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2002 Kansas State

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2002, game by game: won vs. Western Kentucky 48–3; won vs. UL Monroe 68–0; won vs. Eastern Illinois 63–13; won vs. No. 11 USC 27–20; lost at Colorado 31–35; won vs. Oklahoma State 44–9; lost vs. No. 8 Texas 14–17; won at Baylor 44–10; won at Kansas 64–0; won vs. No. 21 Iowa State 58–7; won vs. Nebraska 49–13; won at Missouri 38–0; won vs. Arizona State 34–27+68−4Won 48–3 vs. Western Kentucky+45Western KentuckyWon 68–0 vs. UL Monroe+68UL MonroeWon 63–13 vs. Eastern Illinois+50Eastern IllinoisWon 27–20 vs. No. 11 USC+7No. 11 USCLost 31–35 at Colorado-4ColoradoWon 44–9 vs. Oklahoma State+35Oklahoma StateLost 14–17 vs. No. 8 Texas-3No. 8 TexasWon 44–10 at Baylor+34BaylorWon 64–0 at Kansas+64KansasWon 58–7 vs. No. 21 Iowa State+51No. 21 Iowa StateWon 49–13 vs. Nebraska+36NebraskaWon 38–0 at Missouri+38MissouriWon 34–27 vs. Arizona State+7Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWestern KentuckyW 48–⁠389%
Sep 7vsUL MonroeW 68–⁠088%
Sep 14vsEastern IllinoisW 63–⁠1390%
Sep 21vs11USCW 27–⁠2057%
Oct 5atColoradoL 31–⁠3546%
Oct 12vsOklahoma StateW 44–⁠976%
Oct 19vs8TexasL 14–⁠1746%
Oct 26atBaylorW 44–⁠1077%
Nov 2atKansasW 64–⁠079%
Nov 9vs21Iowa StateW 58–⁠761%
Nov 16vsNebraskaW 49–⁠1363%
Nov 23atMissouriW 38–⁠070%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsArizona StateHoliday BowlW 34–⁠2772%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 34–⁠27 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 25
  2. Wk 6: 15
  3. Wk 7: 13
  4. Wk 8: 19
  5. Wk 9: 17
  6. Wk 10: 20
  7. Wk 11: 14
  8. Wk 12: 12
  9. Wk 13: 11
  10. Wk 14: 10
  11. Wk 15: 8
  12. Wk 16: 6
  13. Final: 7

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 2002.

Jim Thorpe AwardTerence Newman, CB

Consensus All-AmericanTerence Newman, CB

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 6
Points
582–⁠154
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1725 +146 this season
SP+ rating
25.3 No. 4 of 117; offense No. 5, defense No. 21
SRS
26.2 No. 2 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 20
Offensive coordinator
Ron Hudson
Defensive coordinators
Bret Bielema and Bob Elliott
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 21— allowed
Defense0.0own 44— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Randy Jordan CB★★★★No. 106
Peni Holakeituai OT★★★★No. 106
Maurice Mack CB★★★No. 670
Jeromey Clary OT★★★No. 670
Marcus Watts S★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line23.50.867
Defensive backs52.60.807
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class82.80.817

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 1Terence Newman DBDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Terry Pierce LBDenver Broncos
Rd 5Melvin Williams DENew Orleans Saints
Rd 7Taco Wallace WRSeattle Seahawks

All-Big 12

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • Darren SprolesRBCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Thomas BarnettOTCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Andrew ShullDLMedia-2
  • Henry BryantDLCoaches-2
  • Josh BuhlLBMedia-2

From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2002 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠19–⁠520
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠25
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠27
Texas6–⁠211–⁠26
Texas Tech5–⁠39–⁠5
Oklahoma State5–⁠38–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠57–⁠7
Texas A&M3–⁠56–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠65–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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