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2003 Kansas State

11–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2003, game by game: won vs. California 42–28; won vs. Troy 41–5; won vs. McNeese 55–14; won vs. Massachusetts 38–7; lost vs. Marshall 20–27; lost at No. 13 Texas 20–24; lost at Oklahoma State 34–38; won vs. Colorado 49–20; won vs. Kansas 42–6; won vs. Baylor 38–10; won at Iowa State 45–0; won at No. 18 Nebraska 38–9; won vs. Missouri 24–14; won vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 35–7; lost vs. No. 8 Ohio State 28–35+45−7Won 42–28 vs. California+14CaliforniaWon 41–5 vs. Troy+36TroyWon 55–14 vs. McNeese+41McNeeseWon 38–7 vs. Massachusetts+31MassachusettsLost 20–27 vs. Marshall-7MarshallLost 20–24 at No. 13 Texas-4No. 13 TexasLost 34–38 at Oklahoma State-4Oklahoma StateWon 49–20 vs. Colorado+29ColoradoWon 42–6 vs. Kansas+36KansasWon 38–10 vs. Baylor+28BaylorWon 45–0 at Iowa State+45Iowa StateWon 38–9 at No. 18 Nebraska+29No. 18 NebraskaWon 24–14 vs. Missouri+10MissouriWon 35–7 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma+28No. 1 OklahomaLost 28–35 vs. No. 8 Ohio State-7No. 8 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 23vsCaliforniaBca ClassicW 42–⁠2869%
Aug 30vsTroyW 41–⁠584%
Sep 6vsMcNeeseW 55–⁠1491%
Sep 13vsMassachusettsW 38–⁠791%
Sep 20vsMarshallL 20–⁠2774%
Oct 4at13TexasL 20–⁠2438%
Oct 11atOklahoma StateL 34–⁠3851%
Oct 18vsColoradoW 49–⁠2069%
Oct 25vsKansasW 42–⁠680%
Nov 1vsBaylorW 38–⁠1089%
Nov 8atIowa StateW 45–⁠074%
Nov 15at18NebraskaW 38–⁠949%
Nov 22vsMissouriW 24–⁠1475%
Dec 6vs1OklahomaBig 12 Championship GameW 35–⁠732%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs8Ohio StateFiesta BowlL 28–⁠3557%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 35–⁠28 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 3: 7
  3. Wk 4: 7
  4. Wk 5: 6
  5. Wk 6: 16
  6. Wk 7: 16
  7. Wk 8: 22
  8. Wk 14: 19
  9. Wk 15: 14
  10. Wk 16: 13
  11. Final: 14

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 2003.

Big 12 champions6–⁠2 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Heisman voteDarren Sproles, fifth

Led the nationDarren Sproles: rushing yards (1,986 yds)

Record
11–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 6
Points
549–⁠244
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1753 +103 this season
SP+ rating
25.8 No. 6 of 117; offense No. 8, defense No. 10
SRS
17.8 No. 5 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 33
Offensive coordinators
Del Miller and Greg Peterson
Defensive coordinators
Bret Bielema and Bob Elliott
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 34— allowed
Defense-0.1own 29— 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 2003 class

Patrick Thompson ATH★★★No. 682
Byron Garvin CB★★★No. 682
Alphonso Moran DT★★★No. 682
Toney Coleman WR★★★No. 682
Greg Gaskins Jr. S★★★No. 682

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.50.794
Defensive line22.50.783
Defensive backs23.00.800
Athletes and specialists22.50.783
Whole class82.60.790

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 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 6Nick Leckey CArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Rashad Washington DBNew York Jets

All-Big 12

3 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

  • Ryan LiljaOGCoaches-2; Media-2
  • James TerryWRCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Andrew ShullDLCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Justin MontgomeryDLCoaches-2
  • Bryan HickmanLBMedia-2
  • Rashad WashingtonDBCoaches-2; Media-2

From Wikipedia’s 2003 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2003 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠012–⁠23
Texas7–⁠110–⁠312
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠414
Nebraska5–⁠310–⁠319
Oklahoma State5–⁠39–⁠4
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠56–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠64–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Iowa State0–⁠82–⁠10

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