2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team explained

Sport:	football
Year:	2000
Team:	Kansas State Wildcats
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Division:	North Division
Short Conf:	Big 12
Coachrank:	8
Aprank:	9
Record:	11–3
Conf Record:	6–2
Hc Year:	12th
Oc Year:	4th
Dc Year:	2nd
Champion:	Big 12 North co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Conf Champ Result:	L 24–27 vs. Oklahoma
Bowl Result:	W 35 - 21 vs. Tennessee

The 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2000 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11 - 3, and a 6 - 2 record in Big 12 Conference play, including a 29–28 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and winning Big 12 North division. The season culminated with a win over Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.

Game summaries

vs. Iowa

See also: 2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Eddie Robinson Classic.

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No. 8 Oklahoma

Texas A&M

No. 4 Nebraska

See also: 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry.

vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game)

See main article: 2000 Big 12 Championship Game. ^[3]

vs. No. 21 Tennessee (Cotton Bowl Classic)

See main article: 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic.

See also: 2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team. ^[4]

Statistics

Score by quarter

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
	13	169	775	57	718	4.2	16	34	55.2
	12	46	279	1	278	6.0	5	24	23.2
	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.
	13	132.12	313-156-10	2,636	17	74	202.8	49.8
	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
	13	64	1,166	18.2	14	69	89.7
	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kansas State University coaching records by game (2000). College Football Data Warehouse. David. DeLassus. January 11, 2011. October 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020111759/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=2000. dead.
2. Web site: Iowa vs. Kansas State . . August 26, 2000 . November 25, 2017 .
3. News: Sooners: imperfect perfection . . December 3, 2000 . September 17, 2023.
4. News: Kansas State cruises . . January 2, 2001 . September 17, 2023.