American college football season
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 I-A 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] The Wildcats scored 582 points in the season, good for second most all-time at Kansas State.[2]
Schedule
[3]
Roster
Rankings
Game summaries
Western Kentucky
No. 18 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary
at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
- Date: August 31
- Game time: 6:10 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 89 °F (32 °C)
- Game attendance: 45,844
- Referee: John Laurie
- Box score, Recap
Louisiana–Monroe
Eastern Illinois
Tony Romo was 13-14 for 120 yards and a TD in the first quarter, but Kansas State grabbed control and cruised to the 50-point win.[4]
No. 11 USC
Junior quarterback Ell Roberson came off the bench early in the 2nd quarter to give the Wildcats a spark. Kansas State built a 27–6 lead before USC scored two 4th quarter touchdowns to make it a one-possession game. Eventual Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer completed only 18 of 47 passes for 186 yards.[5]
At Colorado
Oklahoma State
[6]
No. 8 Texas
At Baylor
[7]
At Kansas
[8]
No. 21 Iowa State
[9]
Nebraska
[10]
At Missouri
[11]
Vs. Arizona State (Holiday Bowl)
Statistics
Scores by quarter
Team
Offense
Rushing
Passing
Receiving
Awards and honors
2003 NFL Draft
[12]
References
- ^ "Shutout info". Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ^ Points scored fact Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (2002)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ "Kansas State Rout Is a Dunn Deal". Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Roberson comes off bench to pilot Wildcats". ESPN. September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 8, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "When not throwing for TDs, Roberson runs for them". ESPN. October 12, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Kansas St. 44, Baylor 10". UPI. October 26, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "K-State enjoys biggest romp ever over Jayhawks". ESPN. November 3, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Cyclones' dismantling features six turnovers, many penalties". ESPN. November 9, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Wildcats Run By Nebraska". Kansas State University Athletic Dept. November 16, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Wildcats Walk Over Missouri". Kansas State University Athletic Dept. November 23, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
