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 [ ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 8*
5:30 PM
at USC
#12
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles
FSN
W 10–6
69,959[1]
September 22*
1:10 PM
New Mexico State
#12
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
W 64–0
49,229[2]
September 29
11:00 AM
at #3 Oklahoma
#11
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
ABC
L 37–38
75,862[3]
October 6
11:30 AM
Colorado
#12
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
FSN
L 6–16
51,101[4]
October 13
7:00 PM
at Texas Tech
#24
Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, Texas
L 19–38
46,536[5]
October 20
11:30 AM
Texas A&M
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
FSN
L 24–31
49,935[6]
October 27†
2:30 PM
Kansas
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown )
PPV
W 40–6
50,101[7]
November 3
1:00 PM
at Iowa State
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa (Rivalry )
W 42–3
40,228[8]
November 10
2:30 PM
at #2 Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
ABC
L 21–31
77,818[9]
November 17*
1:10 PM
Louisiana Tech
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
W 40–7
47,069[10]
November 24
11:00 AM
Missouri
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
FSN
W 24–3
43,810[11]
December 29*
5:30 PM
vs. #18 Syracuse
Bank One Ballpark • Phoenix, Arizona (Insight.com Bowl )
ESPN
L 3–26
40,028[12]
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time .
Table references [13]
Statistics [ ]
Score by quarter [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
Kansas State
52
113
71
91
327
Opponents
42
50
61
26
179
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 St. vs USC" . USA Today . September 8, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101251/101251380.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "New Mexico St vs Kansas St" . USA Today . September 22, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101265/101265367.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "Kansas St vs Oklahoma" . USA Today . September 29, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101272/101272450.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "Colorado vs Kansas St" . USA Today . October 6, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101279/101279453.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "Kansas St vs Texas Tech" . USA Today . October 13, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101286/101286417.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "Texas A&M vs Kansas St" . USA Today . October 20, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101293/101293384.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "Kansas vs Kansas St" . USA Today . October 27, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101300/101300377.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "Kansas St vs Iowa St" . USA Today . November 3, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101307/101307354.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "Kansas St vs Nebraska" . USA Today . November 10, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101314/101314375.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "Louisiana Tech vs Kansas St" . USA Today . November 17, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101321/101321426.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "Missouri vs Kansas St" . USA Today . November 24, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101328/101328474.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ "Syracuse vs Kansas St" . USA Today . December 29, 2001. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101363/101363419.htm . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (2001)" . College Football Data Warehouse . http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=2001 . Retrieved January 11, 2011 .