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 win 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.[1] [2]
Schedule [ ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Non-conference schedule
August 31*
6:10 PM
#18 (I-AA ) Western Kentucky
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
W 48–3 45,844[3]
September 7*
6:10 PM
Louisiana–Monroe
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
W 68–0 43,104[4]
September 14*
1:10 PM
Eastern Illinois
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
W 63–13 45,642[5]
September 21*
6:00 PM
#11 USC
#25
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
TBS
W 27–20 49,276[6]
Conference schedule
October 5
2:30 PM
at Colorado
#13
Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado
ABC
L 31–35 52,584[7]
October 12†
1:10 PM
Oklahoma State
#19
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
W 44–9 48,404[8]
October 19
6:00 PM
#8 Texas
#17
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
FSN
L 14–17 50,659[9]
October 26
2:00 PM
at Baylor
#20
Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas
W 44–10 20,247[10]
November 2
1:00 PM
at Kansas
#14
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown )
W 64–0 43,000[11]
November 9
6:00 PM
#21 Iowa State
#12
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
TBS
W 58–7 49,504[12]
November 16
11:30 AM
Nebraska
#11
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
FSN
W 49–13 52,221[13]
November 23
2:30 PM
at Missouri
#10
Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
ABC
W 38–0 47,507[14]
Bowl game
December 27*
7:00 PM
vs. Arizona State
#6
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego (Holiday Bowl )
ESPN
W 34–27 58,717[15]
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time .
Table references [16]
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, Florida (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, California, 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, Florida (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. Statistics [ ] Scores by quarter [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
Kansas State
128
191
148
115
582
Opponents
34
65
28
27
154
Team [ ]
KSU Opp
Scoring
582
154
Points per Game
44.8
11.8
First Downs
273
175
Rushing
168
58
Passing
85
97
Penalty
20
20
Total Offense
5,499
3237
Avg per Play
6.3
3.7
Avg per Game
423.0
249.0
Fumbles-Lost
37–18
23–13
Penalties-Yards
100–759
95–723
Avg per Game
58.4
58.4
KSU Opp
Punts-Yards
55–2,186
105–3974
Avg per Punt
39.7
37.8
Time of Possession/Game
31:13
28:47
3rd Down Conversions
76/166
58/205
4th Down Conversions
12/17
6/18
Touchdowns Scored
79
19
Field Goals-Attempts
11–16
7–12
PAT-Attempts
65–74
17–18
Attendance
384,654
163,338
Games/Avg per Game
8/48,082
4/40,834
Offense [ ] Rushing [ ]
Name
GP
Att
Gain
Loss
Net
Avg
TD
Long
Avg/G
Darren Sproles 13
237
1,517
52
1,465
6.2
17
80
112.7
Ell Roberson 12
202
1,276
244
1,032
5.1
16
91
86.0
Terrence Newman 13
2
29
3
26
13.0
0
29
2.0
Total 13
655
3,823
390
3,433
5.2
53
91
264.1
Opponents 13
446
1,405
501
904
2.0
7
85
69.5
Passing [ ]
Name
GP-GS
Effic
Att-Cmp-Int
Yds
TD
Lng
Avg/G
Pct.
Ell Roberson 12
136.47
175–91–4
1580
7
56
131.7
52.0
Marc Dunn
10
199.92
35–22–2
383
6
58
38.3
62.9
Total 13
146.97
223–120–6
2,066
14
58
158.9
53.8
Opponents 13
91.69
418–191–20
2,333
11
94
179.5
45.7
Receiving [ ]
Name
GP
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
Avg/G
Taco Wallace 13
39
704
18.1
5
58
54.2
James Terry
12
28
561
20.0
5
56
46.8
Total 13
120
2,066
17.2
14
58
158.9
Opponents 13
191
2,333
12.2
11
94
179.5
References [ ] 