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American college football season

The 2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team’s head coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats play their home games in KSU Stadium. 2002 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–2, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a win over Arizona State in the 2002 Holiday Bowl. Prior to the 2002 season, the artificial turf was updated to a more cushioned FieldTurf surface at a cost of $800,000.

The Wildcats finished the 2002 season leading NCAA Division I-A in scoring defense (11.8 points per game) and also tied a school record by posting three shut outs. The team shut out Louisiana–Monroe, Kansas, and Missouri. The Wildcats also recorded a shut out on the road for the first time since the 1973 season. They recorded two shut outs on the road, beating Kansas and Missouri.[1] The Wildcats scored 582 points in the season, good for second most all-time at Kansas State.[2]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:10 p.m. No. 18 (I-AA) Western Kentucky* W 48–3 45,844
September 7 6:10 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe* W 68–0 43,104
September 14 1:10 p.m. No. 8 (I-AA) Eastern Illinois* W 63–13 45,642
September 21 6:00 p.m. No. 11 USC* No. 25 TBS W 27–20 49,276
October 5 2:30 p.m. at Colorado No. 13 ABC L 31–35 52,584
October 12 1:10 p.m. Oklahoma Statedagger No. 19 W 44–9 48,404
October 19 6:00 p.m. No. 8 Texas No. 17 FSN L 14–17 50,659
October 26 2:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 20 W 44–10 20,247
November 2 1:00 p.m. at Kansas No. 14 W 64–0 43,000
November 9 6:00 p.m. No. 21 Iowa State No. 12 TBS W 58–7 49,504
November 16 11:30 a.m. Nebraska No. 11 FSN W 49–13 52,221
November 23 2:30 p.m. at Missouri No. 10 ABC W 38–0 47,507
December 27 7:00 p.m. vs. Arizona State* No. 6 ESPN W 34–27 58,717
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense

 Defense

 Special teams

Pos. # Name Class
K/P 6 Jared Brite Jr
K 15 Joe Rheem So
K/P 19 Jeff Snodgrass Fr
LS 52 Russ Vanover So
LS 72 Mike Wilson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ron Hudson – Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks
  • Michel Smith – Running backs
  • Greg Peterson – Wide receivers, passing game coordinator, & recruiting coordinator
  • Matt Miller – Tight ends
  • Paul Dunn – Offensive line
  • Bret Bielema – Co-Defensive coordinator
  • Bob Elliot – Co-Defensive coordinator & secondary
  • Mo Lattimore – interior Defensive line
  • Del Miller – Defensive ends
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final
AP — — — — 25 15 13 19 17 20 14 12 11 10 8 6 6 7
Coaches — — — — 23 17 16 23 19 21 14 12 11 10 8 6 6 6
BCS Not released — 15 15 12 11 10 8 8 Not released

No. 18 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary

at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 6:10 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,844
  • Referee: John Laurie
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter

  • KSU – Joe Rheem 36-yard field goal, 10:26. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:34.

Second quarter

  • KSU – Ayo Saba 2-yard run (Joe Rheem kick), 12:57. Wildcats 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:57.
  • KSU – Bobby Walker 73-yard interception return (Joe Rheem kick), 8:56. Wildcats 17–0.
  • KSU – Danny Morris 7-yard run (Joe Rheem kick), 4:51. Wildcats 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:01.
  • KSU – Darren Sproles 9-yard run (Joe Rheem kick), 3:45. Wildcats 31–0. Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:06.
  • KSU – Joe Rheem 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 34–0. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 0:00.

Third quarter

  • KSU – Ell Roberson 18-yard run (Joe Rheem kick), 3:47. Wildcats 41–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:31.

Fourth quarter

  • WKU – Peter Martinez 30-yard field goal, 7:18. Wildcats 41–3. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:09.
  • KSU – Ayo Saba 2-yard run (Jared Brite kick), 1:27. Wildcats 48–3. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 5:51.
Statistics WKU KSU
First downs 12 23
Total yards 183 412
Rushing yards 110 240
Passing yards 73 172
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 31:55 27:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing Jason Michael 7/11, 73 yards, INT
Rushing Maurice Bradley 19 rushes, 64 yards
Receiving Casey Rooney 2 receptions, 28 yards
Kansas State Passing Ell Roberson 4/8, 108 yards
Rushing Darren Sproles 19 rushes, 135 yards, TD
Receiving Derrick Evans 3 receptions, 74 yards
Total
Panthers 13 0 0 0 13
Wildcats 15 28 13 7 63

Tony Romo was 13-14 for 120 yards and a TD in the first quarter, but Kansas State grabbed control and cruised to the 50-point win.[4]

USC at Kansas State

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Trojans 0 6 0 14 20
• No. 25 Wildcats 0 12 7 8 27
Scoring summary
2 5:43 KSU Jared Brite 35-yard field goal KSU 3-0
2 3:46 KSU Ell Roberson 1-yard fun (Brite kick) KSU 10-0
2 0:32 USC Mike Patterson 3-yard fumble return (kick blocked) KSU 10-6
2 0:32 KSU Terence Newman 98-yard PAT return KSU 12-6
3 3:55 KSU Darren Sproles 10-yard fun (Brite kick) KSU 19-6
4 14:55 KSU James Terry 10-yard pass from Ell Roberson (Roberson run) KSU 27-6
4 10:21 USC Keary Colbert 9-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick) KSU 27-13
4 6:31 USC Sultan McCullough 25-yard run (Killeen kick) KSU 27-20

Junior quarterback Ell Roberson came off the bench early in the 2nd quarter to give the Wildcats a spark. Kansas State built a 27–6 lead before USC scored two 4th quarter touchdowns to make it a one-possession game. Eventual Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer completed only 18 of 47 passes for 186 yards.[5]

Statistics USC KSU
First downs 16 19
Total yards 276 347
Rushing yards 90 188
Passing yards 186 159
Turnovers 1 5
Time of possession 29:37 30:23

No. 13 Kansas State at Colorado

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Wildcats 0 14 14 3 31
• Buffaloes 14 14 7 0 35
Total
Cowboys 0 9 0 0 9
Wildcats 12 13 6 13 44

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Texas at Kansas State

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
• No. 8 Longhorns 0 7 7 3 17
No. 17 Wildcats 0 6 0 8 14
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: KSU Stadium
  • Game attendance: 50,659

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Total
Wildcats 30 13 21 0 64
Jayhawks 0 0 0 0 0

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Iowa State at Kansas State

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Cyclones 7 0 0 0 7
• No. 12 Wildcats 13 17 28 0 58

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Nebraska at Kansas State

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers 0 6 7 0 13
• No. 11 Wildcats 14 7 7 21 49

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Statistics NEB KSU
First downs 15 24
Total yards 231 507
Rushing yards 97 415
Passing yards 134 92
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 27:30 32:30
Total
Wildcats 10 7 14 7 38
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0

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Vs. Arizona State (Holiday Bowl)

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Kansas State vs. Arizona State

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
• No. 6 Wildcats 0 14 0 20 34
Sun Devils 0 20 0 7 27
Total
Kansas State 128 191 148 115 582
Opponents 34 65 28 27 154
KSU Opp
Scoring 582 154
  Points per Game 44.8 11.8
First Downs 273 175
  Rushing 168 58
  Passing 85 97
  Penalty 20 20
Total Offense 5,499 3237
  Avg per Play 6.3 3.7
  Avg per Game 423.0 249.0
Fumbles-Lost 37–18 23–13
Penalties-Yards 100–759 95–723
  Avg per Game 58.4 58.4
KSU Opp
Punts-Yards 55–2,186 105–3974
  Avg per Punt 39.7 37.8
Time of Possession/Game 31:13 28:47
3rd Down Conversions 76/166 58/205
4th Down Conversions 12/17 6/18
Touchdowns Scored 79 19
Field Goals-Attempts 11–16 7–12
PAT-Attempts 65–74 17–18
Attendance 384,654 163,338
  Games/Avg per Game 8/48,082 4/40,834
Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Darren Sproles 13 237 1,517 52 1,465 6.2 17 80 112.7
Ell Roberson 12 202 1,276 244 1,032 5.1 16 91 86.0
Terrence Newman 13 2 29 3 26 13.0 0 29 2.0
Total 13 655 3,823 390 3,433 5.2 53 91 264.1
Opponents 13 446 1,405 501 904 2.0 7 85 69.5
Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Avg/G Pct.
Ell Roberson 12 136.47 175–91–4 1580 7 56 131.7 52.0
Marc Dunn 10 199.92 35–22–2 383 6 58 38.3 62.9
Total 13 146.97 223–120–6 2,066 14 58 158.9 53.8
Opponents 13 91.69 418–191–20 2,333 11 94 179.5 45.7
Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Taco Wallace 13 39 704 18.1 5 58 54.2
James Terry 12 28 561 20.0 5 56 46.8
Total 13 120 2,066 17.2 14 58 158.9
Opponents 13 191 2,333 12.2 11 94 179.5

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  1. ^ “Shutout info”. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
  2. ^ Points scored fact Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ DeLassus, David. “Kansas State University coaching records by game (2002)”. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  4. ^ “Kansas State Rout Is a Dunn Deal”. Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. ^ “Roberson comes off bench to pilot Wildcats”. ESPN. September 22, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  6. ^ “When not throwing for TDs, Roberson runs for them”. ESPN. October 12, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  7. ^ “Kansas St. 44, Baylor 10”. UPI. October 26, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  8. ^ “K-State enjoys biggest romp ever over Jayhawks”. ESPN. November 3, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  9. ^ “Cyclones’ dismantling features six turnovers, many penalties”. ESPN. November 9, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  10. ^ “Wildcats Run By Nebraska”. Kansas State University Athletic Dept. November 16, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  11. ^ “Wildcats Walk Over Missouri”. Kansas State University Athletic Dept. November 23, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  12. ^ “2003 NFL Draft”. pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

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