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2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2000
team	Kansas State Wildcats
sport	football
image	Kstate text logo.svg
conference	Big 12 Conference
division	North Division
short_conf	Big 12
CoachRank	8
APRank	9
record	11–3
conf_record	6–2
head_coach	Bill Snyder
hc_year	12th
off_coach	Ron Hudson
oc_year	4th
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Phil Bennett
dc_year	2nd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	KSU Stadium
champion	Big 12 North co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
conf_champ	[Big 12 Championship Game](2000-big-12-championship-game)
conf_champ_result	L 24–27 vs. [Oklahoma](2000-oklahoma-sooners-football-team)
bowl	[Cotton Bowl Classic](2001-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_result	W 35–21 vs. [Tennessee](2000-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)

Cotton Bowl Classic champion The 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing Big 12's North Division title with Nebraska. By virtue of a head-to-head win over the Cornhuskers, Kansas State advanced to the Big 12 Championship Game, where the Wildcats lost to the eventual national champion, Oklahoma. Kansas State was then invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, defeating Tennessee in the game. The team played home games at KSU Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

vs. Iowa

No. 8 Oklahoma

Texas A&M

Iowa State

Scoring Summary: ;First Quarter

09:48 KSU – Scobey, Josh 2 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:03 ISU 0 – KSU 7
05:10 ISU – Gomez, Carl 30 yd field goal 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:38 ISU 3 – KSU 7
04:18 KSU – Scobey, Josh 1 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 4 plays, 64 yards, TOP 0:52 ISU 3 – KSU 14
01:21 KSU – Scobey, Josh 4 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 0:46 ISU 3 – KSU 21 ;Second Quarter
11:27 KSU – Claybon, Chris 8 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 11 plays, 52 yards, TOP 4:22 ISU 3 – KSU 28
00:22 KSU – Morgan, Quincy 29 yd pass from Beasley, J. (Rheem, Jamie kick) 4 plays, 43 yards, TOP 0:44 ISU 3 – KSU 35 ;Third Quarter
09:45 KSU – Beasley, J. 1 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 2:38 ISU 3 – KSU 42
07:10 KSU – Scobey, Josh 11 yd run (Rheem, Jamie kick) 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:27 ISU 3 – KSU 49 ;Fourth Quarter
11:17 ISU – Rosenfels, Sage 1 yd run (Gomez, Carl kick) 7 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:32 ISU 10 – KSU 49
05:17 KSU – Clark, Brandon 23 yd pass from Roberson, Ell (Rheem, Jamie kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:19 ISU 10 – KSU 56

No. 4 Nebraska

vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game)

Main article: 2000 Big 12 Championship Game

vs. No. 21 Tennessee (Cotton Bowl Classic)

Main article: 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic

Roster

Ron Hudson – Offensive Coordinator & quarterbacks
Michael Smith – Running backs
Greg Peterson – Wide receivers, passing game coordinator, & recruiting coordinator
Matt Miller – Tight ends
Paul Dunn – Offensive line
Phil Bennett – Defensive Coordinator
Mo Latimore – interior Defensive line
Bob Fello – Defensive end & Special Teams Coordinator
Jim Gush – Linebackers

Statistics

Score by quarter

{{Linescore Amfootball		Road=Kansas State	R1=133	R2=188	R3=106	R4=87	Home=Opponents	H1=72	H2=61	H3=37	H4=70

Team

KSU	Opp
Scoring	433
Points per game	39.5
First downs	276
Rushing	146
Passing	106
Penalty	24
Total offense	5,330
Avg per play	5.7
Avg per game	410.0
Fumbles-Lost	26-10
Penalties-Yards	108-931
Avg per game	71.6

KSU	Opp
Punts-Yards	61-2,202
Avg per punt	36.1
Time of possession/Game	30:18
3rd down conversions	62/175
4th down conversions	11/21
Touchdowns scored	66
Field goals-Attempts	17-20
PAT-Attempts	59-62
Attendance	351,820
Games/Avg per Game	7/50,260

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Josh Scobey	13	169	775	57	718	4.2	16	34	55.2
Rock Cartwright	12	46	279	1	278	6.0	5	24	23.2
David Allen	9	62	259	29	230	3.7	1	28	25.6
Total	13	595	2,872	297	2,575	4.3	42	55	198.1
Opponents	13	473	1,768	492	1,276	2.7	20	66	98.2

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G	Pct.
Jonathan Beasley	13	132.12	313-156-10	2,636	17	74	202.8	49.8
Ell Roberson	6	98.24	23-10-2	119	2	23	19.8	43.5
Total	13	128.44	338-166-13	2,755	19	74	211.9	49.1
Opponents	13	94.90	399-204-20	2,241	8	74	172.4	51.1

Receiving

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Quincy Morgan	13	64	1,166	18.2	14	69	89.7
Aaron Lockett	13	36	584	16.2	2	50	44.9
Total	13	166	2,755	16.6	19	74	211.9
Opponents	13	204	2,241	11.	8	74	172.4

References

(January 2, 2001). "Snow 'Cats; Kansas State turns back Tennessee in blustery Cotton Bowl". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
. ["2000 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/2000-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
(August 26, 2000). "Iowa vs. Kansas State". [[USA Today]].
(November 4, 2000). "Iowa State – Kansas State Box Score". Iowa State University Department of Athletics.
(October 28, 2000). "Iowa St. 39, Missouri 20". [[CNN]].
(December 3, 2000). "Sooners: imperfect perfection". [[Tampa Bay Times]].
(January 2, 2001). "Kansas State cruises". [[Tampa Bay Times]].

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