2010 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2010 Kansas State Wildcats football team (variously "Kansas State", "KSU", or "K-State") 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 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...

. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium

Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium

Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium is a stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Kansas State University Wildcats football team. It is named after head coach Bill Snyder and his family...

, in Manhattan

Manhattan, Kansas

Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281...

, Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

as they have done since 1968

1968 college football season

In the 1968 college football season, the system of "polls and bowls" changed. The Associated Press returned to its pre-1961 system of ranking the Top 20 rather than the Top 10, and voted on the national champion after the bowl games, rather than before. During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no...

. It was the 115th season in school history. They were members of the Big 12 Conference

Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...

in the north division. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in Big 12 play and were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl

2010 Pinstripe Bowl

The 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl was the first edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. The game started at 3:20 p.m. ET on December 30, 2010, and was telecasted on ESPN. The game featured the Syracuse Orange of the Big East Conference and...

where they were defeated by Syracuse

2010 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2010 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by head coach Doug Marrone in his second season. They played their home games at Carrier Dome and were members of the Big East Conference...

34–36.

Schedule

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Receiving Votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	-	-	-	-
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	-	RV	-	-
Harris	Not released						25	RV	RV	-	-
BCS	Not released							-	24	-	-

UCLA

Daniel Thomas

Daniel Thomas (American football)

Daniel Thomas is a running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats football team.-High school:...

ran for 234 yards and two touchdowns and the Wildcats won their 21st season opener in a row. Carson Coffman

Carson Coffman

Carson Coffman is a former starting quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats football team in 2009 and 2010. He took over the starting position after the departure of Josh Freeman, and again after the departure of Grant Gregory...

threw 16 times, completing 11 passing and had just 66 yards passing. William Powell added 72 yards on just 6 carries. K-State set a home opener record with an attendance of 51, 059.

Missouri State

Carson Coffman

threw three touchdown passes and Daniel Thomas

Daniel Thomas (American football)

Daniel Thomas is a running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats football team.-High school:...

ran for 137 yards. The Wildcats had 493 yards of total offense.

Iowa State

The Wildcats were favored by 4.

Central Florida

The Wildcats were favored by 7.

Nebraska

The Cornhuskers were favored by 12.

Kansas

For the second consecutive week the Wildcats played a Thursday night game. This game was against the rival Kansas Jayhawks for the Governors Cup. Kansas State scored first on a Josh Cherry field goal in the first quarter. During the second quarter Kansas State scored 4 touchdowns the first 2 coming from QB Carson Coffman runs, the third coming from a Daniel Thomas rush, and the fourth a reception by Travis Tannahill. In the third quarter the Wildcats scored three more touchdowns. The first coming on a pass to Andre McDonald from Carson Coffman, the second coming on a Stephen Harrison 85 yard fumble return, and the third coming on a Carson Coffman run. In the fourth quarter the Jayhawks scored on an Angus Quigly run. The Wildcats scored once more on a Colin Klein 51 yard run. The final score was K-State 59 KU 7. Carson Coffman went an impressive 15 for 16 for 184 yards and 2 touchdown passes in addition he also had 91 yards on the ground and 3 more touchdowns. Daniel Thomas had 91 yards and 1 touchdown. This was the largest margin of victory for either team since 2002 when K-State won 64-0. This loss is tied for the worst loss since KU lost to Texas 66-14 in 2005. In addition this was coach Bill Snyder's 14th win in the last 15 games against Kansas.

Baylor

The Bears were favored by 6. With the win over BCS #22 Kansas State, Baylor became bowl-eligible for the first time in Big 12 history.

Oklahoma State

The Cowboys were favored by 5.

Texas

The Longhorns were favored by 6.

Kansas State, with Collin Klein starting for the injured Carson Coffman, went on to win 39-14. Entering the fourth quarter Kansas State was leading 39-0. Texas quarterback Garret Gilbert had 272 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown and 93 yards rushing, in addition to 5 interceptions. Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein had 9 passing yards on 4 attempts, 127 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns. Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas had 106 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns. Kansas State defensive backs Ty Zimmerman and Tyson Hartman both had 2 Garret Gilbert interceptions, while Kansas State defensive back Stephen Harrison also had 1 interception. This was the Wildcats' third straight win over the Longhorns.

Missouri

Colorado

North Texas

Pinstripe Bowl

Roster

2010 roster

Quarterbacks

4 Billy Cosh - Fr.
9 Ryan Manes - Fr.
7 Colin Klein - So.
13 Sammuel Lemur - Jr.
14 Carson Coffman
Carson Coffman
Carson Coffman is a former starting quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats football team in 2009 and 2010. He took over the starting position after the departure of Josh Freeman, and again after the departure of Grant Gregory...

- Sr.
15 Sam Johnson - Fr.

Running Backs

4 Bryce Brown
Bryce Brown
Bryce Lee Brown is an American football running back. He attended the University of Tennessee his freshman year, but decided to leave the football program in March 2010...

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So.
8 Daniel Thomas
Daniel Thomas (American football)
Daniel Thomas is a running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats football team.-High school:...

- Sr.
20 William Powell - Sr.
21 Frank Delrue - Jr.
24 Rodney Kenner - Jr.
28 Robert Rose - Fr.
30 DeMarcus Robinson - Fr.
33 John Hubert - Fr.

Full Backs

27 Brad Duncan - Fr.
36 Ben Kall - So.
37 Braden Wilson - So.
39 Jay Hanley - So.
49 Lucas Hamm - Sr.

Wide Receivers

2 Stephen Johnson - Fr.
3 Chris Harper - So.
5 Brodrick Smith - So.
17 Cole Bachamp - Jr.
19 Devin Gfeller - Fr.
22 Zach McFall - So.
26 Cale Miller - Fr.
29 Cody Harrison - Fr.
31 Adam Repass-Orduna - So.
82 Adrian Hilburn - Jr.
83 Ed Brown - Fr.
86 Tramaine Thompson - Fr.
87 Sheldon Smith - Sr.
88 Torell Miller - So.
89 Aubrey Quarles - Sr.

Tight Ends

18 Andre McDonald - Fr.
41 Zach Nemechek - Fr.
47 Gabe Gantz - Sr.
80 Travis Tannahill - So.
81 Jeremy Sutton - Jr.
84 Curtis Hubbell - So.
85 Zach Trujillo - Fr.

Offensive Line

42 Corey Adams - Jr. (Long Snapper)
44 Chandler Smith - Fr. (Long Snapper)
50 Nick Puetz - Jr.
51 Cameron McLain - Fr.
52 John McClure - Fr.
54 Trevor Viers - Sr.
59 Zach Kendall - Sr.
61 Drew Liddle - Fr.
62 Logan Wiltfong - Fr.
63 Marcus Heit - Fr. (Long Snapper)
64 Tomasi Mariner -Fr.
65 Mike Powell - Jr.
66 BJ Finney- Fr.
67 Kenneth Mayfield - Sr.
68 William Cooper - Fr.
69 Nick Ward - Jr.
70 Zach Hanson - Jr.
71 Ethan Douglas - So.
72 Kaleb Drinkgern - Jr.
73 Manese Foteki- Jr.
74 Wade Weibert - Sr.
75 Clyde Aufner - Jr.
76 Jordan Allred - So.
77 Colten Freeze - Jr.
78 Cornelius Lucas - Fr.
79 Keneen Taylor - Fr.

Defensive Line

40 Antonio Felder - Sr.
46 Prizell Brown - Sr.
52 Matt Bowman - Fr.
54 Taylor Godinet - Fr.
57 Jordan Voelker - Jr.
60 Dustin Sobieraj - Jr.
62 Logan Wiltfong - Fr.
72 Ryan Muller - Fr.
73 Oladipo Fajimolu - Jr.
90 Laton Dowling - Fr.
91 Brandon Harold -
So.
92 Josh Sutton - Jr.
93 Eric Diesel - Jr.
94 Raphael Guidry - Jr.
95 Ray Kibble - Jr.
96 Payton Kirk - Jr.
97 Adam Davis - Jr.
98 Ethan Reinke - Fr.
99 Javonta Boyd - Jr.

Linebackers

6 Tate Snyder - Fr.
20 Riley Williams - Fr.
26 Jarell Childs - So.
32 Roman Fiels - Fr.
33 Weston Hiebert - Fr.
34 Cody Marley - Fr.
36 Nick Briney - So.
37 David Smith - Fr.
39 Jonathan Truman - Fr.
40 Antonio Felder - Jr.
44 Josh Berard - Sr.
45 Kevin Rohlder - Sr.
46 Arthur Brown
Arthur Brown (American football)
Arthur Brown, Jr. is an American football player. He currently attends Kansas State University, where he transferred after playing for the University of Miami until the 2009 season.-High school career:...

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Jr.
47 Jared Loomis - Jr.
48 Jarett Wright - Sr.
49 Mitchell Roberts - Fr.
50 Tre Walker - Fr.
51 Blake Martin - Fr.
52 Taylor Kuhlman - Fr.
53 Blake Slaughter - So.
55 Kadero Terrell - Jr.
56 Alex Hrebec - Jr.
58 Clarence Bumpas - Fr.
59 Brian Hertzog - Jr.

Defensive Backs

2 Tysyn Hartman - Jr.
8 Stephen Harrison - Sr.
10 Kelo Webster - Fr.
12 Ty Zimmerman - Fr.
15 Randall Evans - Fr.
16 Terrance Sweeney - Sr.
21 Troy Butler - Sr.
22 Thomas Ferguson - So.
23 Emmanuel Lamur - Jr.
24 Dahrnaz Tigner - Jr.
25 Joseph Bonugli - Fr.
27 David Garrett - Jr.
28 Logan Dold - Jr.
29 Tanner Burns - Jr.
30 Drew Mueller - Fr.
31 Thomas Hankerson - So.
32 Roman Fields - Fr.
35 Ian Peters - So.
38 Matthew Pearson - Jr.
41 Charles Melton - Fr.
43 Marc St. Felix - Jr.

Punters

9 Ryan Doerr - So.
17 George Pierson - Sr.

Kickers

6 Brandon Klimek -
So.
10 Anthony Cantele - So.
14 Evan Engwall- So.
19 Josh Cherry - So.

Coaching staff

The following is a list of coaches at Kansas State for the 2010 season.

Name	Position
Bill Snyder Bill Snyder Bill Snyder is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the rare college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to...	Head Coach
Chris Cosh Chris Cosh Chris Cosh , is an American football coach and currently holds the position of defensive coordinator and assistant head coach at Kansas State University...	Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Keith Burns	Defensive Backs
Joe Bob Clements	Defensive Ends
Mo Latimore	Defensive Line
Jeff Rodgers	Specical Teams
Dana Dimel Dana Dimel -External links:* *...	Running Game Coordinator/Running Backs
Del Miller Del Miller -External links:*...	Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Charlie Dickey	Offensive Line
Ricky Rahne	Tight Ends
Michael Smith	Wide Receivers
Joe Gordon	Recruiting Operations
Jonathan Beasley	Offensive Graduate Assistant
Kyle Williams	Defensive Graduate Assistant
Sean Snyder Sean Snyder Sean Snyder is a retired football punter, who was an all-American at Kansas State University. He is the son of Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder.-High school:...	Assoc. A.D./Assoc. HC of Football Operations and Devel.

Recruiting

The following is a list of the recruits that are on the 2010 roster.

External links

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