2001 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2001 Kansas State Wildcats Kstate text logo.svg Big 12 Conference North Big 12 6–6 3–5 Bill Snyder 13th Ron Hudson 5th Phil Bennett 3rd KSU Stadium Insight.com Bowl L 3–25 vs. Syracuse The 2001 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2001 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 6–6, and a 3–5 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a loss to Syracuse in the 2001 Insight.com Bowl. Schedule 2001 AP Central September 8 5:30 p.m. w y y 12 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FSN 10–6 69,959 Kansas St. vs USC https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101251/101251380.htm USA Today September 8, 2001 December 12, 2014 September 22 1:10 p.m. w y 12 New Mexico State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 64–0 49,229 New Mexico St vs Kansas St https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101265/101265367.htm USA Today September 22, 2001 December 12, 2014 September 29 11:00 a.m. l y 11 Oklahoma 3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK College GameDay ABC 37–38 75,862 Kansas St vs Oklahoma https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101272/101272450.htm USA Today September 29, 2001 December 12, 2014 October 6 11:30 a.m. l 12 Colorado KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry FSN 6–16 51,101 Colorado vs Kansas St https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101279/101279453.htm USA Today October 6, 2001 December 12, 2014 October 13 7:00 p.m. l y 24 Texas Tech Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX 19–38 46,536 Kansas St vs Texas Tech https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101286/101286417.htm USA Today October 13, 2001 December 12, 2014 October 20 11:30 a.m. l Texas A&M KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 24–31 49,935 Texas A&M vs Kansas St https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101293/101293384.htm USA Today October 20, 2001 December 12, 2014 October 27 2:30 p.m. w y Kansas KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry PPV 40–6 50,101Kansas vs Kansas St https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101300/101300377.htm USA Today October 27, 2001 December 12, 2014 November 3 1:00 p.m. w y Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA rivalry 42–3 40,228 Kansas St vs Iowa St https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101307/101307354.htm USA Today November 3, 2001 December 12, 2014 November 10 2:30 p.m. l y Nebraska 2 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry ABC 21–31 77,818 Kansas St vs Nebraska https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101314/101314375.htm USA Today November 10, 2001 December 12, 2014 November 17 1:10 p.m. w y Louisiana Tech KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 40–7 47,069 Louisiana Tech vs Kansas St https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101321/101321426.htm USA Today November 17, 2001 December 12, 2014 November 24 11:00 a.m. w Missouri KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 24–3 43,810 Missouri vs Kansas St https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101328/101328474.htm USA Today November 24, 2001 December 12, 2014 December 29 5:30 p.m. l y y Syracuse 18 Bank One Ballpark Phoenix, AZ Insight.com Bowl ESPN 3–26 40,028 Syracuse vs Kansas St https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101363/101363419.htm USA Today December 29, 2001 December 12, 2014 2001 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/2001-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 30, 2025 Game summaries USC No. 12 Wildcats 3 7 0 0 Trojans 0 0 6 0 At No. 3 Oklahoma No. 11 Kansas State at No. 3 Oklahoma No. 11 Wildcats 0 14 13 10 No. 3 Sooners 14 14 7 3 September 29 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 75,862 Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC Colorado Colorado at No. 12 Kansas State Buffaloes No. 12 Wildcats 7 0 6 3 0 0 0 6 October 6 KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas 12:30 CDT 51,101 Drew Goodman, Dave Lapham, Jim Knox FSN Source: Box score Kansas State Is Stunned by Colorado https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-oct-07-sp-54482-story.html The Los Angeles Times October 7, 2001 September 17, 2023 At Texas Tech No. 24 Kansas State at Texas Tech No. 24 Wildcats Red Raiders 7 0 6 6 7 10 7 14 November 10 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 46,536 Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline) ABC Texas A&M Texas A&M 7 7 17 0 Kansas State 0 7 3 14 At No. 2 Nebraska Kansas State at No. 2 Nebraska Kansas State No. 2 Cornhuskers 0 14 0 7 0 13 15 3 November 10 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 77,818 Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline) ABC Roster 2001 Kansas State Wildcats f 53 So Nick Leckey OL y 64 So Ryan Lilja OL y 3 So Ell Roberson QB y 43 Fr Darren Sproles RB y 8 Jr Taco Wallace WR y 23 Sr Jerametrius Butler CB y 52 Sr Ben Leber LB y 38 Jr Jon McGraw FS y 4 Jr Terence Newman CB y 56 Jr 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 52 113 71 91 Opponents 42 50 61 26 Team KSU Opp Scoring 327 179   Points per game 29.7 16.3 First downs 239 155   Rushing 160 66   Passing 63 70   Penalty 16 19 Total offense 4,332 2,886   Avg per play 5.1 4.2   Avg per game 393.8 262.4 Fumbles-Lost 17-7 15-7 Penalties-Yards 93-721 80-630   Avg per game 65.5 57.3 KSU Opp Punts-Yards 59-2,400 71-2,716   Avg per punt 40.7 38.3 Time of possession/Game 33:49 26:11 3rd down conversions 68/178 50/160 4th down conversions 15/28 3/14 Touchdowns scored 44 21 Field goals-Attempts 7-13 11-17 PAT-Attempts 32-40 18-20 Attendance 291,245 310,403   Games/Avg per Game 6/48,541 5/62,081 Offense Rushing Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Josh Scobey 11 240 1,298 35 1,263 5.3 15 45 114.8 Ell Roberson 10 142 806 163 643 4.5 9 43 64.3 Rock Cartwright 11 66 303 11 292 4.4 2 27 26.5 Joe Hall 10 39 253 2 251 6.4 3 61 25.1 Darren Sproles 6 28 217 7 210 7.5 1 38 35.0 Total 11 606 3,234 399 2,835 4.7 34 61 257.7 Opponents 11 364 1,401 340 1,061 2.9 6 63 96.5 Passing Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Avg/G Pct. Ell Roberson 10 90.46 136-54-8 855 4 72 85.5 39.7 Marc Dunn 9 94.23 112-55-8 635 4 47 70.6 49.1 Total 11 92.06 250-110-16 1,497 8 72 136.1 44.0 Opponents 11 95.50 320-152-18 1,825 11 75 165.9 47.5 Receiving Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Aaron Lockett 11 24 357 14.9 3 46 32.5 Ricky Lloyd 11 20 306 16.2 3 57 27.8 Total 11 110 1,497 13.6 8 72 136.1 Opponents 11 152 1,825 12.0 11 75 165.9 References Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats football seasons Kansas State Wildcats football