The 2001 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University

Kansas State University

Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...

 in the college football

College football

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 season of 2001.

2001 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning the national title for the fifth time.The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker, who was in his first year as head coach after five years as Miami's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis...

  The team's

Kansas State Wildcats football

The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference...

 head football coach was Bill Snyder

Bill Snyder

Bill Snyder is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the rare college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to...

. 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

Big 12 Conference

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 play. The season culminated with a loss to
in the 2001 Insight.com Bowl

2001 Insight.com Bowl

The 2001 edition to the Insight.com bowl was the 13th edition to the bowl game. It featured the Kansas State Wildcats, and the , and was a rematch of the 1997 Fiesta Bowl, played in nearby Tempe....

.

Schedule

Table references

Score by quarter

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;">		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

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> 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

Rushing

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Josh Scobey Josh Scobey Joshua Payne Scobey is an American football running back and kick returner who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas State...	11	240	1,298	35	1,263	5.3	15	45	114.8
Ell Roberson Ell Roberson Ell Roberson III is a former quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats from 1999-2003. During his senior year, he was 6'1" tall and weighed 209 pounds...	10	142	806	163	643	4.5	9	43	64.3
Rock Cartwright Rock Cartwright Roderick Rashaun Cartwright is an American football running back for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft...	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 Darren Sproles Darren Lee Sproles is an American football running back of the NFL who plays for the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...	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

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G	Pct.
Ell Roberson Ell Roberson Ell Roberson III is a former quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats from 1999-2003. During his senior year, he was 6'1" tall and weighed 209 pounds...	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

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