American college football season
The 2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team's head coach was Bill Snyder . The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium . The team finished the season with a win–loss record of 11 wins and 4 losses, and a Big 12 Conference record of 6 wins and 2 losses. They notched a stunning 35–7 victory over the #1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Championship Game . With their 1st conference championship since 1934, they earned a berth in one of the Bowl Championship Series bowl games, the 2004 Fiesta Bowl , where they were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes , 35–28. The Wildcats played 15 games, most in school history.
During the 2002 and 2003 seasons teams were allowed to schedule 12 games as well as a kickoff game. As a result, Kansas State became only the second team in the modern era to play a 15-game schedule. The first was the 1996 BYU Cougars .
Running back Darren Sproles led the nation in rushing, and the Wildcats scored 549 points, good for third all-time at Kansas State.[1]
Until 2022 , this was the only season in college football history in which Kansas State, Kansas , and Missouri all played in a bowl game in the same season.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 23 6:45 p.m. vs. California * No. 7 ESPN W 42–2850,823
August 30 6:10 p.m. Troy State * No. 7 W 41–541,812
September 6 6:10 p.m. McNeese State * No. 7 W 55–1444,544
September 13 1:10 p.m. UMass * No. 7 W 38–746,102
September 20 11:40 a.m. Marshall * No. 6 FSN L 20–2746,700
October 4 2:30 p.m. at No. 13 Texas No. 16 ABC L 20–2483,643
October 11 11:30 a.m. at Oklahoma State No. 22 FSN L 34–3846,087
October 18 1:10 p.m. Colorado W 49–2051,536
October 25 1:10 p.m. Kansas W 42–651,614
November 1 1:10 p.m. Baylor W 38–1044,885
November 8 1:00 p.m. at Iowa State W 45–040,124
November 15 2:30 p.m. at No. 18 Nebraska ABC W 38–978,014
November 22 6:10 p.m. Missouri No. 19 TBS W 24–1449,685
December 6 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 1 Oklahoma No. 13 ABC W 35–779,451
January 2 7:15 p.m. vs. No. 7 Ohio State * No. 8 ABC L 28–3573,425
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Roster
2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K/P
6
Jared Brite
Sr
K
15
Joe Rheem
Jr
LS
72
Mike Wilson
Sr
LS
52
Russ Vanover
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Del Miller – Co-Offensive Coordinator & quarterbacks
Greg Peterson – Co-Offensive coordinator & wide receivers
Michael Smith – Running backs
Matt Miller – Tight ends
Bob Stanley – Offensive line
Bret Bielema – Co-Defensive coordinator
Bob Elliot – Co-Defensive coordinator & secondary
Mo Latimore – interior Defensive line
Joe Bob Clements – Defensive ends
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP 7 (1) 7 7 7 6 16 16 22 — — — — — 19 14 13 8 14 Coaches 5 5 6 6 6 16 14 21 — — — — 25 18 15 13 10 13 BCS Not released — 15 15 12 11 10 8 8 Not released
Game summaries
Vs. California
California vs. #7 Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears
7
7 0 14
28
• Wildcats
10
17 8 7
42
Troy State
Troy State at #7 Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Trojans
5
0 0 0
5
• Wildcats
7
27 0 7
41
McNeese State
McNeese State at #7 Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
7 7 0
14
• Wildcats
24
7 7 17
55
UMass
UMass at #7 Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Minutemen
7
0 0 0
7
• Wildcats
3
21 7 7
38
Marshall
Marshall at #6 Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Thundering Herd
7
9 0 11
27
Wildcats
7
3 3 7
20
At Texas
#16 Kansas State at #13 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
3 9 8
20
• Longhorns
7
10 0 7
24
At Oklahoma State
#22 Kansas State at Oklahoma State
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
7
7 7 13
34
• Cowboys
7
14 14 3
38
Colorado
Colorado at Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes
7
6 0 7
20
• Wildcats
9
6 14 20
49
Kansas
Kansas at Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks
3
0 3 0
6
• Wildcats
7
21 14 0
42
Baylor
Baylor at Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Bears
3
7 0 0
10
• Wildcats
0
14 10 14
38
At Iowa State
Kansas State at Iowa State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wildcats
7
7 24 7
45
Cyclones
0
0 0 0
0
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At Nebraska
Kansas State at #18 Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wildcats
7
0 10 21
38
Cornhuskers
0
7 0 2
9
The Wildcats clinched a share of the Big 12 North title by winning in Lincoln for the first time since 1968. Kansas State also handed the Cornhuskers their worst defeat at Memorial Stadium since 1958.[4]
Missouri
Missouri at #19 Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
0
7 0 7
14
• Wildcats
7
14 3 0
24
Darren Sproles ran for a school-record 273 yards in the win over Missouri. Sproles also broke the single-season rushing record for the second consecutive year.[5]
Vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship game)
#13 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wildcats
0
21 7 7
35
Sooners
7
0 0 0
7
Kansas State manhandled the #1 Sooners at Arrowhead Stadium to win their first conference title since 1934.[6]
Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)
#7 Ohio State vs. #8 Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Buckeyes
14
7 14 0
35
Wildcats
0
7 7 14
28
Statistics
Scores by quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Kansas State
95
175
130
149
549
Opponents
74
81
38
51
244
Team
KSU
Opp
Scoring
549
244
Points per Game
36.6
16.3
First Downs
319
232
Rushing
176
98
Passing
127
121
Penalty
16
13
Total Offense
6,615
4,246
Avg per Play
6.2
4.3
Avg per Game
441.0
283.1
Fumbles-Lost
22-13
13-9
Penalties-Yards
98-726
104-846
Avg per Game
48.4
56.4
KSU
Opp
Punts-Yards
71-2,859
112-4,113
Avg per Punt
40.3
36.7
Time of Possession/Game
30:24
29:36
3rd Down Conversions
82/205
63/229
4th Down Conversions
10/20
8/20
Touchdowns Scored
73
31
Field Goals-Attempts
12-17
8-18
PAT-Attempts
67-68
28-29
Attendance
376,878
247,868
Games/Avg per Game
8/47,110
4/61,967
Offense
Rushing
Name
GP
Att
Gain
Loss
Net
Avg
TD
Long
Avg/G
Darren Sproles
15
306
2,067
81
1,986
6.5
16
73
132.4
Ell Roberson
13
227
1135
160
975
4.3
15
33
75.0
Total
15
688
3,817
388
3,429
5.0
42
73
228.6
Opponents
15
549
2,113
486
1,627
3.0
6
45
108.5
Passing
Name
GP-GS
Effic
Att-Cmp-Int
Yds
TD
Lng
Avg/G
Pct.
Ell Roberson
13
143.19
294-152-12
2,545
24
63
195.8
51.7
Jeff Schwin
6
119.99
68-37-3
563
1
41
93.8
54.4
Total
15
137.50
371-194-17
3,186
25
63
212.4
52.3
Opponents
15
104.41
447-224-20
2,619
19
65
174.6
50.1
Receiving
Name
GP
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
Avg/G
James Terry
15
64
1,232
19.2
13
63
82.1
Antoine Polite
13
29
409
14.1
1
36
31.5
Total
15
194
3,186
16.4
25
63
212.4
Opponents
15
224
2,619
11.7
19
65
174.6
Awards and honors
2004 NFL Draft
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References
^ Points scored fact Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (2003)" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011 .
^ "Kansas State 45, Iowa State 0" . ESPN . November 8, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .
^ "Kansas St. clinches share of Big 12 North title" . ESPN . November 15, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .
^ "Sproles rushes for 273 yards, 2 TDs" . ESPN . November 23, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .
^ "Roberson, Sproles deliever [sic ] 1-2 punch" . ESPN . December 6, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .
^ "2004 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
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