32 2002 W 44–9

Colorado
Colorado at Kansas State
1 234Total
Buffaloes 7 607 20
• Wildcats 9 61420 49
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 1:10 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 51,536
See also: 2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–41–1 2002 L 31–35

Kansas
Kansas at Kansas State
1 234Total
Jayhawks 3 030 6
• Wildcats 7 21140 42
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 1:10 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 51,614
See also: 2003 Kansas Jayhawks football team and Kansas–Kansas State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–61–5 2002 W 64–0

Baylor
Baylor at Kansas State
1 234Total
Bears 3 700 10
• Wildcats 0 141014 38
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 1:10 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 44,885
See also: 2003 Baylor Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2002 W 44–10

at Iowa State
Kansas State at Iowa State
1 234Total
• Wildcats 7 7247 45
Cyclones 0 000 0
See also: 2003 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–46–4 2002 W 58–7

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at Nebraska
Kansas State at #18 Nebraska
1 234Total
• Wildcats 7 01021 38
Cornhuskers 0 702 9
See also: 2003 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–72–2 2002 W 49–13

The Wildcats clinched a share of the Big 12 North title by winning in Lincoln for the first time since 1968. Kansas State also handed the Cornhuskers their worst defeat at Memorial Stadium since 1958.[4]

Missouri
Missouri at #19 Kansas State
1 234Total
Tigers 0 707 14
• Wildcats 7 1430 24
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 49,685
  • Television network: TBS
See also: 2003 Missouri Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–55–5 2002 W 38–0

Darren Sproles ran for a school-record 273 yards in the win over Missouri. Sproles also broke the single-season rushing record for the second consecutive year.[5]

vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game)
#13 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
• Wildcats 0 2177 35
Sooners 7 000 7
Main article: 2003 Big 12 Championship Game
See also: 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–66–4 2001 L 37–38

Kansas State manhandled the #1 Sooners at Arrowhead Stadium to win their first conference title since 1934.[6]

vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)
#7 Ohio State vs. #8 Kansas State
1 234Total
• Buckeyes 14 7140 35
Wildcats 0 7714 28
  • Date: January 2
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 73,425
  • Referee: Ron Cherry
  • Television network: ABC
  • Source:
Main article: 2004 Fiesta Bowl
See also: 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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

Awards and honors
See also: 2003 All-Big 12 Conference football team and 2003 College Football All-America Team

2004 NFL Draft
Main article: 2004 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Nick LeckeyCenter6167Arizona Cardinals
Rashad WashingtonStrong safety7236New York Jets

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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.
  3. "Kansas State 45, Iowa State 0". ESPN. November 8, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  4. "Kansas St. clinches share of Big 12 North title". ESPN. November 15, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  5. "Sproles rushes for 273 yards, 2 TDs". ESPN. November 23, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  6. "Roberson, Sproles deliever 1-2 punch". ESPN. December 6, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  7. "2004 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.
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