2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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2012 Kansas State Wildcats football
Kansas State Wildcats wordmark.svg
Big 12 co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 17–35 vs. Oregon
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Dana Dimel (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Del Miller (13th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinator Tom Hayes (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, as they have done since 1968. 2012 marked the 117th season in school history. The Wildcats were 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 competed as 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.

Contents

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 TCU. However, the Wildcats' undefeated season and #1 ranking were derailed one week later after they were soundly 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 11–2 record overall, 8-1 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, incoming freshman quarterback Tavarious Bender decided to leave the team and the university for undisclosed reasons. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m. Missouri State *No. 22K-StateHD.TVW 51–950,007
September 811:00 a.m. Miami (FL) *No. 21
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FX W 52–1348,843
September 156:00 p.m. North Texas *No. 15
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FSN W 35–2150,290
September 226:50 p.m.at No. 6 Oklahoma No. 15 FOX W 24–1985,276
October 611:00 a.m. Kansas No. 7
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
FXW 56–1650,344
October 1311:00 a.m.at Iowa State No. 6FXW 27–2156,800
October 206:00 p.m.at No. 17 West Virginia No. 4FOXW 55–1460,101
October 272:30 p.m.No. 15 Texas Tech Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FOXW 55–2450,766
November 37:00 p.m. Oklahoma State No. 3
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ABC W 44–3050,781
November 106:00 p.m.at TCU No. 2FOXW 23–1047,292
November 177:00 p.m.at Baylor No. 2 ESPN L 24–5238,029
December 17:00 p.m.No. 23 Texas No. 5
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ABCW 42–2450,912
January 3, 20137:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 Oregon *No. 7ESPNL 17–3570,242
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

Missouri State

1234Total
Missouri State33309
#22 Kansas State3673551

The Wildcats were favored by 34 going into the game.

Miami

1234Total
Miami330713
#21 Kansas State141072152

Kansas State was favored by 7 going into the game.

North Texas

Kansas State was favored by 28½ going into the game.

1234Total
Mean Green706821
Wildcats7771435

For their next road game, the Mean Green played the Kansas State Wildcats, led by potential Heisman Trophy candidate Collin Klein. The two teams had last met during the 2010 season, when the Wildcats defeated the Mean Green 41–49 in the final game at Fouts Field. This time playing at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, the Wildcats were favored to win by 28 points by spread bettors prior to the game. Each team scored two touchdowns by midway through the third quarter, but a blocked extra point attempt after North Texas' second score made the score 14-13. Kansas State answered with three unanswered touchdowns in the third and fourth quarter, bringing the score to 35-13 before North Texas scored its final touchdown with 2:31 left in the game. The final score was 35-13 in favor of the Wildcats. Mean Green quarterback Derek Thompson completed 25 of 28 passes in the game. [4]

Oklahoma

Oklahoma was favored by 14 going into the game.

#15 Kansas State Wildcats at #6 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary [5]
Period1234Total
#15 Kansas State01001424
#6 Oklahoma337619

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 6:50 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE 12 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 85,276
  • Referee: Referee: Tom Walker • Umpire: Kevin Matthews • Linesman: Brad Edwards • Line judge: Kevin Mar • Back judge: Brad Van Vark • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Tony Flemming • Scorer: Gary Brown
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Julie Alexandria (Sideline)
Game information

Kansas

1234Total
Kansas772016
#7 Kansas State71428756

Kansas State was favored by 24 going into the game.

Iowa State

Kansas State was favored by 7 going into the game.

Game Six: Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary [6]
Period1234Total
Wildcats3147327
Cyclones0140721

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 11:06 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 61° • Wind: S 10–15 • Weather: Overcast, mist
  • Game attendance: 56,800
  • Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Kevin Vicknair • Back judge: Corey Luxner • Field judge: Jack G. Taylor III • Side judge: Tim Murray • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
  • TV announcers (FX): Justin Kutcher (Play-by-play), Eric Crouch (Color), & Darius Walker (Sideline)
Game information

West Virginia

1234Total
#4 Kansas State102121355
#17 West Virginia070714

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. [7]

After the conclusion of the season, ESPN sportswriter David Ubben named this the fifth best game of the Big 12 Conference for the season. [8]

Texas Tech

1234Total
#15 Texas Tech737724
#4 Kansas State310212155

Kansas State was favored by 7 going into the game.

Oklahoma State

1234Total
Oklahoma State71031030
#3 Kansas State7247644

Kansas State was favored by 8.5 points going into the game.

TCU

1234Total
#3 Kansas State10310023
TCU0001010

Kansas State was favored by 7 points heading to the game.

Baylor

Kansas State was favored by 11 points going into the game.

#1 Kansas State at Baylor
1234Total
#1 Wildcats7107024
Bears141424052
Sources:

One week after falling in Norman, and almost a year to the day after the Bears' BCS-shaking first victory against Oklahoma, the Bears again took on a top 5 opponent in Waco. This time the opponent was 10–0 Kansas State, ranked #1 in the BCS after an Alabama loss the previous week and clear favorites in their final two games of the year, at Baylor and vs. Texas. As so often during the season, the quick-strike Baylor offense put the Bears ahead early on a 38-yard Florence pass to Tevin Reese. Kansas State answered when then-Heisman favorite Collin Klein completed a touchdown pass to tie the game 7–7. Baylor subsequently put up 21 unanswered points to go ahead 28–7 before the Wildcats managed 10 more points in the final two minutes of the first half. In the third quarter, Baylor put up another touchdown (a 4-yard Glasco Martin IV rush) and forced a Kansas State punt that pinned Baylor on their own 1-yard line. Two plays later, Florence attempted a quick pass to Terrance Williams that was intercepted on the 2-yard line, setting up a Collin Klein touchdown rush that made the score 35–24 in Baylor's favor. The Bears went on to rack up 17 more points in the third quarter, the last touchdown coming on an 80-yard Lache Seastrunk rush after Joe Williams intercepted Klein in the endzone (the third of Klein's three interceptions on the night). With 58 seconds remaining in the third quarter following Seastrunk's touchdown, Kansas State embarked upon an 8-minute, 21 play, 74-yard drive that brought the Wildcats to first-and-goal from the Baylor 6-yard line. An inspired Baylor defense turned in the goal-line stand of their season, halting four straight Collin Klein rushes and forcing a turnover on downs. Baylor would subsequently almost completely run down the clock, picking up 4 first downs on 10 straight rushes before punting the ball back to Kansas State with only 32 seconds left in the game. The victory was Baylor's first ever over a #1 ranked opponent (the 1956 team defeated #2 Tennessee in the 1957 Sugar Bowl, and the 1941 team tied #1 Texas) and represented only the fifth time in the BCS era that the #1 ranked team lost to an unranked opponent. The win took Baylor to 5–5 on the season, needing one more victory for bowl eligibility. [9]


Texas

1234Total
#23 Texas0107724
#6 Kansas State7072842

Kansas State was favored by 10.5 points heading to the game.

2013 Fiesta Bowl (vs. Oregon)

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#4 Oregon15710335
#5 Kansas State0100717

Oregon was favored by 9 points going to the game.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 222115157764433277712
Coaches 212014138853433287611
Harris Not released544332766Not released
BCS Not released43221665Not released

Roster

2012 roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

  •  5 Robert Rose – Jr.
  •  8 Angelo Pease – Jr.
  • 20 DeMarcus Robinson – So.
  • 24 Charles Jones – Fr.
  • 28 Jarvis Leverett – Fr.
  • 33 John HubertJr.
  • 41 Seth Filbert – Fr.

Full backs

  • 27 Brad Duncan – So.
  • 36 Ben Kall – Sr.
  • 37 Braden Wilson – Sr.
  • 39 Austin Katsorelos – Fr.
  • 48 Glenn GronkowskiFr.
  • 89 Zach Nemechek – So.

Wide receivers

  •  2 Stephen Johnson – Jr.
  •  3 Chris HarperSr.
  • 10 Lucas Munds – Fr.
  • 12 Stanton Weber – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 13 Steven West – Fr.
  • 14 Curry Sexton – So.
  • 16 Tyler LockettSo.
  • 17 Logan Stephens – Jr.
  • 21 Destin Mosley – Fr.
  • 22 Zach McFall – Sr.
  • 23 Collin Sexton – Fr.
  • 25 Dylan Veatch – So.
  • 26 Cody Harrison – So.
  • 30 Stanton Weber – Fr.
  • 81 Kyle Klein – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 82 Evan Loomis – Jr.
  • 84 Deante Burton – Fr.
  • 86 Tramaine Thompson – Jr.
  • 87 Andre Jackson – Jr.
  • 88 Torell Miller – Jr.

Tight ends

  • 18 Andre McDonald – Jr.
  • 34 Darnell Howard – So.
  • 41 Logan Haug – Fr.
  • 43 Matt Pestinger – Jr.
  • 47 William Green – Redshirt.svg Jr.
  • 80 Travis TannahillSr.
  • 81 Jeremy Sutton – Jr.
  • 82 Tyler Davidson – Fr.
  • 84 Curtis Hubbell – Jr.
  • 85 Zach Trujillo – So.
  • 89 Zach Nemechek – Fr.
 

Offensive line

  • 46 Dalton Converse – So. (long snapper)
  • 50 Nick Puetz – Sr.
  • 51 Cameron McLain – Fr.
  • 52 John McClure – Fr.
  • 55 Cody Whitehair Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 61 Drew Liddle – So.
  • 63 Marcus Heit – Jr. (long snapper)
  • 64 Tomasi Mariner -So.
  • 65 Matt Kleinsorge – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 66 BJ Finney – So.
  • 68 William Cooper – Jr.
  • 70 Will Ash – Fr.
  • 71 Ethan Douglas – Sr.
  • 72 Aderius Epps – Fr.
  • 73 Tavon RooksJr.
  • 74 Kason Hostrup – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 75 Ellwood Clement – Jr.
  • 76 Cory Cheadle – Fr. (long snapper)
  • 77 Boston Stiverson – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 78 Cornelius Lucas – Jr.
  • 79 Keneen Taylor – Jr.

Defensive line

  • 41 Logan Haug – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 42 Meshak WilliamsSr.
  • 43 Wyatt Schroeder – Fr.
  • 44 Ryan Mueller – So.
  • 45 Marquel Bryant – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 54 Taylor Godinet – So.
  • 55 Adam Davis – Jr.
  • 56 Wesley Hollingshed – Jr.
  • 60 Dustin Sobieraj – Jr.
  • 62 Logan Wiltfong – Fr.
  • 69 Logan O'Dea – Fr.
  • 73 Xavier Gates – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 90 Laton Dowling – So.
  • 91 Hakeem Akinola – Jr.
  • 92 Vai Lutui – Sr.
  • 94 Alauna Finau – Jr.
  • 95 Travis Britz – Fr.
  • 96 Jon Sua – Sr.
  • 97 Demonte Hood – Fr.
  • 98 Chaquil Reed – Jr.
  • 99 Javonta Boyd – Sr.
 

Linebackers

  •  2 Justin Tuggle – Sr.
  •  4 Arthur Brown Redshirt.svg Sr.
  •  6 Tate Snyder – So.
  • 20 Riley Williams – Fr.
  • 21 Jonathan Truman – Fr.
  • 26 Jarell Childs – Sr.
  • 32 Roman Fields – Sr.
  • 33 Weston Hiebert – Fr.
  • 34 Cody Marley – So.
  • 35 David Smith – So.
  • 36 Nick Briney – Sr.
  • 40 Antonio Felder – Jr.
  • 47 Jared Loomis – Sr.
  • 49 Will Davis – Fr.
  • 50 Tre Walker – Jr.
  • 51 Trace Armstrong – Fr.
  • 52 Mike Moore – Fr.
  • 53 Blake Slaughter – Sr.
  • 55 Kadero Terrell – Jr.
  • 58 Clarence Bumpas – Fr.
  • 57 Colborn Couchman – Fr.
  • 58 Myles Copeland – Fr.
  • 59 Aaron Norris – Redshirt.svg Fr.

Defensive backs

  •  3 Allen ChapmanSr.
  •  5 Thomas Ferguson – Sr.
  •  7 Kip Daily – Redshirt.svg Jr.
  • 10 Donny Starks – Fr.
  • 12 Ty Zimmerman – Jr.
  • 15 Randall EvansSo.
  • 17 Weston Hiebert – So.
  • 18 Jonathan Coleman – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 19 Carl Miles Jr. – Jr.
  • 22 Dante BarnettFr.
  • 23 Jarard Milo – Sr.
  • 24 Nigel Malone – Sr.
  • 25 Joseph Bonugli – So.
  • 27 Ed Brown – So.
  • 29 Kent Gainous – Jr.
  • 30 Dorian Roberts – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 32 Michael Mann – Fr.
  • 33 Morgan Burns – Fr.
  • 39 Cameron Morgan – Fr.
  • 40 Dylan Schellenberg – So.

Punters

  •  9 Ryan Doerr – Sr.
  • 38 Mark Krause – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 48 Ethan Hammes – So.

Kickers

  •  6 Brandon Klimek – Sr.
  •  8 Dillon Wilson – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 10 Anthony Cantele – Sr.
  • 14 Jack Cantele – Redshirt.svg Fr.
  • 40 Ian Patterson – Fr.

[10]

Coaching staff

The following is a list of coaches at Kansas State for the 2012 season. [11]

NamePositionSeasons at
Kansas State
Alma Mater
Bill Snyder Head coach21 William Jewell (1963)
Tom Hayes Defensive coordinator/Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/defensive backs2 Iowa (1971)
Mike CoxLinebackers1Idaho (1989)
Joe Bob ClementsDefensive ends11 Kansas State (1999)
Mo LatimoreInterior Defensive Line29Kansas State (1976)
Sean Snyder Associate head coach/special teams Coordinator18Kansas State (1994)
Dana Dimel Co-offensive Coordinator/running backs/tight ends15Kansas State (1986)
Del Miller Co-offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks12 Central (1972)
Charlie DickeyOffensive line4 Arizona (1987)
Michael SmithWide receivers16Kansas State (1995)
Joe GordonRecruiting Operations2 Sam Houston State (1999)
Reference: [12]

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