2012 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 17–35 vs. Oregon
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDana Dimel (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDel Miller (13th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

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. 22
K-StateHD.TVW 51–950,007
September 811:00 a.m.Miami (FL)*No. 21
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FXW 52–1348,843
September 156:00 p.m.North Texas*No. 15
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FSNW 35–2150,290
September 226:50 p.m.at No. 6 OklahomaNo. 15
FOXW 24–1985,276
October 611:00 a.m.KansasNo. 7
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
FXW 56–1650,344
October 1311:00 a.m.at Iowa StateNo. 6
FXW 27–2156,800
October 206:00 p.m.at No. 17 West VirginiaNo. 4
FOXW 55–1460,101
October 272:30 p.m.No. 15 Texas TechdaggerNo. 4
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FOXW 55–2450,766
November 37:00 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 3
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ABCW 44–3050,781
November 106:00 p.m.at TCUNo. 2
FOXW 23–1047,292
November 177:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 2
ESPNL 24–5238,029
December 17:00 p.m.No. 23 TexasNo. 5
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ABCW 42–2450,912
January 3, 20137:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 Oregon*No. 7
ESPNL 17–3570,242
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri State 3 3 3 0 9
#22 Kansas State 3 6 7 35 51

See also: Missouri State Bears football

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

See also: 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team

Kansas State was favored by 7 going into the game.

North Texas

See also: 2012 North Texas Mean Green football team

Kansas State was favored by 28½ going into the game.

1 234Total
Mean Green 7 068 21
• Wildcats 7 7714 35
Scoring summary
14:00North TexasBrelan Chancellor 6-yd run (Zach Olen kick)North Texas 7–0
13:47Kansas StateTyler Lockett Tyler 96-yd kickoff return (A. Cantele kick)7-7
22:24Kansas StateT. Thompson 38-yd pass from Collin Klein (A. Cantele kick)Kansas State 14-7
37:03North TexasA. Jimmerson 1-yd run (Zach Olen kick failed)Kansas State 14-13
33:15Kansas StateT. Thompson 21-yd pass from Collin Klein (A. Cantele kick)Kansas State 21-13
413:20Kansas StateJohn Hubert 6-yd run (A. Cantele kick)Kansas State 28-13
46:44Kansas StateCollin Klein 1-yd run (A. Cantele kick)Kansas State 35-13
42:31North TexasBrelan Chancellor 19-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Brandin Byrd pass from Derek Thompson)Kansas State 35-21

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]
Period 1 2 34Total
#15 Kansas State 0 10 01424
#6 Oklahoma 3 3 7619

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas 7 7 2 0 16
#7 Kansas State 7 14 28 7 56

See also: 2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team and Sunflower Showdown

Kansas State was favored by 24 going into the game.

Iowa State

See also: 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Kansas State was favored by 7 going into the game.

Game Six: Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 3 14 7327
Cyclones 0 14 0721

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

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Kansas State 10 21 21 3 55
#17 West Virginia 0 7 0 7 14

See also: 2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Texas Tech 7 3 7 7 24
#4 Kansas State 3 10 21 21 55

See also: 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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

See also: 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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

See also: 2012 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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

Baylor

See also: 2012 Baylor Bears football team

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

#1 Kansas State at Baylor
1 234Total
#1 Wildcats 7 1070 24
• Bears 14 14240 52
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

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Texas 0 10 7 7 24
#6 Kansas State 7 0 7 28 42

See also: 2012 Texas Longhorns football team

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

2013 Fiesta Bowl (vs. Oregon)

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Oregon 15 7 10 3 35
#5 Kansas State 0 10 0 7 17

See also: 2012 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon was favored by 9 points going to the game.

Rankings

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP222115157764433277712
Coaches212014138853433287611
HarrisNot released544332766Not released
BCSNot 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 Hubert – Jr.
  • 41 Seth Filbert – Fr.

Full backs

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

Wide receivers

  •  2 Stephen Johnson – Jr.
  •  3 Chris Harper – Sr.
  • 10 Lucas Munds – Fr.
  • 12 Stanton Weber – Redshirt Fr.
  • 13 Steven West – Fr.
  • 14 Curry Sexton – So.
  • 16 Tyler Lockett – So.
  • 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 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 Jr.
  • 80 Travis Tannahill – Sr.
  • 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 Fr.
  • 61 Drew Liddle – So.
  • 63 Marcus Heit – Jr. (long snapper)
  • 64 Tomasi Mariner -So.
  • 65 Matt Kleinsorge – Redshirt Fr.
  • 66 BJ Finney – So.
  • 68 William Cooper – Jr.
  • 70 Will Ash – Fr.
  • 71 Ethan Douglas – Sr.
  • 72 Aderius Epps – Fr.
  • 73 Tavon Rooks – Jr.
  • 74 Kason Hostrup – Redshirt Fr.
  • 75 Ellwood Clement – Jr.
  • 76 Cory Cheadle – Fr. (long snapper)
  • 77 Boston Stiverson – Redshirt Fr.
  • 78 Cornelius Lucas – Jr.
  • 79 Keneen Taylor – Jr.

Defensive line

  • 41 Logan Haug – Redshirt Fr.
  • 42 Meshak Williams – Sr.
  • 43 Wyatt Schroeder – Fr.
  • 44 Ryan Mueller – So.
  • 45 Marquel Bryant – Redshirt 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 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 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 Fr.

Defensive backs

  •  3 Allen Chapman – Sr.
  •  5 Thomas Ferguson – Sr.
  •  7 Kip Daily – Redshirt Jr.
  • 10 Donny Starks – Fr.
  • 12 Ty Zimmerman – Jr.
  • 15 Randall Evans – So.
  • 17 Weston Hiebert – So.
  • 18 Jonathan Coleman – Redshirt Fr.
  • 19 Carl Miles Jr. – Jr.
  • 22 Dante Barnett – Fr.
  • 23 Jarard Milo – Sr.
  • 24 Nigel Malone – Sr.
  • 25 Joseph Bonugli – So.
  • 27 Ed Brown – So.
  • 29 Kent Gainous – Jr.
  • 30 Dorian Roberts – Redshirt 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 Fr.
  • 48 Ethan Hammes – So.

Kickers

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

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Coaching staff

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

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:[12]

References

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  2. ^ "2012 Football Schedule Announced". Big 12 Conference. February 14, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  3. ^ North Texas vs Kansas State. MeanGreenSports.com (Report). University of North Texas: University of North Texas Athletics. September 15, 2012. Archived from the original (Automated ScoreBook) on September 25, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  4. ^ Hein, Brett (September 15, 2012). "Kansas State Vs. North Texas Final Score: K-State Downs Pesky Mean Green, 35-21". SBNation.com. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  5. ^ "Kansas State vs Oklahoma (Sep 22, 2012)". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  6. ^ "Scoring Summary" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 13, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  7. ^ "Collin Klein trumpets Heisman credentials as K-State routs West Virginia". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  8. ^ Ubben, David (February 14, 2013). "he best individual games of 2012: No. 5". Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  9. ^ "Baylor Runs Over Top-Ranked Kansas State to Shake Up BCS". ESPN. November 17, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  10. ^ "2012 Kansas State Football Roster". Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  11. ^ "2011 coaches list". Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  12. ^ "Coaching Staff". K-State Sports.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
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