2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2003 Kansas State Wildcats football
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Big 12 Champions Big 12 North Champions
Fiesta Bowl, L 28–35 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Big 12 Conference North
Ranking
Coaches	#13
AP	#14
2003 record	11–4 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Snyder
Co-offensive coordinator	Del Miller
Co-offensive coordinator	Greg Peterson
Defensive coordinator	Bret Bielema
Home stadium	KSU Stadium (Capacity: 50,300)

2003 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#14 Kansas State x$		6	–	2					11	–	4
#19 Nebraska		5	–	3					10	–	3
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					6	–	7
Colorado		3	–	5					5	–	7
Iowa State		0	–	8					2	–	10
South
#3 Oklahoma x%		8	–	0					12	–	2
#12 Texas		7	–	1					10	–	3
Oklahoma State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4					8	–	5
Texas A&M		2	–	6					4	–	8
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 11–4, and a Big 12 Conference record of 6–2. They notched a stunning 35–7 victory over the #1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Championship Game. With their first 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, 28–35. 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Non-Conference Schedule
August 23	6:45 PM	vs. California*	#7	Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO (BCA Classic)	ESPN	W 42–28	50,823
August 30	6:10 PM	Troy State*	#7	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 41–5	41,812
September 6	6:10 PM	McNeese State*	#7	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 55–14	44,544
September 13	1:10 PM	Massachusetts*	#7	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 38–7	46,102
September 20	11:40 AM	Marshall*	#6	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 20–27	46,700
Conference Schedule
October 4	2:30 PM	at #13 Texas	#16	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	L 20–24	83,643
October 11	11:30 AM	at Oklahoma State	#22	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	L 34–38	46,087
October 18	1:10 PM	Colorado		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 49–20	51,536
October 25	1:10 PM	Kansas		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)		W 42–6	51,614
November 1	1:10 PM	Baylor		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 38–10	44,885
November 8	1:00 PM	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Rivalry)		W 45–0	40,124
November 15	2:30 PM	at #18 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 38–9	78,014
November 22	6:10 PM	Missouri	#19	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	TBS	W 24–14	49,685
Big 12 Championship
December 6	7:00 PM	vs. #1 Oklahoma	#13	Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship)	ABC	W 35–7	79,451
Bowl Game
January 2	7:15 PM	vs. #7 Ohio State*	#8	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ABC	L 28–35	73,425
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Table references

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