1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1998 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–2, and an 8–0 record in Big 12 Conference play.
| 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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Big 12 North champion | |
Alamo Bowl, L 34–37 vs. Purdue | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| North | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| 1998 record | 11–2 (8–0 Big 12) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ron Hudson (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Stoops (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | KSU Stadium (Capacity: 43,000) |
| 1998 Big 12 Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Kansas State x | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Nebraska | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Missouri | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas A&M x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Wildcats finished the regular season undefeated (11–0) and were ranked second in the nation ahead of their match-up with tenth-ranked Texas A&M in the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game. Kansas State lost in overtime, losing their chance at a national championship.[1]
After the Big 12 Championship Game, Kansas State did not receive a spot in the inaugural Bowl Championship Series despite being ranked in its top four as well as the highest ranked non-champion from any conference. They also were not invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, as the conference runner-up typically would be, or the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, which at the time was contracted to invite the third place team in the conference; those bowls chose Texas and Nebraska instead. Instead, Kansas State was invited to the Alamo Bowl,[2] where it lost to the unranked Purdue Boilermakers, who drove 80 yards for a touchdown in the final minute to defeat Kansas State 37–34.[3]
Following the end of the season, a new rule was created. Nicknamed the "Kansas State Rule", the #3 ranked team would always have an automatic bid to a BCS bowl game.
The Wildcats finished the season as the top scoring team in NCAA Division I-A (at 48 points per game), and set a school record for points scored with 610.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 6:10 p.m. | Indiana State* | No. 6 | W 66–0 | 41,728 | ||
| September 12 | 11:30 a.m. | Northern Illinois* | No. 5 |
| FSN | W 73–7 | 41,967 |
| September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 48–7 | 43,714 |
| September 26 | 1:10 p.m. | NE Louisiana* | No. 5 |
| W 62–7 | 42,029 | |
| October 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Colorado | No. 5 | FSN | W 16–9 | 51,581 | |
| October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 4 |
| ABC | W 52–20 | 43,694 |
| October 24 | 1:10 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 4 |
| W 52–7 | 43,203 | |
| October 31 | 11:30 a.m. | at Kansas | No. 4 | FSN | W 54–6 | 43,000 | |
| November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 4 | W 49–6 | 38,217 | ||
| November 14 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 11 Nebraska | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 40–30 | 44,298 |
| November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 19 Missouri | No. 2 | ABC | W 31–25 | 68,174 | |
| December 5 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Texas A&M | No. 2 | ABC | L 33–36 2OT | 60,798 | |
| December 29 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Purdue* | No. 4 | ESPN | L 34–37 | 60,780 | |
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Roster
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Indiana State
Northern Illinois
Texas
Northeast Louisiana
Colorado
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Kansas
Baylor
Nebraska
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Michael Bishop threw for 306 yards and 2 touchdowns, and ran for 140 yards and two more scores as the Wildcats finally broke through against the Huskers.[6]
Missouri
Texas A&M (Big 12 Championship)
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Purdue (Alamo Bowl)
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Kansas State had 125 yards in penalties, 7 turnovers, and allowed the Boilermakers to drive 80 yards in only 54 seconds for the game-winning touchdown.[8]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AP | 6 (2) | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (3) | 2 (19) | 2 (29) | 2 (24) | 2 (24) | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 6 (1) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (5) | 2 (5) | 1 (30) | 1 (361⁄2) | 1 (311⁄2) | 1 (301⁄2) | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postseason Awards
- Bill Snyder – Named Big 12 Coach of the Year, Paul "Bear" Bryant Award, Walter Camp Coach of the Year, AP Coach of the Year, Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
- Michael Bishop – Davey O'Brien Award, Heisman Trophy runner-up, All-American, First-Team All-Big 12
- Jeff Kelly – Consensus All-American, First-Team All-Big 12
- Martín Gramática – Consensus All-American, First-Team All-Big 12
- David Allen – Consensus All-American, First-Team All-Big 12
- Ryan Young – First-Team All-Big 12
- Darnell McDonald – First-Team All-Big 12
- Darren Howard – First-Team All-Big 12
- Jarrod Cooper – First-Team All-Big 12
Players in the 1999 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club | Ref |
| Martín Gramática | K | 3 | 80 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | [10] |
| Jeff Kelly | LB | 6 | 198 | Atlanta Falcons | [10] |
| Ryan Young | OT | 7 | 223 | New York Jets | [10] |
| Michael Bishop | QB | 7 | 227 | New England Patriots | [10] |
| Justin Swift | TE | 7 | 238 | Denver Broncos | [10] |
| Darnell McDonald | WR | 7 | 240 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | [10] |
References
- Barr, Josh (December 7, 1998). "Vols, Seminoles Head to Fiesta Bowl, Wildcats to Frustration". The Washington Post. p. D01. ProQuest 408429398.
- King, David (December 29, 1998). "K-State Out to Prove It Belongs -- Elsewhere: A National Title May Be Out of Reach, But Not Out of Mind at the Alamo Bowl". The Washington Post. p. D07. ProQuest 408408043.
- King, David (December 30, 1998). "Alamo Bowl: Wildcats Are Upset By Purdue: Purdue 37, Kansas State 34". The Washington Post. p. C08. ProQuest 408407357.
- Points scored fact Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1998)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- "Unbeaten Kansas St. Finally Has Nebraska's Number". The New York Times. November 15, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- "Perfection Eludes Kansas St. and U.C.L.A." The New York Times. December 6, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- "Purdue Pulls Off Surprise At Alamo". The New York Times. December 30, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- "Kansas State 1998 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- "1999 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.
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