1998 KANSAS STATE WILDCATS FOOTBALL TEAM

1998 Kansas State Wildcats football
1998 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 North champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 33–362OT vs. Texas A&M
Alamo Bowl, L 34–37 vs. Purdue
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	North
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	11–2 (8–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (3rd season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium; (Capacity: 43,000)
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North 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
South 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
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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
September 5	6:10 p.m.	Indiana State*	No. 6	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 66–0	41,728
September 12	11:30 a.m.	Northern Illinois*	No. 5	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 73–7	41,967
September 19	2:30 p.m.	Texas	No. 5	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC	W 48–7	43,714
September 26	1:10 p.m.	NE Louisiana*	No. 5	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 62–7	42,029
October 10	6:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Colorado	No. 5	Folsom Field Boulder, CO ( rivalry)	FX	W 16–9	51,581
October 17	2:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 4	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC	W 52–20	43,694
October 24	1:10 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 4	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS ( rivalry)		W 52–7	43,203
October 31	11:30 a.m.	at Kansas	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS ( rivalry)	FSN	W 54–6	43,000
November 7	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 4	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 49–6	38,217
November 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 11 Nebraska	No. 2	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS ( rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	W 40–30	44,298
November 21	2:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Missouri	No. 2	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ABC	W 31–25	68,174
December 5	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Texas A&M	No. 2	Trans World Dome St. Louis, MO ( Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	L 33–36 ^2OT	60,798
December 29	7:00 p.m.	vs. Purdue*	No. 4	Alamodome San Antonio, TX ( Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–37	60,780
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`32`	David Allen	Jr
RB	`3`	Frank Murphy	Jr
QB	`7`	Michael Bishop	Sr
QB	`18`	Jonathan Beasley	So
WR	`22`	Aaron Lockett	Fr
WR	`80`	Darnell McDonald	Sr
RB	`24`	Eric Hickson	Sr
FB	`30`	Brian Goolsby	Sr
TE	`86`	Justin Swift	Sr
RG	`78`	Jeremy Martin	Sr
RT	`76`	Ryan Young	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`44`	Monty Beisel	So
CB	`23`	Jerametrius Butler	So
CB	`35`	Dyshod Carter	So
DB	`1`	Lamar Chapman	Jr
S	`40`	Jarrod Cooper	So
DL	`49`	Darren Howard	Jr
S	`38`	Jon McGraw	Fr
LB	`8`	Jeff Kelly	Jr
LB	`52`	Ben Leber	Fr
LB	`50`	Travis Ochs	Sr
LB	`42`	Mark Simoneau	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`10`	Martín Gramática	Sr
P	`16`	James Garcia	Sr

Head coach

Bill Snyder

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ron Hudson – Offensive Coordinator & quarterbacks
Michael Smith – Running backs
Greg Peterson – Wide receivers & passing game coordinator
Paul Dunn – Offensive line
Mike Stoops – Defensive coordinator, defensive backs, & assistant head coach
Mo Latimore – interior Defensive line
Jon Fabris – Defensive ends
Brent Venables – Linebackers
Mark Mangino – Recruiting Game Coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Indiana State

Indiana State at #6 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
• Wildcats	21	17	14	14	66

Date: September 5
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 6:10 pm CST
Game attendance: 41,728

First Quarter
KSU- Bishop 1-yard run ( Gramatica kick) 7:13
KSU - DeAndrea Robinson 6-yard blocked punt (Gramatica kick) 5:46
KSU - Eric Hickson 7-yard run (Gramatica kick) 3:22

Second Quarter
KSU - Bishop 8-yard run (Gramatica kick) 7:26
KSU - Allen 63-yard punt return (Gramatica kick) 5:17
KSU- Gramatica 55-yard field goal 0:09

Third Quarter
KSU - Gavin Peries 58-yard pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) 12:12
KSU - Brian Goolsby 7-yard run (Gramatica kick) 6:51

Fourth Quarter
KSU - David Conley 3-yard run (Gramatica kick) 14:54
KSU - Marlon Charles 39-yard run (Gramatica kick) 11:43

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Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois at #5 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	0	0	7
• Wildcats	25	34	7	7	73

Date: September 5
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 11:30 am CST
Game attendance: 41,967

First Quarter
KSU - Allen 1-yard run (Gramatica kick) 8:18
KSU - Allen 69-yard punt return (Shad Meier pass from Jeremy Milne) 7:10
NIU - Bill Andrews 1-yard run (Clark kick) 2:43
KSU - Gramatica 46-yard field goal 1:33
KSU - Cooper 15-yard interception return (Gramatica kick) 1:12

Second Quarter
KSU - Bishop 2-yard run (Gramatica kick) 14:05
KSU - Bishop 2-yard run (Gramatica kick) 9:46
KSU - Hickson 36 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) 8:01
KSU - Gramatica 37-yard field goal 4:10
KSU - Marlon Charles 4-yard run (Gramatica kick) 2:35
KSU - Gramatica 65-yard field goal 0:02

Third Quarter
KSU - McDonald 27 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) 10:20

Fourth Quarter
KSU - Helm 5-yard run (Goodnow kick) 13:03

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Texas

Texas at #5 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	0	0	0	7	7
• Wildcats	7	28	0	13	48

Date: September 18
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 2:30 pm CST
Game attendance: 44,298
Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 95 °F (35 °C); wind 22 mph (35 km/h) S
Referee: Tim Ahlers
TV announcers (ESPN2): Brad Nessler and Bob Griese

Kansas State welcomed Texas for their first Big 12 Conference matchup, and first meeting since 1942, and Texas' first trip to Manhattan since 1926. 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams was held to just 43 yards on 25 carries for an average of just 1.7 yards per carry. He did not score in the game. Williams averaged 202 rushing yards per game in 1998 and was held to a season low 43 yards, his next lowest yardage output was 90 yards against Oklahoma State. K-State racked up 223 yards on the ground on 51 carries and the Wildcats won handily, 48–7.

First Quarter
KSU - Eric Hickson 44 run (Gramatica kick)

Second Quarter
KSU - McDonald 7 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Allen 93-yard punt return (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Kelly 17 interception return (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Bishop 1-yard run (Gramatica kick)

Fourth Quarter
UT - McGarity 13 pass from Applewhite (Stockton kick)
KSU - McDonald 7 pass from Bishop (kick blocked)
KSU - Charles 2 run (Gramatica kick)

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Northeast Louisiana

Northeast Louisiana at #5 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indians	7	0	0	0	7
• Wildcats	7	10	24	21	62

Date: September 26
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 1:10 pm CST
Game attendance: 42,029

First Quarter
KSU - Lockett 33 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)
NELA - Spencer 1 pass from Vige (Babineaux kick)

Second Quarter
KSU - Hickson 4 run (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Gramatica 39-yard field goal

Third Quarter
KSU - Gramatica 24-yard field goal
KSU - Lockett 97 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Hickson 19 run (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Swift 28 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)

Fourth Quarter
KSU - McDonald 22 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Hickson 5 run (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Charles 7 run (Gramatica kick)

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At #14 Colorado

#5 Kansas State at #16 Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	3	7	3	3	16
Buffaloes	0	0	0	9	9

Date: October 10
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game start: 6:00 pm CST
Game attendance: 51,581
Referee: Randy Christal
TV announcers (FX): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino and Eric Clemons

Kansas State beat Colorado for the second consecutive year (only their second win against the Buffaloes since 1984) and won their first game in Boulder since 1973. K-State came to Boulder with a 2-24 all-time record in games played in Boulder. K-State came to Colorado beating the opposition by an average of 57 points a game, and had a defense which had allowed a total of 21 points in its first 4 games. Colorado was a 17-point underdog and had only lost once in the last 13 seasons to the Wildcats. Colorado held K-State, which was averaging 470 yards and 62 points coming into the game, to 332 yards and just 16 points. Colorado had just 225 yards of total offense, including 37 yards rushing on 31 attempts.

First Quarter
KSU - Gramatica 30-yard field goal

Second Quarter
KSU - Goolsby 2-yard run (Gramatica kick)

Third Quarter
KSU - Gramatica 34-yard field goal

Fourth Quarter
KSU - Gramatica 41-yard field goal 4:10
CU - Stiggers 5-yard pass from Moschetti (pass failed)
CU - Aldrich 20-yard field goal

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Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State at #4 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	10	0	7	20
• Wildcats	14	14	10	14	52

Date: October 17
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 2:30 pm CST
Game attendance: 43,694

First Quarter
KSU - Bishop 1-yard run (Gramatica kick)
OSU - Sydnes 32 yard FG
KSU - Lockett 59 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)

Second Quarter
OSU - Sydnes 40 yard FG
KSU - Lockett 81 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Murphy 46 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)
OSU - Richardson 14 pass from Tony Lindsay (Sydnes kick)

Third Quarter
KSU - Gramatica 43-yard field goal
KSU - Murphy 2 run (Gramatica kick)

Fourth Quarter
OSU - Rivers 6 pass from Chaloupka (Sydnes kick)
KSU - Bishop 3-yard run (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Hickson 22-yard run (Gramatica kick)

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Iowa State

Iowa State at #4 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	0	7	7
• Wildcats	14	14	7	17	52

Date: October 24
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 1:10 pm CST
Game attendance: 42,203

First Quarter
KSU - Hickson 5-yard run (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Lockett 13 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)

Second Quarter
KSU - McDonald 20 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Peries 30 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)

Third Quarter
KSU - Helm 1 run (Gramatica kick)

Fourth Quarter
KSU - Gramatica 31-yard field goal
KSU - Goolsby 9 run (Gramatica kick)
ISU - Groce 14 pass from Bandhauer (Kohl kick)
KSU - Murphy 11 run (Gramatica kick)

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At Kansas

#4 Kansas State at Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	7	16	14	17	54
Jayhawks	0	6	0	0	6

Date: October 31
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 11:30 am CST
Game attendance: 43,000

First Quarter
KSU - Bishop 10-yard run (Gramatica kick)

Second Quarter
KSU - Gramatica 30-yard field goal
KSU - Gramatica 45-yard field goal
KU - Chandler 8 pass from Alexander (kick failed)
KSU - Murphy 1 run (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Gramatica 36-yard field goal

Third Quarter
KSU - Swift 1 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Hickson 9-yard run (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Gramatica 26-yard field goal

Fourth Quarter
KSU - Bishop 9-yard run (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Charles 31-yard run (Gramatica kick)

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At Baylor

#4 Kansas State at Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	14	7	7	21	49
Bears	0	0	3	3	6

Date: November 7
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 38,217

First Quarter
KSU - Hickson 22-yard run 13:33 (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Lockett 37 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) 11:44

Second Quarter
KSU - McDonald 6 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) 8:06

Third Quarter
BU - Bryant 26 FG 5:53
KSU - Goolsby 24 run 2:51 (Gramatica kick)

Fourth Quarter
BU - Bryant 45 FG 13:25
KSU - Bishop 1-yard run 9:22 (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Allen 77-yard punt return (Gramatica kick) 5:28
KSU - Helm 1 run (Gramatica kick) 0:00

Nebraska

#11 Nebraska at #2 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	7	10	7	6	30
• Wildcats	7	7	10	16	40

Date: November 14
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 2:30 pm CST
Game attendance: 44,298

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.^[14] Kansas State beat Nebraska for the first time since 1968 (for a total of 10,962 days) and the first time in Manhattan since 1959.^[15] With the win and Missouri's loss to Texas A&M the same day, Kansas State clinched the Big 12 North Division and a bid in the Big 12 Championship game.^[15]

First Quarter
NU - Jackson 7 pass from Crouch 11:29 (Brown kick)
KSU - Bishop 2-yard run 3:32 (Gramatica kick)

Second Quarter
NU - Cheatham 45 pass from Crouch 11:00 (Brown kick)
NU - Brown 18 FG 4:55
KSU - Bishop 1-yard run 0:49 (Gramatica kick)

Third Quarter
KSU - McDonald 20 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) 8:20
KSU - Gramatica 26-yard field goal 5:03
NU - Brown 74 yard fumble return (Brown kick) 1:05

Fourth Quarter
KSU - Gramatica 21-yard field goal 10:57
NU - Jackson 9 pass from Crouch 8:22 (kick failed)
KSU - McDonald 11 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) 5:25
KSU - Kelly 17 interception return (2PC failed) 0:03

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At #19 Missouri

#2 Kansas State at #19 Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	7	3	14	7	31
Tigers	0	13	3	9	25

Date: November 21
Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
Game start: 2:30 pm CST
Game attendance: 68,174
Television network: ABC

Kansas State visited Columbia with their national title hopes very much alive and were able to squeak out a 31–25 victory. School rushing career record Eric Hickson missed the game with a high ankle sprain and was replaced by Marlon Charles, David Allen, and Frank Murphy in the backfield. Kansas State's running back depth was further affected when Marlon Charles suffered a broken hip in the third quarter.^[17] Second team All-American kicker Martin Gramatica uncharacteristically missed two field goals. Punt returner David Allen nearly returned his seventh career punt return for a touchdown, setting up a nine yard Frank Murphy touchdown run for Kansas State to go up 24-13 in the third quarter. Kansas State's Keith Black downed a late punt at the two foot line to cause Missouri to have to try to drive 99 yards to win or tie on their final drive, and Frank Murphy fell on his own fumble in the end zone for a touchdown to help to preserve a Kansas State win.^[18] The Wildcats won their sixth consecutive game over the Tigers (they would eventually extend the streak to 13 games).

First Quarter
KSU - Peries 30 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)

Second Quarter
KSU - Gramatica 48-yard field goal
MU - Jones 5 yard run (Long kick)
MU - Wise 20 pass from Jones (kick failed)

Third Quarter
KSU - Bishop 1-yard run 0:49 (Gramatica kick)
KSU - Murphy 9 run (Gramatica kick)
MU - Long 21 FG

Fourth Quarter
MU - Dausman 20 pass from Jones (pass failed)
KSU - Murphy fumble recovery in end zone (Gramatica kick)
MU - Long 29 FG

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Texas A&M (Big 12 Championship)

#2 Kansas State vs. #10 Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Wildcats	10	7	10	0	3	3	33
• Aggies	0	6	6	15	3	6	36

Date: December 5
Location: Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 60,798
Referee: Randy Cristal

K-State lost in devastating fashion in double overtime and lost their chance at playing in the National Championship. ^[19]

Purdue (Alamo Bowl)

#4 Kansas State vs. #24 Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	6	21	34
• Boilermakers	0	17	10	10	37

Date: December 29
Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Game attendance: 60,780

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.^[20]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
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

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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	^[22]
Jeff Kelly	LB	6	198	Atlanta Falcons	^[22]
Ryan Young	OT	7	223	New York Jets	^[22]
Michael Bishop	QB	7	227	New England Patriots	^[22]
Justin Swift	TE	7	238	Denver Broncos	^[22]
Darnell McDonald	WR	7	240	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	^[22]

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[vols-1] Barr, Josh (December 7, 1998). "Vols, Seminoles Head to Fiesta Bowl, Wildcats to Frustration". The Washington Post. p. D01. ProQuest 408429398.

[2] 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.

[3] King, David (December 30, 1998). "Alamo Bowl: Wildcats Are Upset By Purdue: Purdue 37, Kansas State 34". The Washington Post. p. C08. ProQuest 408407357.

[4] "Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com". www.cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008.

[5] DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1998)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

[6] "The Manhattan Mercury 06 Sep 1998, page 11". Newspapers.com.

[7] "The Manhattan Mercury 13 Sep 1998, page 11". Newspapers.com.

[8] "The Manhattan Mercury 20 Sep 1998, page 12". Newspapers.com.

[9] "The Manhattan Mercury 27 Sep 1998, page 12". Newspapers.com.

[10] "The Manhattan Mercury 11 Oct 1998, page 10". Newspapers.com.

[11] "The Manhattan Mercury 18 Oct 1998, page 12". Newspapers.com.

[12] "The Manhattan Mercury 25 Oct 1998, page 12". Newspapers.com.

[13] "The Manhattan Mercury 01 Nov 1998, page 12". Newspapers.com.

[14] "Unbeaten Kansas St. Finally Has Nebraska's Number". The New York Times. November 15, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[auto1-15] "The Manhattan Mercury 15 Nov 1998, page 11". Newspapers.com.

[16] "The Manhattan Mercury 15 Nov 1998, page 12". Newspapers.com.

[auto-17] "The Manhattan Mercury 22 Nov 1998, page 12". Newspapers.com.

[18] "The Manhattan Mercury 22 Nov 1998, page 11". Newspapers.com.

[19] "Perfection Eludes Kansas St. and U.C.L.A." The New York Times. December 6, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[20] "Purdue Pulls Off Surprise At Alamo". The New York Times. December 30, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[21] "Kansas State 1998 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

[1999NFLDraft-22] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "1999 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.

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Venues	Ahearn Field (1911–1921) Memorial Stadium (1922–1967) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa State Kansas Nebraska
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat " Wildcat Victory" " Wabash Cannonball" " Kansas Wildcats" (march) Marching band Timeline of football in Kansas Aggieville riots 1939 Nebraska game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Kansas State Wildcats football
Venues	Ahearn Field (1911–1921) Memorial Stadium (1922–1967) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa State Kansas Nebraska
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat " Wildcat Victory" " Wabash Cannonball" " Kansas Wildcats" (march) Marching band Timeline of football in Kansas Aggieville riots 1939 Nebraska game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

1998 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 12 North champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 33–36^2OT vs. Texas A&M
Alamo Bowl, L 34–37 vs. Purdue
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	11–2 (8–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (3rd season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium (Capacity: 43,000)
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Indiana State

Northern Illinois

Texas

Northeast Louisiana

At #14 Colorado

Oklahoma State

Iowa State

At Kansas

At Baylor

Nebraska

At #19 Missouri

Texas A&M (Big 12 Championship)

Purdue (Alamo Bowl)

Rankings

Postseason Awards

Players in the 1999 NFL Draft

References

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Indiana State

Northern Illinois

Texas

Northeast Louisiana

At #14 Colorado

Oklahoma State

Iowa State

At Kansas

At Baylor

Nebraska

At #19 Missouri

Texas A&M (Big 12 Championship)

Purdue (Alamo Bowl)

Rankings

Postseason Awards

Players in the 1999 NFL Draft

References

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