2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season December 2013 February 2026 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football Kansas State Wildcats wordmark.svg 250 Big 12 Conference Big 12 8–5 5–4 Bill Snyder 22nd Dana Dimel 7th Del Miller 14th Multiple Tom Hayes 2nd 4–3 Tyler Lockett B. J. Finney Blake Slaughter Tre Walker Ty Zimmerman Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl champion Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl W Won 31–14 vs. Michigan The 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats play their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have since 1968. 2013 is the 118th season in school history. The Wildcats are led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 22nd overall and fifth straight season since taking over in his second tenure in 2009. K-State is a member of the Big 12 Conference. Conference play began with a loss to Texas, their first since 2003, which ended a 5-game winning streak against the Longhorns. The regular season ended with a win over in-state rival Kansas in the Sunflower Showdown. After completing the regular season with a 7–5 record, the Kansas State Wildcats returned for a bowl game for the fourth straight year, were selected to play in the 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl and played the Michigan Wolverines. The season ended with the Wildcats defeating the Wolverines, 31–14, to break a five-game bowl losing streak winning their first bowl game since the 2002 Holiday Bowl and finishing the season 8–5. Off-season The off-season saw the completion of the West Stadium Center of Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Scholarship recruits yes no 2013 Allen, Chance OL Klein, Texas Klein Collins 6 5 295 5.2 May 1, 2012 3 2 3 Brager, Ajhane OL Magnolia, Texas Magnolia 6 4 280 n/a December 10, 2012 2 2 2 Brown, Chris DT Mesa, Arizona Scottsdale CC 6 4 330 n/a January 20, 2013 2 2 2 Ertz, Jesse QB Mediapolis, Iowa Mediapolis 6 4 190 n/a August 8, 2012 2 2 3 Gordon, LeAndrew WR Arlington, Texas Pantego Christian 5 7 160 4.4 February 24, 2012 2 3 3 Green, Travis DB Omaha, Nebraska Iowa Western CC 6 1 207 4.5 November 26, 2012 2 3 3 Jackson, Nate DB Daly City, California San Mateo 5 11 185 4.5 December 7, 2012 3 3 3 Johnson, Dakorey LB Mesquite, Texas Trinity Valley CC 6 3 200 4.5 December 16, 2012 2 3 3 McCrane, Matthew K Brownwood, Texas Brownwood 5 11 165 n/a December 10, 2012 2 2 2 Schedule 2013 AP Central August 30 7:30 p.m. l y North Dakota State 1 (FCS) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 21–24 53,351 September 7 5:30 p.m. w y Louisiana–Lafayette Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 48–27 53,073 September 14 6:00 p.m. w y UMass Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS K-StateHD.TV 37–7 52,894 September 21 7:00 p.m. l y Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC 21–31 95,248 October 5 2:30 p.m. l y Oklahoma State 21 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ABC 29–33 58,841 October 12 2:30 p.m. l Baylor 15 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FOX 25–35 52,803 October 26 2:45 p.m. w y West Virginia Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 35–12 52,898 November 2 2:30 p.m. w Iowa State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry FS1 41–7 52,542 November 9 11:00 a.m. w y Texas Tech 25 Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX ABC 49–26 54,609 November 16 2:30 p.m. w TCU Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 33–31 52,697 November 23 11:00 a.m. l Oklahoma 22 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry) FS1 31–41 52,773 November 30 11:00 a.m. w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry FS1 31–10 43,610 December 28 9:15 p.m. w y y Michigan Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl ESPN 31–14 53,2842013 Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-13/big-12/2013-kansas-state-wildcats-football-schedule.php FB Schedules December 4, 2012 December 4, 2012 Game summaries North Dakota State #1 (FCS) North Dakota State 7 0 10 7 Kansas State 0 7 14 0 2013 North Dakota State Bison football team The Wildcats were favored by 11 going into the game. The game was debut of K-State's brand new West Stadium Center, a brand new press box and luxury suite building, and featuring a statue of head coach Bill Snyder, replacing the old structure built in 1993. The Bison spoiled the opening game of the Wildcats' season, which featured a pre-game ceremony of raising the 2012 Big 12 Conference Champions flag. North Dakota State, trailing 21–17 in the middle of the fourth quarter, made an eight-minute touchdown drive to go up by 2 points with just 28 seconds remaining. New K-State quarterback Jake Waters threw an interception on the Wildcats' first play of the possession, sealing the victory for the two-time defending FCS champions. North Dakota State went on to finish the season undefeated with a record of 15–0https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/2449/north-dakota-state-bison ESPN January 4, 2014 North Dakota State Bison (Clubhouse) and won their third consecutive FCS Championship.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=340042449 January 4, 2014 North Dakota State cruises to 3rd FCS title in row Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana–Lafayette 3 0 14 10 Kansas State 10 10 21 7 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team The Wildcats were favored by 10 going into the game. Kansas State scored 10 points in each of the first two quarters while giving up just 3 points in the half. Tramaine Thompason returned the opening kickoff of the second half 94 yards for a touchdown. Moments later, Thompson returned a Louisiana–Lafayette punt 79 yards to the Rajin' Cajun 2-yard line. Following a Jake Waters 1-yard touchdown run, Louisiana–Lafayette returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter K-State's Ty Zimmerman returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown after the ball deflected off of a Rajin' Cajun player's helmet. K-State was able to score on offense, defense, and special teams in the second half alone. K-State leads the nation for most non-offense touchdowns since 1999. UMass UMass 7 0 0 0 Kansas State 6 21 7 3 2013 UMass Minutemen football team The Wildcats were favored by 38 1/2 going into the game. Texas Kansas State 0 7 0 14 Texas 10 7 7 7 2013 Texas Longhorns football team The Longhorns were favored by 5 going into the game. Oklahoma State Kansas State 7 7 7 8 #21 Oklahoma State 7 10 6 10 2013 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team The Cowboys were favored by 11 1/2 going into the game. Baylor #15 Baylor 7 14 0 14 Kansas State 0 10 15 0 2013 Baylor Bears football team The Bears were favored by 17 1/2 going to the game. West Virginia West Virginia 0 9 3 0 Kansas State 7 0 7 21 2013 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The Wildcats were favored by 11 1/2 going into the game. Iowa State Iowa State 0 0 0 7 Kansas State 10 7 3 21 2013 Iowa State Cyclones football team The Wildcats were favored by 17 going into the game. Texas Tech Kansas State 14 21 0 14 Texas Tech 10 0 9 7 2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team The Red Raiders were favored by 11 going into the game. TCU TCU 0 7 21 3 Kansas State 14 3 10 6 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team The Wildcats were favored by 11 going into the game. Oklahoma #22 Oklahoma 7 17 17 0 Kansas State 0 21 3 7 2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team K-State was favored by 4 going into the game. Kansas Kansas State 14 7 7 3 Kansas 0 10 0 0 2013 Kansas Jayhawks football team Michigan (2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl) Michigan vs. Kansas State(Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl) Wolverines Wildcats 3 3 0 8 14 7 0 10 December 28 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona EST 10:15 p.m. 3:03 53,284 61°F, High clouds, W 7 MPH Land Clark Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Shannon Spake ESPN Sources:Boxscore: Kansas State 31, Michigan 14 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com December 28, 2013 December 30, 2013 http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/122913aaa.htmlMinnesota–Michigan Pre-game Notes CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com December 27, 2013 December 20, 2013 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/release/release_20131220aaa.pdf December 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228061438/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/release/release_20131220aaa.pdf dead 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl 2013 Michigan Wolverines football team K-State was favored by 7 going into the game. Kansas State played the Michigan Wolverines on December 28, 2013 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona for the 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. Kansas State scored first with a touchdown pass from Jake Waters to Tyler Lockett in the first quarter and K-State's kicker Ian Patterson made good on the extra point to take the lead 7–0. Kansas State maintained the lead for the remainder of the game. At halftime, Kansas State led 21–6 with Tyler Lockett receiving three touchdown passes from Jake Waters and Michigan succeeding with two field goals. After no score in the third quarter, Michigan's Fitzgerald Toussaint ran the ball three yards for a touchdown while Kansas State's Patterson made a field goal and John Hubert ran in a touchdown for 1 yard.https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=333622306 Michigan Wolverenes vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score ESPN December 28, 2013 December 29, 2013 Kansas State won the game by a score of 31–14. Many sportswriters determined that Kansas State controlled the Michigan team through the entire game and one wrote "Kansas State dominates Michigan in Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl" to summarize the results.http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/29/kansas-state-dominates-michigan-in-buffalo-wild-wings-bowl/ Kansas State dominates Michigan in Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl NBC Sports December 29, 2013 Chris Huston December 30, 2013 Another wrote that "K-State could be a 2014 Big 12 title contender" after the results of the game.https://www.espn.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/77883/buffalo-wild-wings-bowl-three-thoughts Jake Trotter Jake Trotter ESPN Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Three thoughts December 30, 2013 December 29, 2013 Supporters of Michigan used the results to highlight high hopes for the upcoming seasons with comments such as "The young guys are the bright spot for this team."https://insider.espn.com/blog/colleges/michigan/post/_/id/16920/what-we-learned-buffalo-wild-wings-bowl?ex_cid=espnapi_public Chantel Jennings December 29, 2013 ESPN What we learned: Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl December 30, 2013 Kansas State's Tyler Lockett was named the offensive MVP. Lockett finished the game with ten catches for 116 yards and three touchdowns to tie the Bowl record.http://tucsoncitizen.com/tc-arizona-sports/?p=1787 Tucson Citizen BWW Bowl: Kansas State rolls to first bowl win since 2002 Fabian Ardaya December 29, 2013 December 30, 2013 https://archive.today/20131230133957/http://tucsoncitizen.com/tc-arizona-sports/?p=1787 December 30, 2013 dead mdy-all Kansas State safety Dante Barnett was awarded the Defensive MVP. Barnett recorded a team-high eight tackles and an interception with a 51-yard return to the Michigan seven-yard line.http://www.kndyradio.com/2013/12/29/kansas-state-defeats-michigan-in-buffalo-wild-wings-bowl/ KNDY Radio December 29, 2013 Kansas State Defeats Michigan In Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl December 30, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233235/http://www.kndyradio.com/2013/12/29/kansas-state-defeats-michigan-in-buffalo-wild-wings-bowl/ December 30, 2013 mdy Kansas State Quarterback Jake Waters was named the overall Most Valuable Player of the game. Michigan Kansas State expand 1 7:19 Kansas State 15 75 7:41 RecTD Tyler Lockett Jake Waters 6 good Ian Patterson 0 7 1 3:32 Michigan 8 58 3:47 FG 22 Matt Wile 3 7 1 0:43 Kansas State 5 60 2:49 RecTD Lockett Waters 29 good Patterson 3 14 2 7:09 Michigan 14 68 8:34 FG 26 Wile 6 14 2 4:30 Kansas State 4 59 2:39 RecTD Lockett Waters 8 good Patterson 6 21 4 7:09 Kansas State 11 60 6:33 FG 22 Patterson 6 24 4 2:25 Kansas State 2 7 0:48 RushTD John Hubert 8 good Patterson 6 31 4 1:15 Michigan 5 82 1:10 RushTD Fitzgerald Toussaint 3 pass good 14 31 14 31 Statistics Statistics Michigan Kansas State First downs 15 21 Total offense, plays – yards 53–261 64–420Rushes-yards (net) 15–65 36–149 Passing yards (net) 196 271Passes, Comp-Att-Int 24–38–1 21–28–0 Time of Possession 24:56 34:00 Rankings 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 7 8 RV RV NR RV NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV Roster 2013 rosterQuarterbacks  4 Daniel Sams – 10px|Redshirt So. 15 Jake Waters – Jr. 8 Joe Hubener – 10px|Redshirt Fr. Running backs  5 Robert Rose – Jr. 20 DeMarcus Robinson – Jr. 24 Charles Jones – Fr. 28 Jarvis Leverett – Fr. 33 John Hubert – Sr. 41 Seth Filbert – Fr. Full backs 27 Brad Duncan – So. 39 Austin Katsorelos – Fr. 48 Glenn Gronkowski – Fr. Wide receivers  2 Stephen Johnson – Jr. 10 Lucas Munds – Fr. 12 Stanton Weber – 10px|Redshirt So. 13 Steven West – Sor. 14 Curry Sexton – Jr. 16 Tyler Lockett – Jr. 17 Logan Stephens – Jr. 21 Destin Mosley – Fr. 23 Collin Sexton – '10px|Redshirt Fr. 25 Dylan Veatch – So. 26 Cody Harrison – So. 81 Kyle Klein – 10px|Redshirt So. 82 Evan Loomis – Jr. 84 Deante Burton – '10px|Redshirt Fr. 86 Tramaine Thompson – Sr. 87 Andre Jackson – '10px|Redshirt Jr. 88 Torell Miller – Sr. Tight ends 18 Andre McDonald – Sr. 41 Logan Haug – Fr. 43 Matt Pestinger – Jr. 47 William Green – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 81 Jeremy Sutton – Jr. 82 Tyler Davidson – Fr. 84 Curtis Hubbell – Jr. 85 Zach Trujillo – So. 89 Zach Nemechek – Fr. Offensive line 46 Dalton Converse – So. (Long snapper) 51 Cameron McLain – Fr. 52 John McClure – Fr. 55 Cody Whitehair – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 61 Drew Liddle – So. 63 Marcus Heit – Jr. (Long snapper) 64 Tomasi Mariner -So. 65 Matt Kleinsorge – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 66 B. J. Finney – So. 68 William Cooper – Jr. 70 Will Ash – Fr. 72 Aderius Epps – Fr. 73 Tavon Rooks – Sr. 74 Kason Hostrup – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 75 Ellwood Clement – Jr. 76 Cory Cheadle – Fr. (Long snapper) 77 Boston Stiverson – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 78 Cornelius Lucas – Sr. 79 Keneen Taylor – Sr. Defensive line 41 Logan Haug – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 43 Wyatt Schroeder – Fr. 44 Ryan Mueller – Jr. 45 Marquel Bryant – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 54 Taylor Godinet – So. 55 Adam Davis – Jr. 56 Wesley Hollingshed – Jr. 60 Dustin Sobieraj – Jr. 62 Logan Wiltfong – Fr. 69 Logan O'Dea – Fr. 73 Xavier Gates – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 90 Laton Dowling – So. 91 Hakeem Akinola – Jr. 94 Alauna Finau – Jr. 95 Travis Britz – Fr. 97 Demonte Hood – Fr. 98 Chaquil Reed – Jr. Linebackers  6 Tate Snyder – So. 20 Riley Williams – Fr. 21 Jonathan Truman – Fr. 33 Weston Hiebert – Fr. 34 Cody Marley – So. 35 David Smith – So. 40 Antonio Felder – Jr. 49 Will Davis – Fr. 50 Tre Walker – Jr. 51 Trace Armstrong – Fr. 52 Mike Moore – Fr. 53 Blake Slaughter – Sr. 55 Kadero Terrell – Jr. 58 Clarence Bumpas – Fr. 57 Colborn Couchman – Fr. 58 Myles Copeland – Fr. 59 Aaron Norris – 10px|Redshirt Fr. Defensive backs  7 Kip Daily – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 10 Donny Starks – Fr. 12 Ty Zimmerman – Jr. 15 Randall Evans – So. 17 Weston Hiebert – So. 18 Jonathan Coleman – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 19 Carl Miles Jr. – Jr. 22 Dante Barnett – Fr. 25 Joseph Bonugli – So. 27 Ed Brown – So. 29 Kent Gainous – Jr. 30 Dorian Roberts – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 32 Michael Mann – Fr. 33 Morgan Burns – Fr. 39 Cameron Morgan – Fr. 40 Dylan Schellenberg – So. Punters 38 Mark Krause – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 48 Ethan Hammes – So. Kickers  6 Brandon Klimek – Sr.  8 Dillon Wilson – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 14 Jack Cantele – 10px|Redshirt Fr.Official Football Roster http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ksu-m-footbl-mtt.html Kansas State Athletics August 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130901021521/http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ksu-m-footbl-mtt.html September 1, 2013 dead mdy-all Coaching staff The following is a list of coaches at Kansas State for the 2013 season.2013 Coaches List http://www.kstatesports.com/staffdir/coaches-directory.html#football Kansas State Athletics August 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130902032219/http://www.kstatesports.com/staffdir/coaches-directory.html#football September 2, 2013 dead mdy-all Name Position Seasons atKansas State Alma mater Bill Snyder Head coach 21 William Jewell (1963) Tom Hayes Defensive coordinator/defensive Passing Game coordinator/defensive backs 3 Iowa (1971) Mike Cox Linebackers 2 Idaho (1989) Mo Latimore Defensive line 30 Kansas State (1976) Sean Snyder Associate head coach/special teams coordinator 18 Kansas State (1994) Dana Dimel Co-offensive coordinator/running backs/tight ends 16 Kansas State (1986) Del Miller Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 17 Central (1972) Charlie Dickey Offensive line 5 Arizona (1987)Andre Coleman Wide receivers 1 Kansas State (1994) Blake Seiler Defensive ends 3 Kansas State (2006)Reference:Coaching Staff http://www.kstatesports.com/staffdir/coaches-directory.html#football Kansas State Athletics August 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130902032219/http://www.kstatesports.com/staffdir/coaches-directory.html#football September 2, 2013 dead mdy-all References Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats football seasons Category:Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion seasons Kansas State Wildcats football