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1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team
American college football season
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.
| 1999 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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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) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ron Hudson (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Phil Bennett (1st season) |
| Home stadium | KSU Stadium (Capacity: 50,300) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 11 | 6:10 p.m. | Temple* | No. 17 | W 40–0 | 50,624 | ||
| September 18 | 6:10 p.m. | UTEP* | No. 16 |
| W 40–7 | 50,923 | |
| September 25 | 11:30 a.m. | at Iowa State | No. 15 | FSN | W 35–28 | 40,057 | |
| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Texas | No. 13 | ABC | W 35–17 | 83,082 | |
| October 9 | 1:10 p.m. | Kansas | No. 9 |
| W 50–9 | 52,254 | |
| October 16 | 1:10 p.m. | Utah State* | No. 9 |
| W 40–0 | 51,106 | |
| October 23 | 11:30 a.m. | at Oklahoma State | No. 7 | FSN | W 44–21 | 48,500 | |
| October 30 | 1:10 p.m. | Baylor | No. 6 |
| W 48–7 | 49,732 | |
| November 6 | 11:30 a.m. | Colorado | No. 6 |
| FSN | W 20–14 | 52,077 |
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Nebraska | No. 5 | ABC | L 15–41 | 77,744 | |
| November 20 | 1:10 p.m. | Missouri | No. 9 |
| FSN | W 66–0 | 51,234 |
| December 29 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Washington* | No. 7 | ESPN | W 24–20 | 57,118 | |
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| 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 | ||||||||
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At #15 Texas
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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 a 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
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Scores by quarter
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Offense
Rushing
| Name | GP | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
- "Shutout info". Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.