2004 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2004 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. The team finished the season with a record of 4–7 and a Big 12 Conference record of 2–6.

2004 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North
Record	4–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (16th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Del Miller (8th season) Greg Peterson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Bob Elliott (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Colorado xy		4	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa State x		4	–	4					7	–	5
Nebraska		3	–	5					5	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 5 Texas  %		7	–	1					11	–	1
Texas A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 18 Texas Tech		5	–	3					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:10 p.m.	Western Kentucky*	No. 13	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 27–13	46,740
September 11	11:10 a.m.	Fresno State*	No. 13	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 21–45	46,468
September 18	1:10 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 40–20	46,514
October 2	6:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	TBS	L 30–42	72,675
October 9	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)		L 28–31	50,152
October 16	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 Oklahoma		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC	L 21–31	52,310
October 23	1:10 p.m.	Nebraska		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 45–21	52,234
October 30	1:10 p.m.	Texas Tech		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 25–35	48,338
November 6	11:40 a.m.	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	W 35–24	63,412
November 13	12:30 p.m.	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)		L 31–38	43,502
November 20	11:10 a.m.	Iowa State		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	FSN	L 23–37	44,829
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2004 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 79 Jon Doty Sr RB 36 Ayo Saba Jr RB 43 Darren Sproles Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 83 Blake Seiler Jr LB 45 Ted Sims Jr DB 26 Tyler Woolfolk Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 15 Joe Rheem Sr K/P 19 Jeff Snodgrass Jr	Head coach Bill Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Del Miller – Co-Offensive Coordinator & quarterbacks Greg Peterson – Co-Offensive Coordinator & wide receivers Michael Smith – Running backs Matt Miller – Tight ends Bob Stanley – Offensive line Bob Elliott – Defensive Coordinator & secondary Mo Latimore – interior Defensive line Joe Bob Clements – Defensive ends Chris Cosh – Linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
K-State	7	7	3	13	30
Texas A&M	7	14	7	14	42

#2 Oklahoma

See also: 2004 Oklahoma Sooners football team

#2 Oklahoma at Kansas State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Oklahoma	7	10	7	7	31
K-State	7	7	7	0	21

• Date: October 16
• Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
• Game start: 11:11 a.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:29
• Game attendance: 52,310
• Referee: John Laurie
• TV announcers (ABC): Gary Thorne (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color), & Jim Gray (Sideline)

Nebraska

Nebraska at Kansas State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	7	7	7	0	21
• K-State	14	10	14	7	45

• Date: October 23
• Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
• Game start: 1:10 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 52,234

See also: 2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry

Statistics

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas State 58 78 71 119 326 Opponents 73 81 83 100 337

Team

KSU Opp Scoring 326 337   Points per Game 29.6 30.6 First Downs 225 180   Rushing 120 75   Passing 88 94   Penalty 11 11 Total Offense 4,001 3,846   Avg per Play 5.0 5.6   Avg per Game 363.7 349.6 Fumbles-Lost 25-15 20-9 Penalties-Yards 69-498 89-689   Avg per Game 45.3 62.6

KSU Opp Punts-Yards 54–2,192 57–2,336   Avg per Punt 40.6 41.0 Time of Possession/Game 33:20 26:08 3rd Down Conversions 63/160 57/147 4th Down Conversions 11/19 4/8 Touchdowns Scored 41 45 Field Goals-Attempts 13-15 8-13 PAT-Attempts 37-38 43-44 Attendance 338,833 229,741   Games/Avg per Game 7/48,405 4/57,435

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Darren Sproles	11	244	1,380	62	1,318	5.4	11	74	119.8
Thomas Clayton	10	15	71	0	71	4.7	0	15	7.1
Yamon Figurs	11	2	11	3	8	4.0	0	11	0.7
Total	11	480	2,321	277	2,044	4.3	25	74	185.8
Opponents	11	394	1,887	256	1,631	4.1	23	80	148.3

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G	Pct.
Dylan Meier	10	121.51	220-127-5	1,436	9	86	143.6	57.7
Allen Webb	10	100.71	94-49-4	521	3	48	52.1	52.1
Total	11	115.28	314-176-9	1,957	12	c 86	177.9	56.1
Opponents	11	133.37	287-154-10	2,215	19	64	174.6	53.7

Receiving

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Jermaine Moreira	11	39	406	10.4	4	29	36.9
Darren Sproles	11	32	223	7.0	0	28	20.3
Yamon Figurs	11	31	483	15.6	2	51	43.9
Total	11	176	1,957	11.1	12	86	177.9
Opponents	11	154	2,215	14.4	19	64	201.4

2005 NFL Draft

Main article: 2005 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Darren Sproles	Running back	4	130	San Diego Chargers

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