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1999 Kansas State

11–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1999, game by game: won vs. Temple 40–0; won vs. UTEP 40–7; won at Iowa State 35–28; won at No. 15 Texas 35–17; won vs. Kansas 50–9; won vs. Utah State 40–0; won at Oklahoma State 44–21; won vs. Baylor 48–7; won vs. Colorado 20–14; lost at No. 7 Nebraska 15–41; won vs. Missouri 66–0; won vs. Washington 24–20+66−26Won 40–0 vs. Temple+40TempleWon 40–7 vs. UTEP+33UTEPWon 35–28 at Iowa State+7Iowa StateWon 35–17 at No. 15 Texas+18No. 15 TexasWon 50–9 vs. Kansas+41KansasWon 40–0 vs. Utah State+40Utah StateWon 44–21 at Oklahoma State+23Oklahoma StateWon 48–7 vs. Baylor+41BaylorWon 20–14 vs. Colorado+6ColoradoLost 15–41 at No. 7 Nebraska-26No. 7 NebraskaWon 66–0 vs. Missouri+66MissouriWon 24–20 vs. Washington+4Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsTempleW 40–⁠091%
Sep 18vsUTEPW 40–⁠788%
Sep 25atIowa StateW 35–⁠2872%
Oct 2at15TexasW 35–⁠1752%
Oct 9vsKansasW 50–⁠989%
Oct 16vsUtah StateW 40–⁠090%
Oct 23atOklahoma StateW 44–⁠2170%
Oct 30vsBaylorW 48–⁠794%
Nov 6vsColoradoW 20–⁠1480%
Nov 13at7NebraskaL 15–⁠4144%
Nov 20vsMissouriW 66–⁠086%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsWashingtonHoliday BowlW 24–⁠2070%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington 24–⁠20 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 6
  12. Wk 12: 5
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 9
  15. Wk 15: 8
  16. Wk 16: 7
  17. Final: 6

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.

Big 12 North champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Nebraska

Consensus All-AmericanMark Simoneau, LB

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 5
Points
457–⁠164
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1762 +85 this season
SP+ rating
21.8 No. 11 of 114; offense No. 12, defense No. 16
SRS
18.8 No. 8 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ron Hudson
Defensive coordinator
Phil Bennett
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 2Darren Howard DENew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Mark Simoneau LBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Damion McIntosh OTSan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Lamar Chapman DBCleveland Browns
Rd 6Frank Murphy RBChicago Bears

All-Big 12

7 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠112–⁠13
Kansas State7–⁠111–⁠16
Texas6–⁠29–⁠521
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠423
Colorado5–⁠37–⁠5
Oklahoma5–⁠37–⁠5
Texas Tech5–⁠36–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas3–⁠55–⁠7
Missouri1–⁠74–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠74–⁠7
Baylor0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.