2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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2008 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big 12 North
2008 Record	0-0 (0-0 Big 12)
Head Coach	Ron Prince
Offensive Coordinator	Dave Brock
Defensive Coordinator	Tim Tibesar
Home Stadium	Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Seasons « 2007

The 2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team will represent Kansas State University in the college football season of 2008. The Wildcats will play their home games in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The head coach will be Ron Prince, who will be in his third season at the helm of the Wildcats. The 2008 signing class was one that saw 26 signees, including 19 junior college transfers.^[1].

The schedule kicks off with 4 non-conference games, including a first ever trip to Louisville, Kentucky to face the Louisville Cardinals. After the non-conference schedule, K-State heads into Big 12 play with Texas Tech and ends the Big 12 season with Iowa State.

Contents 1 Schedule 2 Coaching staff 3 Game notes 3.1 North Texas 3.2 Montana State 3.3 Louisville 3.4 Louisiana-Lafayette 3.5 Texas Tech 3.6 Texas A&M 3.7 Colorado 3.8 Oklahoma 3.9 Kansas 3.10 Missouri 3.11 Nebraska 3.12 Iowa State 4 Rankings 5 Statistics 5.1 Team 5.1.1 Scores by quarter 5.2 Offense 5.2.1 Rushing 5.2.2 Passing 5.2.3 Receiving 5.3 Defense 5.4 Special teams 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
8/30/2008*	TBA	North Texas		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
9/6/2008*	TBA	Montana State		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
9/17/2008*	7 p.m.	at Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN 2
9/27/2008*	TBA	Louisiana Lafeyette		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
10/4/2008	TBA	Texas Tech		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
10/11/2008	TBA	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX
10/18/2008	TBA	at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
10/25/2008	TBA	Oklahoma		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
11/1/2008	TBA	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)
11/8/2008	TBA	at Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
11/15/2008	TBA	Nebraska		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
11/22/2008	TBA	Iowa State		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

^[2]

[edit] Coaching staff

Name	Position	Years at KSU
Ron Prince	Head Coach	3
Tim Tibesar	Defensive Coordinator	3
Dave Brock	Offensive Coordinator	2
Jeff Rodgers	Specical Teams	1
Ricky Rahne	Running Backs	2
Warren Ruggiero	Quarterbacks	1
Cornell Jackson	Linebackers	1
Tim McCarty	Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line	3
Mo Latimore	Defensive Line	23
Frank Leonard	Tight Ends	2
Total		41

[edit] Game notes

[edit] North Texas

See also: North Texas Mean Green football

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas					0
Kansas State					0

[edit] Montana State

Kansas State announced that they will play Montana State instead of Fresno State, as originally planned. ^[3]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana State					0
Kansas State					0

[edit] Louisville

Kansas State will be traveling to Louisville, Kentucky for the first time in the program's history. Louisville won the game 24-6 in Manhattan in 2006.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville					0
Kansas State					0

[edit] Louisiana-Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana-Lafayette					0
Kansas State					0

[edit] Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech					0
Kansas State					0

[edit] Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State					0
Texas A&M					0

[edit] Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State					0
Colorado					0

[edit] Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma					0
Kansas State					0

[edit] Kansas

This will be the 106th meeting between Kansas and Kansas State. Kansas has won two years in a row, including 39-20 in Lawrence in 2006.

See also: Sunflower Showdown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State					0
Kansas					0

[edit] Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State					0
Missouri					0

[edit] Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska					0
Kansas State					0

[edit] Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State					0
Kansas State					0

[edit] Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking Movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP
Coaches
Harris	Not released
BCS	Not released

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Team

Team Opp Scoring       Points per Game     First Downs       Rushing       Passing       Penalty     Total Offense       Avg per Play       Avg per Game     Fumbles-Lost     Penalties-Yards       Avg per Game

Team Opp Punts-Yards       Avg per Punt     Time of Possession/Game     3rd Down Conversions     4th Down Conversions     Touchdowns Scored     Field Goals-Attempts-Long     PAT-Attempts     Attendance       Games/Avg per Game

[edit] Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 0 Kansas State 0

[edit] Offense

[edit] Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Leon Patton
TEAM
Total
Opponents

[edit] Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Josh Freeman
TEAM
Total
Opponents

[edit] Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Deon Murphy
Total
Opponents

[edit] Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total

[edit] Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Total

[edit] See also

• 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
• 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• Kansas State Wildcats football

[edit] References

[edit] External links