2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football Kstate text logo.svg Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 8 9 11–3 6–2 Bill Snyder 12th Ron Hudson 4th Pro-style Phil Bennett 2nd 4–3 KSU Stadium Big 12 North co-championCotton Bowl Classic champion Big 12 Championship Game L 24–27 vs. Oklahoma Cotton Bowl Classic W 35–21 vs. Tennessee 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 2000 AP Central August 26 1:00 p.m. w y y 8 Iowa Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Eddie Robinson Classic FSN 27–7 77,148 September 2 6:00 p.m. w y 8 Louisiana Tech KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 54–10 48,902 September 16 6:00 p.m. w y 7 Ball State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 76–0 46,916 September 23 1:00 p.m. w y 4 North Texas KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 55–10 47,926 September 30 2:30 p.m. w y 5 Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO rivalry ABC 44–21 51,896 October 7 1:00 p.m. w y 4 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry 52–13 48,500 October 14 2:30 p.m. l 2 Oklahoma 8 KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS College GameDay ABC 31–41 53,011 October 21 6:00 p.m. w y 10 Texas Tech KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 28–23 51,140 October 28 2:30 p.m. l y 10 Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX ABC 10–26 80,659 November 4 11:30 a.m. w 19 Iowa State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry FSN 56–10 50,114 November 11 6:00 p.m. w 16 Nebraska 4 KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry FSN 29–28 53,811 November 18 11:30 a.m. w y 9 Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO FSN 28–24 49,277 December 2 7:00 p.m. l y 8 Oklahoma 1 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Big 12 Championship Game, College GameDay ABC 24–27 79,655 January 1 10:00 a.m. w y y 11 Tennessee 21 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Classic FOX 35–21 63,465 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-snow-cats-kan/157480365/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Snow 'Cats; Kansas State turns back Tennessee in blustery Cotton Bowl January 2, 2001 October 20, 2024 Newspapers.com 2000 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/2000-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 30, 2025 Rankings 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 8 8 7 7 4 (1) 5 (1) 4 (1) 2 (3) 10 10 19 16 9 8 8 11 9 Coaches 0 16 9 9 7 7 5 5 (1) 4 (1) 3 (3) 8 8 15 11 9 7 7 9 8 BCS 9 15 10 NR 11 10 9 9 9 Game summaries vs. Iowa Iowa vs. No. 8 Kansas State Hawkeyes No. 8 Wildcats 0 0 7 0 10 7 0 10 August 26 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 1:00 pm CDT 77,148 FSN yes 1 11:32 KSU David Allen 1-yard run (Jamie Rheem kick) KSU 7–0 1 3:35 KSU Jamie Rheem 24-yard field goal KSU 10–0 2 0:19 KSU Quincy Morgan 4-yard pass from Jonathan Beasley (Jamie Rheem kick) KSU 17–0 3 7:59 Iowa Ladell Betts 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick) KSU 17–7 4 5:03 KSU Jonathan Beasley 8-yard run (Jamie Rheem kick) KSU 24–7 4 1:38 KSU Jamie Rheem 39-yard field goal KSU 27–7 yes 2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Eddie Robinson Classic Iowa vs. Kansas State https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100239/100239518.htm USA Today August 26, 2000 November 25, 2017 No. 8 Oklahoma No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners at No. 2 Kansas State Wildcats No. 8 Oklahoma 17 14 7 3 No. 2 Kansas State 7 7 3 14 October 14 KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas 53,011 Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC Texas Tech 2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Red Raiders 0 9 7 7 No. 10 Wildcats 0 14 7 7 Statistics TTUKSU First downs 22 18 Total yards 337 285 Rushing yards 35 125 Passing yards 302 160 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 29:17 30:43 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Kliff Kingsbury 29/60, 302 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ricky Williams 8 rushes, 26 yards, TD Receiving Derek Dorris 9 receptions, 124 yards, TDKansas State Passing Jonathan Beasley 13/25, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Rock Cartwright 7 rushes, 41 yards, TD Receiving Aaron Lockett 5 receptions, 58 yards Texas A&M Kansas State 0 0 10 0 Texas A&M 12 7 0 7 Iowa State Kansas State Wildcats; ;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Nine: Iowa State Cyclones @ Kansas State Wildcats – Game summaryIowa State – Kansas State Box Score http://cyclones.fansonly.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/110400aaa.html Iowa State University Department of Athletics November 4, 2000 May 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20010422080932/http://cyclones.fansonly.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/110400aaa.html April 22, 2001 dead November 4 11:38 a.m. CST kickoff Cyclones 3 0 0 7 Wildcats 21 14 14 7 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 50,114 Temperature: 59 Wind: S 5-15 Weather: Mostly sunny Referee: Jon Bible; Umpire: Bob Holliday; Linesman: David Alexander; Line judge: Gary Brown; Back judge: Ron Murphy; Field judge: Greg Burks; Side judge: Butch Clark FSN Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline) 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 56Iowa St. 39, Missouri 20 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/boxscores/2000/10/28/iih_mms/ CNN October 28, 2000 May 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20010523122929/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/boxscores/2000/10/28/iih_mms/ May 23, 2001 dead No. 4 Nebraska No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers at No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats No. 4 Cornhuskers 14 0 0 14 No. 16 Wildcats 7 10 6 6 November 11 KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas 53,811 Ron Thulin (Play-by-play) & James Lofton (Color) FSN yes Q1 12:55 NEB Craver 12 yard blocked punt return (Brown kick) NEB 7–0 Q1 5:21 KSU Scobey 1 yard run (Rheem kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 :31 NEB Crouch 1 yard run (Brown kick) NEB 14–7 Q2 2:42 KSU Rheem 38 yard field goal NEB 14–10 Q2 1:17 KSU Morgan 49 yard pass from Beasley (Rheem kick) KSU 17–14 Q3 11:41 KSU Rheem 27 yard field goal KSU 20–14 Q3 9:11 KSU Rheem 29 yard field goal KSU 23–14 Q4 14:02 NEB Alexander 19 yard run (Brown kick) KSU 23–21 Q4 9:53 NEB Alexander 45 yard run (Brown kick) NEB 28–23 Q4 2:52 KSU Morgan 12 yard pass from Beasley (two-point conversion failed) KSU 29–28 yes 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game) 2000 Big 12 Championship Game No. 8 Kansas State Wildcats vs. No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners No. 8 Wildcats 0 10 7 7 No. 1 Sooners 3 7 7 10 December 2 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 79,655 Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC Sooners: imperfect perfection https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/12/03/sooners-imperfect-perfection/ Tampa Bay Times December 3, 2000 September 17, 2023 vs. No. 21 Tennessee (Cotton Bowl Classic) 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic 2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers vs. No. 11 Kansas State Wildcats No. 21 Volunteers 0 14 0 7 No. 11 Wildcats 7 14 14 0 January 1, 2001 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas 63,465 Thom Brennaman (Play-by-play), Tim Green (Color) & Dave Lapham (Sideline) FOX Kansas State cruises https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/01/02/kansas-state-cruises/ Tampa Bay Times January 2, 2001 September 17, 2023 Roster 2000 Kansas State Wildcats f 18 Sr Jonathan Beasley QB y 53 Fr Nick Leckey OL y 64 Fr Ryan Lilja OL y 85 Sr Shad Meier TE y 5 Sr Quincy Morgan WR y 3 Fr Ell Roberson QB y 44 Sr Monty Beisel DE y 23 Jr Jerametrius Butler CB y 35 Sr Dyshod Carter DB y 40 Sr Jarrod Cooper SS y 52 Jr Ben Leber LB y 38 So Jon McGraw FS y 4 So Terence Newman CB y 56 So Terry Pierce LB y *Bill Snyder 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 Kansas State 133 188 106 87 Opponents 72 61 37 70 Team KSU Opp Scoring 433 144   Points per game 39.5 18.5 First downs 276 197   Rushing 146 78   Passing 106 95   Penalty 24 24 Total offense 5,330 3,517   Avg per play 5.7 4.0   Avg per game 410.0 270.5 Fumbles-Lost 26-10 16-9 Penalties-Yards 108-931 99-720   Avg per game 71.6 55.4 KSU Opp Punts-Yards 61-2,202 94-3,402   Avg per punt 36.1 36.2 Time of possession/Game 30:18 29:42 3rd down conversions 62/175 59/201 4th down conversions 11/21 11/23 Touchdowns scored 66 29 Field goals-Attempts 17-20 12-13 PAT-Attempts 59-62 26-27 Attendance 351,820 230,332   Games/Avg per Game 7/50,260 4/57,583 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 Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats football seasons Category:Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons Kansas State Wildcats football