2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2002 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–2, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a with over Arizona State in the 2002 Holiday Bowl. Prior to the 2002 season, the artificial turf was updated to a more cushioned FieldTurf surface at a cost of $800,000.

The Wildcats finished the 2002 season leading NCAA Division IA in scoring defense (11.8 points per game) and also tied a school record by posting three shut outs. The team shut out Louisiana-Monroe, Kansas, and Missouri. The Wildcats also recorded a shut out on the road for the first time since the 1973 season. They recorded two shut outs on the road, beating Kansas and Missouri. The Wildcats scored 582 points in the season, good for second most all-time at Kansas State.

Schedule
!colspan=8| Non-conference schedule

!colspan=8| Conference schedule

!colspan=8| Bowl game

Table references

Partial Roster

 * 14	Williams, Eric	QB	6-1	188	Jr.	Holton, Kan. (Holton HS)
 * 1	Scobey, Josh	RB	6-0	205	Sr.
 * 83	Seiler, Blake	DE	6-2	230	Fr.	Goddard, Kan. (Bishop Carroll)
 * 98	Shull, Andrew	DE	6-5	260	Jr.	Webb City, Mo. (Webb City HS)
 * 45	Sims, Ted	LB	6-1	230	Fr.	Newton, Kan. (Newton)
 * 19	Snodgrass, Jeff	K/P	6-2	200	Fr.	Leawood, Kan. (Rockhurst)
 * 13	Solt, Brandon	WR	6-3	170	Sr.	(University of Nebraska) (Wamego HS)
 * 43	Sproles, Darren	RB	5-7	170	So.	Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North)
 * 35	Strozier, Noah	DB	6-0	180	Fr.	Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst)
 * 82	Terry, James	WR	6-5	180	Jr.	Homestead, Fla. (Butler County CC)
 * 23	Tetuan, Jesse	DB	6-0	185	RFr.	Topeka, Kan. (Hayden)
 * 87	Thalmann, Drew	WR	6-2	190	Sr.
 * 81	Thomas, Hammond	WR	6-2	170	Fr.	Baytown, Texas (Lee)
 * 29	Thomas, Henry	DB	5-10	195	So.	(John Foster Dulles HS)
 * 50	Thon, Drew	LB	6-1	230	Sr.	(Garden City, Kan., CC) (Greeley County HS)
 * 57	Thurmond, Maurice	LB	6-2	215	So.	Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar)
 * 96	Togiai, Jerry	DT	6-4	295	Sr.
 * 2	Tyler, DeRon	CB	5-8	170	Sr.
 * 52	Vanover, Russ	LS	6-1	185	So.	Newton, Kan. (Newton)
 * 19	Walker, Alan	DB	6-1	175	Jr.	(MacArthur HS)
 * 1	Walker, Bobby	CB	6-1	195	Sr.	(Trinity Valley, Texas, CC) (Lee HS)
 * 38	Clark, Blaine	WR	6-2	185	Jr.	Valley Center, Kan. (Butler County CC)
 * 8	Wallace, Taco	WR	6-1	190	Sr.	(Mount San Antonio, Calif., Coll.) (Taft HS)
 * 18	Waltman, Wade	K	6-0	200	Jr.	(Lee HS)
 * 81	Warren, Nick	TIGHT END	6-7	255	Sr.
 * 59	Butler, Matt	LB	6-2	220	Fr.	Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan)
 * 2	Washington, Rashad	FS	6-3	210	Jr.	Wichita, Kan. (Southeast HS)
 * 9     Dunham, Quinton DE/LB   6-0     225     Fr.(Red Shirt) Dallas, Texas (Roosevelt HS)
 * 78	Washington, Steve	C	6-4	315	Sr.	(Carter HS)
 * 71	Weiner, Michael	OL	6-5	265	So.	Boca Raton, Fla. (Highland CC)
 * 62	White, Corey	DT	6-3	285	Sr.	(Navarro, Texas, JC) (North Mesquite HS)
 * 97	Williams, Melvin	DE	6-3	270	Sr.	(Mehlville HS)
 * 26	Woolfolk, Tyler	DB	5-9	180	So.	(Garden City, Kan., CC) (Protection HS)
 * 12	Yates, Derrick	FS	6-2	185	Sr.