The 2002 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

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 season of 2002.

2002 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended the season with what most consider an exciting double overtime national championship game. Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated. The underdog Buckeyes defeated the Hurricanes 31–24, ending Miami's 34 game winning...

  The team's

Kansas State Wildcats football

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 head coach was Bill Snyder

Bill Snyder

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. 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

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 play. The season culminated with a with over in the 2002 Holiday Bowl

2002 Holiday Bowl

The 2002 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 27, 2002 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the against the Kansas State Wildcats...

. Prior to the 2002 season, the artificial turf was updated to a more cushioned FieldTurf surface at a cost of $800,000 USD

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The Wildcats tied a school record for shutouts in a season with 3. They shutout , , and Missouri. The Wildcats also shutout three opponents in 1991 and 1999. The Wildcats also recorded a shutout on the road for the first time since the 1973 season. They recorded two shutouts on the road, beating Kansas and Missouri. The Wildcats scored 582 points in the season, good for second most all-time at Kansas State.

Schedule

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Table references

Scores by quarter

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;">		KSU	Opp
Scoring	582	154
Points per Game	44.8	11.8
First Downs	273	175
Rushing	168	58
Passing	85	97
Penalty	20	20
Total Offense	5,499	3237
Avg per Play	6.3	3.7
Avg per Game	423.0	249.0
Fumbles-Lost	37-18	23-13
Penalties-Yards	100-759	95-723
Avg per Game	58.4	58.4

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> KSU Opp Punts-Yards 55-2,186 105-3974   Avg per Punt 39.7 37.8 Time of Possession/Game 31:13 28:47 3rd Down Conversions 76/166 58/205 4th Down Conversions 12/17 6/18 Touchdowns Scored 79 19 Field Goals-Attempts 11-16 7-12 PAT-Attempts 65-74 17-18 Attendance 384,654 163,338   Games/Avg per Game 8/48,082 4/40,834

Rushing

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
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...	13	237	1,517	52	1,465	6.2	17	80	112.7
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...	12	202	1,276	244	1,032	5.1	16	91	86.0
Terrence Newman	13	2	29	3	26	13.0	0	29	2.0
Total	13	655	3,823	390	3,433	5.2	53	91	264.1
Opponents	13	446	1,405	501	904	2.0	7	85	69.5

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...	12	136.47	175-91-4	1580	7	56	131.7	52.0
Marc Dunn	10	199.92	35-22-2	383	6	58	38.3	62.9
Total	13	146.97	223-120-6	2,066	14	58	158.9	53.8
Opponents	13	91.69	418-191-20	2,333	11	94	179.5	45.7

Receiving

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Taco Wallace Taco Wallace Lawrence "Taco" Lasalle Wallace is a former American football wide receiver.- College :Wallace began his collegiate career at Mount San Antonio College in California where he started for two seasons. He then transferred to Kansas State for his two final years...	13	39	704	18.1	5	58	54.2
James Terry	12	28	561	20.0	5	56	46.8
Total	13	120	2,066	17.2	14	58	158.9
Opponents	13	191	2,333	12.2	11	94	179.5