2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2002 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–2, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a win over Arizona State in the 2002 Holiday Bowl. Prior to the 2002 season, the artificial turf was updated to a more cushioned FieldTurf surface at a cost of $800,000.

2002 Kansas State Wildcats football
Holiday Bowl champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Hudson (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBret Bielema (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Elliott (1st season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
(Capacity: 50,300)
2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 20 Colorado xy  7 1   9 5  
No. 7 Kansas State  6 2   11 2  
Iowa State  4 4   7 7  
Nebraska  3 5   7 7  
Missouri  2 6   5 7  
Kansas  0 8   2 10  
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  6 2   12 2  
No. 6 Texas x  6 2   11 2  
Texas Tech  5 3   9 5  
Oklahoma State  5 3   8 5  
Texas A&M  3 5   6 6  
Baylor  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The Wildcats finished the 2002 season leading NCAA Division I-A in scoring defense (11.8 points per game) and also tied a school record by posting three shut outs. The team shut out Louisiana–Monroe, Kansas, and Missouri. The Wildcats also recorded a shut out on the road for the first time since the 1973 season. They recorded two shut outs on the road, beating Kansas and Missouri. The Wildcats scored 582 points in the season, good for second most all-time at Kansas State.

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