2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team
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| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 12 |
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| No. 12 Kansas State $+ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Oklahoma + | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team represents Kansas State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats play their home games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have done since 1968. 2012 is the 117th season in school history. The Wildcats are led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 21st overall and fourth straight season since taking over for his second tenure in 2009. K-State is a member of the Big 12 Conference. Conference play began with an upset victory over the Oklahoma Sooners, which was the first win for the Wildcats in Norman since October 25, 1997. The Wildcats started the season with an undefeated 10-0 record, and were ranked as the #1 team in country after a Week 10 defeat of Oklahoma State. However, the Wildcats' undefeated season and #1 ranking were derailed two weeks later after they were defeated by upstart Baylor. The regular conference season came to a close with a fifth straight win over the Texas Longhorns, ending with an 8-1 record to clinch a share of Big 12 title with Oklahoma. Both teams made the postseason for the first time since the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game. Kansas State finished the regular season as the #5 ranked team and were invited to the Fiesta Bowl for the third time, where they were defeated by Oregon. The Wildcats suffered their second consecutive Fiesta Bowl loss since 2003 in the 2004 Fiesta Bowl, ending the season with an 11-2 record and were ranked #11 in the final polls.
Off-season
The 2011 Wildcats finished the season with a 10–3 record overall, 7–2 in Big-12 play, behind Oklahoma State. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they were defeated by the Arkansas Razorbacks, making it the first Cotton Bowl Classic loss for the Wildcats since the 1996 team lost to the BYU Cougars in the 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic.
In mid-August, highly touted incoming freshman quarterback Tavarious Bender decided to leave the team and the university for undisclosed reasons.[1]
Recruiting
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Schedule
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September 16:00 PMMissouri State*No. 22
K-StateHD.TVW 51–9 50,007 September 811:00 AMMiami (FL)*No. 21
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
FXW 52–13 48,843 September 156:00 PMNorth Texas*No. 15
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
FSNW 35–21 50,290
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September 226:50 PMat No. 6 OklahomaNo. 15
FOXW 24–19 85,276 October 611:00 AMKansasNo. 7
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)
FXW 56–16 50,344 October 1311:00 AMat Iowa StateNo. 6
FXW 27–21 56,800 October 206:00 PMat No. 17 West VirginiaNo. 4
FOXW 55–14 60,101
October 272:30 PMNo. 15 Texas Tech
No. 4
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
FOXW 55–24 50,766 November 37:00 PMOklahoma StateNo. 3
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
ABCW 44–30 50,781 November 106:00 PMat TCUNo. 3
FOXW 23–10 47,292 November 177:00 PMat BaylorNo. 2
ESPNL 24–52 38,029 December 17:00 PMNo. 23 TexasNo. 7
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
ABCW 42–24 50,912 January 3, 20137:30 PMvs. No. 4 OregonNo. 7
ESPNL 17–35 70,242
Game notes
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| #22 Kansas State | 3 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 51 |
The Wildcats were favored by 34 going into the game.
Miami
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| #21 Kansas State | 14 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
Kansas State was favored by 7 going into the game.
North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| #15 Kansas State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Kansas State was favored by 28½ going into the game.
Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Kansas State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| #6 Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
Oklahoma was favored by 14 going into the game.
Kansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| #7 Kansas State | 7 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 56 |
Kansas State was favored by 24 going into the game.
Iowa State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Kansas State | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Kansas State was favored by 7 going into the game.
West Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Kansas State | 10 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 55 |
| #17 West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
West Virginia was favored by 2.5 going into the game. The game was hyped as a matchup between Heisman Trophy hopefuls Geno Smith from West Virginia and Collin Klein from Kansas State. Kansas State took an early lead and had the score at 52-7 with 2:25 left in the third quarter. The final score was a Kansas State victory 55–14.[3]
After the conclusion of the season, ESPN sportswriter David Ubben named this the fifth best game of the Big 12 Conference for the season.[4]
Texas Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Texas Tech | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| #4 Kansas State | 3 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 55 |
Kansas State was favored by 7 going into the game.
Oklahoma State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| #3 Kansas State | 7 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
Kansas State was favored by 8.5 points going into the game.
TCU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Kansas State | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| TCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Kansas State was favored by 7 points heading to the game.
Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Kansas State | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Baylor | 14 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 52 |
Kansas State was favored by 11 points going into the game.
Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 Texas | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| #6 Kansas State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 42 |
Kansas State was favored 10.5 points heading to the game.
2013 Fiesta Bowl (vs. Oregon)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Oregon | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| #5 Kansas State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Oregon was favored 9 points going to the game.
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Coaches | 21 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Harris | Not released | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Not released | |||||
| BCS | Not released | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Not released | ||||||
Roster
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Coaching staff
The following is a list of coaches at Kansas State for the 2012 season.[6]
| Name | Position | Seasons at Kansas State |
Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Snyder | Head coach | 21 | William Jewell (1963) |
| Tom Hayes | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs | 2 | Iowa (1971) |
| Mike Cox | Linebackers | 1 | Idaho (1989) |
| Joe Bob Clements | Defensive Ends | 11 | Kansas State (1999) |
| Mo Latimore | Interior Defensive Line | 29 | Kansas State (1976) |
| Sean Snyder | Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator | 18 | Kansas State (1994) |
| Dana Dimel | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs/Tight Ends | 15 | Kansas State (1986) |
| Del Miller | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | 12 | Central (1972) |
| Charlie Dickey | Offensive Line | 4 | Arizona (1987) |
| Michael Smith | Wide Receivers | 16 | Kansas State (1995) |
| Joe Gordon | Recruiting Operations | 2 | Sam Houston State (1999) |
| Reference:[7] | |||
References
- ^ "Backup K-State QB Tavarius Bender Leaves Program". KCTV. Associated Press. August 27, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Football Schedule Announced". Big 12 Conference. February 14, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ "Collin Klein trumpets Heisman credentials as K-State routs West Virginia". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ Ubben, David (February 14, 2013). "he best individual games of 2012: No. 5". Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ 2012 Kansas State Football Roster
- ^ 2011 coaches list
- ^ "Coaching Staff". K-State Sports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2011.