2001 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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.

2001 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Record6–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Hudson (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (3rd season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$   7 1     10 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x%   7 1     11 2  
Iowa State   4 4     7 5  
Kansas State   3 5     6 6  
Missouri   3 5     4 7  
Kansas   1 7     3 8  
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy   7 1     11 2  
No. 6 Oklahoma   6 2     11 2  
Texas Tech   4 4     7 5  
Texas A&M   4 4     8 4  
Oklahoma State   2 6     4 7  
Baylor   0 8     3 8  
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 85:30 p.m.at USC*No. 12FSNW 10–669,959[1]
September 221:10 p.m.New Mexico State*No. 12W 64–049,229[2]
September 2911:00 a.m.at No. 3 OklahomaNo. 11ABCL 37–3875,862[3]
October 611:30 a.m.ColoradoNo. 12
FSNL 6–1651,101[4]
October 137:00 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 24L 19–3846,536[5]
October 2011:30 a.m.Texas A&M
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FSNL 24–3149,935[6]
October 272:30 p.m.Kansas 
PPVW 40–650,101[7]
November 31:00 p.m.at Iowa StateW 42–340,228[8]
November 102:30 p.m.at No. 2 NebraskaABCL 21–3177,818[9]
November 171:10 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 40–747,069[10]
November 2411:00 a.m.Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FSNW 24–343,810[11]
December 295:30 p.m.vs. No. 18 Syracuse*ESPNL 3–2640,028[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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2001 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 53 Nick Leckey So
OL 64 Ryan Lilja So
QB 3 Ell Roberson So
RB 43 Darren Sproles Fr
WR 8 Taco Wallace Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 23 Jerametrius Butler Sr
LB 52 Ben Leber Sr
FS 38 Jon McGraw Jr
CB 4 Terence Newman Jr
LB 56 Terry Pierce Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ron HudsonOffensive Coordinator & quarterbacks
  • Michael Smith – Running backs
  • Greg Peterson – Wide receivers, passing game coordinator, & recruiting coordinator
  • Matt MillerTight ends
  • Paul DunnOffensive line
  • Phil BennettDefensive Coordinator
  • Mo Latimore – interior Defensive line
  • Bob Fello – Defensive end & Special Teams Coordinator
  • Jim Gush – Linebackers

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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At No. 3 Oklahoma

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No. 11 Kansas State at No. 3 Oklahoma
1 234Total
No. 11 Wildcats 0 141310 37
No. 3 Sooners 14 1473 38

At Texas Tech

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No. 24 Kansas State at Texas Tech
1 234Total
No. 24 Wildcats 7 066 19
Red Raiders 7 10714 38

Texas A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 7 17 0 31
Kansas State 0 7 3 14 24

At No. 2 Nebraska

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Kansas State at No. 2 Nebraska
1 234Total
Kansas State 0 1407 21
No. 2 Cornhuskers 0 13153 31

Statistics

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Score by quarter

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1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas State 52 113 71 91 327
Opponents 42 50 61 26 179

Team

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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

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Rushing

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Kansas St. vs USC". USA Today. September 8, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "New Mexico St vs Kansas St". USA Today. September 22, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Kansas St vs Oklahoma". USA Today. September 29, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Colorado vs Kansas St". USA Today. October 6, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "Kansas St vs Texas Tech". USA Today. October 13, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "Texas A&M vs Kansas St". USA Today. October 20, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  7. ^ "Kansas vs Kansas St". USA Today. October 27, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "Kansas St vs Iowa St". USA Today. November 3, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  9. ^ "Kansas St vs Nebraska". USA Today. November 10, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  10. ^ "Louisiana Tech vs Kansas St". USA Today. November 17, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  11. ^ "Missouri vs Kansas St". USA Today. November 24, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  12. ^ "Syracuse vs Kansas St". USA Today. December 29, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  13. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (2001)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.