1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1999 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 North co-champion Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 24–20 vs. Washington
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	11–1 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

1999 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 3 Nebraska xy$		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 6 Kansas State x		7	–	1					11	–	1
Colorado		5	–	3					7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					5	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Missouri		1	–	7					4	–	7
South Division
No. 21 Texas xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
Oklahoma		5	–	3					7	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
No. 23 Texas A&M		5	–	3					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Baylor		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Nebraska 22, Texas 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1999 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–1, and a 7–1 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a win over Washington in the 1999 Holiday Bowl. The Wildcat defense did not give up a score in the third quarter all season.

The Wildcats tied a school record for shutouts in a season with three. They shutout Temple, Utah State, and Missouri. The Wildcats shutout Missouri three times in five games in Manhattan between 1991 and 1999. The Wildcats also shutout three opponents in 1991 and 2002.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	6:10 p.m.	Temple*	No. 17	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 40–0	50,624
September 18	6:10 p.m.	UTEP*	No. 16	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 40–7	50,923
September 25	11:30 a.m.	at Iowa State	No. 15	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	FSN	W 35–28	40,057
October 2	2:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Texas	No. 13	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 35–17	83,082
October 9	1:10 p.m.	Kansas	No. 9	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 50–9	52,254
October 16	1:10 p.m.	Utah State*	No. 9	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 40–0	51,106
October 23	11:30 a.m.	at Oklahoma State	No. 7	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 44–21	48,500
October 30	1:10 p.m.	Baylor	No. 6	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 48–7	49,732
November 6	11:30 a.m.	Colorado	No. 6	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	FSN	W 20–14	52,077
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Nebraska	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 15–41	77,744
November 20	1:10 p.m.	Missouri	No. 9	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 66–0	51,234
December 29	7:00 p.m.	vs. Washington*	No. 7	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–20	57,118
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	20T	19	17	16	15	13	9	9	7	6	6	5	9	9	8	7	6
Coaches Poll	19	19*	18	16	15	13	10	8	7	6	6	5	9	8	7	7	6
BCS	Not released									5	6	5	8	6	6	6	Not released

Roster

1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 32 David Allen Jr QB 18 Jonathan Beasley Jr OT 63 Ryan Cummings Jr OL 64 Andy Eby So QB 19 Alam Helm Sr WR 22 Aaron Lockett So OT 77 Damion McIntosh Sr TE 85 Shad Meier Jr WR 5 Quincy Morgan Jr RB 3 Frank Murphy Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 44 Monty Beisel Jr CB 23 Jerametrius Butler So DB 35 Dyshod Carter Jr FS 1 Lamar Chapman Sr SS 40 Jarrod Cooper Jr DT 75 Mario Fatafehi Jr DE 49 Darren Howard Sr LB 52 Ben Leber So FS 38 Jon McGraw So CB 4 Terence Newman Fr LB 42 Mark Simoneau Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 20 Mike Goodnow Sr	Head coach Bill Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Ron Hudson – Offensive Coordinator & quarterbacks Michael Smith – Running backs Greg Peterson – Wide receivers & passing game coordinator Matt Miller – Tight ends Paul Dunn – Offensive line Phil Bennett – Defensive Coordinator Mo Latimore – interior Defensive line Bob Fello – Defensive end & Special Teams Coordinator Jim Gush – Linebackers Rex Ryan – Defensive Coordinator (Never coached, left before start of season to coach defensive line for Baltimore Ravens) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

At No. 15 Texas

Kansas State at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Kansas State 6 3 9 17 35 Texas 7 7 0 3 17 Date: October 2 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 83,082 TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Bob Griese & Jack Arute Source: Box Score

See also: 1999 Texas Longhorns football team

K-State won its first ever Big 12 trip to Austin, and first since 1942 (a 64–0 loss). They beat Texas soundly 48–7 in Manhattan in the 1998 campaign. David Allen returned a 74-yard punt for an NCAA record-tying touchdown and also scored a running touchdown as Texas turned the ball over a whopping six times. Kicker Jamie Rheem set a new school record with five field goals from 22, 23, 32, 27, and 20 yards. Linebacker Mark Simoneau scored on a pick six with 8:31 left in the fourth quarter extend the Wildcats' lead to 24–17. Jonathan Beasley who was removed from the game in the previous week's 35–28 victory over Iowa State relieved a struggling starting quarterback Adam Helm in the second quarter.

First Quarter
KSU - Rheem 22 FG (3–0)
KSU - Rheem 23 FG (6–0)
UT - Smith 14 pass from Applewhite (Stockton kick) (6–7)

Second Quarter
UT - Robertson 1 run (Stockton kick) (6–14)
KSU - Rheem 32 FG (9–14)

Third Quarter
KSU - Allen 74-yard punt return (Gramatica kick) (15–14)
KSU - Rheem 27 FG (18–14)

Fourth Quarter
UT - Stockton 25 FG (18–17)
KSU - Simoneau 37 interception return (Rheem kick) (25–17)
KSU - Allen 35 run (32–17) (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Rheem 20 FG (35–17)

At #7 Nebraska

Kansas State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas State 0 9 0 6 15 • Nebraska 16 8 0 17 41 Date: November 13 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 77,744 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese & Lynn Swann

Statistics

Team

KSU Opp Scoring 433 144   Points per Game 39.4 13.1 First Downs 203 143   Rushing 108 68   Passing 79 55   Penalty 16 20 Total Offense 4,122 2,585   Avg per Play 5.3 3.7   Avg per Game 374.7 235.0 Fumbles-Lost 24-12 34–17 Penalties-Yards 101-860 76-542   Avg per Game 78.2 49.3

KSU Opp Punts-Yards 58–2,073 86–3,099   Avg per Punt 35.7 36.0 Time of Possession/Game 33:44 26:16 3rd Down Conversions 49/157 35/157 4th Down Conversions 10/16 3/12 Touchdowns Scored 54 19 Field Goals-Attempts 19-24 3–10 PAT-Attempts 48-50 17-17 Attendance 357,951 249,383   Games/Avg per Game 7/51,136 4/62,346

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas State 105 120 108 100 433 Opponents 54 49 0 41 144

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Joe Hall	9	121	628	15	613	5.1	6	47	68.1
Frank Murphy	7	97	569	28	541	5.6	6	46	77.3
David Allen	10	74	371	7	364	4.9	6	44	36.4
Total	11	526	2365	333	2032	3.9	31	47	184.7
Opponents	11	378	1571	350	1221	3.2	13	46	111.0

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G	Pct.
Jonathan Beasley	11-11	134.89	203-90-72	1,805	14	88	164.1	44.3
Total	11-11	124.91	256-116-9	2,090	14	88	190.0	45.3
Opponents	11	65.74	315-118-21	1,364	5	70	124.0	37.5

Receiving

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Quincy Morgan	11	42	1007	24.0	9	88	91.5
Aaron Lockett	11	33	531	16.1	3	43	48.3
Frank Murphy	7	6	39	6.5	0	13	5.6
David Allen	10	4	40	10.0	1	14	4.0
Total	11	116	2,090	18.0	14	88	190.0
Opponents	11	118	1,364	11.6	5	70	124.0