1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1999 Kansas State Wildcats football Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 6 6 11–1 7–1 Bill Snyder 11th Ron Hudson 3rd Pro-style Phil Bennett 1st 4–3 KSU Stadium Big 12 North co-championHoliday Bowl champion Holiday Bowl W 24–20 vs. Washington The 1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing Big 12's North Division title with Nebraska. Kansas State was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Wildcats defeated Washington.The team played home games at KSU Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats defense did not give up a score in the third quarter all season, and set a new program record for shutouts in a season with three. They shut out Temple, Utah State, and Missouri. Kansas State shutout Missouri three times in five games in Manhattan between 1991 and 1999. The Wildcats would later also shut out three opponents in 2002.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas_state/last_opponent_shutout.php Shutout info 2008-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080830042034/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas_state/last_opponent_shutout.php 2008-08-30 dead Schedule 1999 AP Central September 11 6:10 p.m. w y 17 Temple KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 40–0 50,624 September 18 6:10 p.m. w y 16 UTEP KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 40–7 50,923 September 25 11:30 a.m. w y 15 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA rivalry FSN 35–28 40,057 October 2 2:30 p.m. w y 13 Texas 15 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC 35–17 83,082 October 9 1:10 p.m. w 9 Kansas KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry 50–9 52,254 October 16 1:10 p.m. w y 9 Utah State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 40–0 51,106 October 23 11:30 a.m. w y 7 Oklahoma State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK FSN 44–21 48,500 October 30 1:10 p.m. w y 6 Baylor KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 48–7 49,732 November 6 11:30 a.m. w 6 Colorado KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry FSN 20–14 52,077 November 13 2:30 p.m. l y 5 Nebraska 7 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry ABC 15–41 77,744 November 20 1:10 p.m. w 9 Missouri KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 66–0 51,234 December 29 7:00 p.m. w y y 7 Washington Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Holiday Bowl ESPN 24–20 57,118 1999 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/1999-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 30, 2025 Rankings 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 20T 19 17 16 15 13 9 9 7 6 6 5 9 9 8 7 6 Coaches 0 16 19 19* 18 16 15 13 10 8 7 6 6 5 9 8 7 7 6 BCS 9 15 5 6 5 8 6 6 6 Game summaries At Texas Kansas State at Texas Kansas State Texas 6 3 9 17 7 7 0 3 October 2 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas 2:30 p.m. CDT 83,082 Brent Musburger, Bob Griese, & Jack Arute ABC Source: box score 1999 Texas Longhorns football team K-State won its first ever Big 12 trip to Austin, and first since 1942 (a 64–0 loss). They beat Texas soundly 48–7 in Manhattan in the 1998 campaign. David Allen returned a 74-yard punt for an NCAA record-tying touchdown and also scored a running touchdown as Texas turned the ball over a whopping six times. Kicker Jamie Rheem set a new school record with five field goals from 22, 23, 32, 27, and 20 yards. Linebacker Mark Simoneau scored on a pick six with 8:31 left in the fourth quarter extend the Wildcats' lead to 24–17. Jonathan Beasley who was removed from the game in the previous week's 35–28 victory over Iowa State relieved a struggling starting quarterback Adam Helm in the second quarter. First quarter KSU - Rheem 22 FG (3–0) KSU - Rheem 23 FG (6–0) UT - Smith 14 pass from Applewhite (Stockton kick) (6–7) Second quarter UT - Robertson 1 run (Stockton kick) (6–14) KSU - Rheem 32 FG (9–14) Third quarter KSU - Allen 74-yard punt return (Gramatica kick) (15–14) KSU - Rheem 27 FG (18–14) Fourth quarter UT - Stockton 25 FG (18–17) KSU - Simoneau 37 interception return (Rheem kick) (25–17) KSU - Allen 35 run (32–17) (Gramatica kick) KSU - Rheem 20 FG (35–17) Utah State K-State running back Joe Hall ran for 195 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns. Wildcat quarterback Jonathan Beasley was 9-29 passing and threw for 163 yards, 1 touchdown and two interceptions. Jaime Rheem kicked added four field goals. The Wildcats had 25 first downs, compared to the Aggies 8. K-State ran the ball for 277 yards, compared to Utah State's abysmal total of -7 yards on 18 carries. K-State beat an unranked opponent at home for the 48th straight time.Utah State at Kansas State Box Score, October 16, 1999 College Football at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/1999-10-16-kansas-state.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250219130208/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/1999-10-16-kansas-state.html 2026-09-10 2025-02-19https://www.espn.com/ncf/1999/991016/recap/uudkkb.html Wildcats stay perfect with 40–0 win Manhattan, Kansas ESPN Associated Press September 10, 2026https://www.espn.com/ncf/1999/991016/boxscore/uudkkb.html Kansas State 40, Utah State 0 ESPN September 10, 2026 Utah State at Kansas State Utah State Kansas State 0 0 0 0 9 3 7 21 October 16 KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas 1:10 p.m. CST 51,106 None Source: box score At Nebraska Kansas State at Nebraska Kansas State Nebraska 0 9 0 6 16 8 0 17 November 13 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska 2:30 p.m. CST 77,744 Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, & Lynn Swann ABC Roster 1999 Kansas State Wildcats f 32 Jr David Allen David Allen (American football) RB y 18 Jr Jonathan Beasley QB y 63 Jr Ryan Cummings T 64 So Andy Eby OL 19 Sr Alam Helm QB 22 So Aaron Lockett Aaron Lockett (gridiron football) WR y 77 Sr Damion McIntosh T y 85 Jr Shad Meier TE y 5 Jr Quincy Morgan WR y 3 Sr Frank Murphy Frank Murphy (American football) RB y 44 Jr Monty Beisel DE y 23 So Jerametrius Butler CB y 35 Jr Dyshod Carter DB y 1 Sr Lamar Chapman FS y 40 Jr Jarrod Cooper SS y 75 Jr Mario Fatafehi DT y 49 Sr Darren Howard DE y 52 So Ben Leber LB y 38 So Jon McGraw FS y 4 Fr Terence Newman CB y 42 Sr Mark Simoneau LB y 20 Sr Mike Goodnow K https://web.archive.org/web/19991006090043/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/big12/sfcc04rn.htm *Bill Snyder Ron Hudson – Offensive Coordinator & quarterbacks Michael Smith – Running backs Greg Peterson – Wide receivers & passing game 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 Rex Ryan – Defensive Coordinator (Never coached, left before start of season to coach defensive line for Baltimore Ravens) Statistics Team KSU Opp Scoring 433 144   Points per game 39.4 13.1 First downs 203 143   Rushing 108 68   Passing 79 55   Penalty 16 20 Total offense 4,122 2,585   Avg per play 5.3 3.7   Avg per game 374.7 235.0 Fumbles-Lost 24-12 34–17 Penalties-Yards 101-860 76-542   Avg per game 78.2 49.3 KSU Opp Punts-Yards 58–2,073 86–3,099   Avg per punt 35.7 36.0 Time of possession/Game 33:44 26:16 3rd down conversions 49/157 35/157 4th down conversions 10/16 3/12 Touchdowns scored 54 19 Field goals-Attempts 19-24 3–10 PAT-Attempts 48-50 17-17 Attendance 357,951 249,383   Games/Avg per Game 7/51,136 4/62,346 Scores by quarter Kansas State 105 120 108 100 Opponents 54 49 0 41 Offense Rushing Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Joe Hall 9 121 628 15 613 5.1 6 47 68.1 Frank Murphy 7 97 569 28 541 5.6 6 46 77.3 David Allen 10 74 371 7 364 4.9 6 44 36.4 Total 11 526 2365 333 2032 3.9 31 47 184.7 Opponents 11 378 1571 350 1221 3.2 13 46 111.0 Passing Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Avg/G Pct. Jonathan Beasley 11-11 134.89 203-90-72 1,805 14 88 164.1 44.3 Total 11-11 124.91 256-116-9 2,090 14 88 190.0 45.3 Opponents 11 65.74 315-118-21 1,364 5 70 124.0 37.5 Receiving Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Quincy Morgan 11 42 1007 24.0 9 88 91.5 Aaron Lockett 11 33 531 16.1 3 43 48.3Frank Murphy 7 6 39 6.5 0 13 5.6 David Allen 10 4 40 10.0 1 14 4.0Total 11 116 2,090 18.0 14 88 190.0Opponents 11 118 1,364 11.6 5 70 124.0 References Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats football seasons Category:Holiday Bowl champion seasons Kansas State Wildcats football