The 2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University

Kansas State University

Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...

 in the college football

College football

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 season of 2003-2004.

2003 NCAA Division I-A football season

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  The team's

Kansas State Wildcats football

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 head football coach was Bill Snyder

Bill Snyder

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. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11 and 4, and a Big 12 Conference

Big 12 Conference

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 record of 6 and 2. They shocked the College Football world with a stunning 35-7 victory over the #1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Championship Game

2003 Big 12 Championship Game

The 2003 Big 12 Championship Game was played on December 6, 2003 in Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The game determined the 2003 football champion of the Big 12 Conference. The Oklahoma Sooners, winners of the South division of the Big 12, were upset by the Kansas State Wildcats, who...

. With their first conference Championship since 1934, they earned the right to play in one of the premiere Bowl Championship Series

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 bowl games, the 2004 Fiesta Bowl

2004 Fiesta Bowl

The 2004 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 2, 2004, was the 33rd edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game pitted #7 Ohio State against #8 Kansas State. It was a match-up between a perennial powerhouse in Ohio State, and a school that was only recently accustomed to winning in Kansas State...

 where they were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes

2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2003-2004. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. Ohio State finished the season with a record of 11-2 and placed second in the...

, 35-28. The Wildcats played 15 games, most in school history.

The Wildcats scored 549 points, good for third all-time at Kansas State.

Schedule

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Table references

Scores by quarter

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;">		KSU	Opp
Scoring	549	244
Points per Game	36.6	16.3
First Downs	319	232
Rushing	176	98
Passing	127	121
Penalty	16	13
Total Offense	6,615	4,246
Avg per Play	6.2	4.3
Avg per Game	441.0	283.1
Fumbles-Lost	22-13	13-9
Penalties-Yards	98-726	104-846
Avg per Game	48.4	56.4

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> KSU Opp Punts-Yards 71-2,859 112-4,113   Avg per Punt 40.3 36.7 Time of Possession/Game 30:24 29:36 3rd Down Conversions 82/205 63/229 4th Down Conversions 10/20 8/20 Touchdowns Scored 73 31 Field Goals-Attempts 12-17 8-18 PAT-Attempts 67-68 28-29 Attendance 376,878 247,868   Games/Avg per Game 8/47,110 4/61,967

Rushing

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Darren Sproles Darren Sproles Darren Lee Sproles is an American football running back of the NFL who plays for the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...	15	306	2,067	81	1,986	6.5	16	73	132.4
Ell Roberson Ell Roberson Ell Roberson III is a former quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats from 1999-2003. During his senior year, he was 6'1" tall and weighed 209 pounds...	13	227	1135	160	975	4.3	15	33	75.0
Total	15	688	3,817	388	3,429	5.0	42	73	228.6
Opponents	15	549	2,113	486	1,627	3.0	6	45	108.5

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G	Pct.
Ell Roberson Ell Roberson Ell Roberson III is a former quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats from 1999-2003. During his senior year, he was 6'1" tall and weighed 209 pounds...	13	143.19	294-152-12	2,545	24	63	195.8	51.7
Jeff Schwin	6	119.99	68-37-3	563	1	41	93.8	54.4
Total	15	137.50	371-194-17	3,186	25	63	212.4	52.3
Opponents	15	104.41	447-224-20	2,619	19	65	174.6	50.1

Receiving

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
James Terry	15	64	1,232	19.2	13	63	82.1
Antoine Polite	13	29	409	14.1	1	36	31.5
Total	15	194	3,186	16.4	25	63	212.4
Opponents	15	224	2,619	11.7	19	65	174.6

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