2004 Kansas State Football
Game No. 7
Nebraska (4-2/2-1) at
Kansas State (2-4/0-3)
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004
1:10 p.m. (Central)
KSU Stadium (50,000)
Manhattan, Kan.
Kickoff: 1:10 p.m.
Television: None
Highlights: The Kansas State Sports Information Office will uplink highlights of the Nebraska at K-State game. Please contact Garry Bowman for details regarding the uplink.
Radio: Live across the 29-station Mid America Sports Network. Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), Stan Weber (color) and Chris Allison (sideline) serve as the on-air talent.
On the Web: A live audio stream of all Kansas State football games is available via the Internet at K-State's official site, www.k-statesports.com. Click the “Live Audio” link on the left side of the home page.
Records: Kansas State fell to 2-4 (0-3 Big 12) on the season with its 31-21 loss to No. 2 Oklahoma. Nebraska improved to 4-2 (2-1 Big 12) with its 59-27 win over Baylor.
Rankings: Both Nebraska and Kansas State are unranked. It is the first time both teams enter the matchup unranked since 1968.
Series: Nebraska leads the all-time series 72-14 with two ties. However, K-State has won three of the last four and will be looking for its first three-game winning streak ever vs. the Cornhuskers.
Coaches: Kansas State's Bill Snyder is 129-59-1 (.685) in 16 seasons with the Wildcats. Nebraska’s Bill Callahan is 4-2 in his first season with Huskers.
Wildcats continue homestand with Nebraska
Kansas State continues its three-game homestand at 1:10 p.m. Saturday, when the Wildcats welcome Big 12 North Division rival Nebraska to KSU Stadium. Despite the contest being a sellout, there is no live television scheduled for the game. That snaps an 11-year run of televised matchups between the two programs and marks the first time since the 1992 meeting in Tokyo, Japan, that the K-State/Nebraska game will not be telecast.
Coming off three hard-fought conference losses that averaged just over eight points per game, including a 31-21 setback vs. No. 2-ranked Oklahoma last week, Saturday’s game is crucial for Kansas State (2-4, 0-3 Big 12). With just two victories under its belt this season, K-State must win no fewer than four of its final six games in to extend its current 11-year bowl streak.
Nebraska (4-2, 2-1 Big 12), currently tied with Missouri atop the Big 12’s North Division, will be out to record back-to-back victories for just the second time this season. The Huskers rebounded nicely from their 70-10 loss at Texas Tech to post a 59-27 victory over Baylor last week behind a school-record 342 yards passing by sophomore Joe Dailey for their second league win.
Saturday is Harley Day
Don’t forget to bring your ear plugs Saturday, especially if you are planning on being anywhere near the sidelines during pre-game, as Kansas State hosts its annual Harley Day. Just prior to kickoff, 100 Harley-Davidson motorcycles will make a thunderous one-lap trek around the black top of Wagner Field. One of the most unique traditions in all of college athletics, Harley Day was founded in 1997 and has become one of the most anticipated happenings of the year at K-State. For those wondering, the Wildcats are 5-2 all time on Harley Day.
No cameras, please
Not being on television this week is just fine with Kansas State. So far this season, the Wildcats have appeared on the tube three times and lost all three games. Dating to the start of last season, K-State is a combined 4-7 in televised games, with four straight loses. During that same stretch, however, the Cats are sparkling 9-1 with the cameras off, including 2-1 this season.
K-State fans remaining loyal to Cats
Widely regarded as some of the best fans in the country, Kansas State’s purple wave continues to provide the Wildcats with great support. On the heels of cramming KSU Stadium with its third-largest crowd ever vs. Oklahoma (52,310) and with the Nebraska game listed as a sellout, Kansas State just may post its largest consecutive two-game attendance total in school history this weekend. K-State’s previous best two-game total came last year when back-to-back sellouts against Kansas (51,614) and Colorado (51,534) netted 103,148 fans. A crowd of 50,839 or more Saturday vs. Nebraska will push Kansas State past that total.
Series with Huskers taking on a different shade
Nebraska may lead the all-time series with Kansas State by a wide 74-14-2 margin, however the matchup has taken on a decidedly purple hue in recent years. K-State enters Saturday’s meeting riding a two-game winning streak over the Huskers, marking the first time since the 1958 and 1959 seasons that the Wildcats have taken back-to-back games from Nebraska. In fact, K-State has won three of the last four and four of the last six games between the two teams, including three straight at KSU Stadium. A victory over Nebraska Saturday would give K-State its first ever three-game winning streak against the Huskers and mark the first time in the series that the Cats have won four in a row at home. Nebraska has not won in the Little Apple since 1996. Of course, the Huskers hold the granddaddy of all streaks in the series, winning 29 straight between 1969 and 1997.
Polls minus both Cats, Huskers
For the first time since the Lyndon Johnson administration, both Kansas State and Nebraska will square off as unranked opponents as neither the Wildcats nor Huskers are ranked in either major poll this week. Not since Kansas State’s 12-0 victory in 1968 have both teams entered the annual rivalry without a national ranking. Since the 1968 game, Nebraska has been the lone team ranked 26 times, while K-State has carried the banner once (2002). The two teams have both been ranked in the top 25 eight times since 1968, including seven straight games from 1994 to 2000.
Early Meeting
The Big 12 schedule-makers have traditionally made the Kansas State/Nebraska game a late-season affair. Since the league’s formation prior to the 1996 season, the Wildcats and Cornhuskers have played in November in six of eight seasons, including each of the last six. Saturday’s game will be the first October meeting between K-State and NU since the two teams played on Oct. 4, 1997. K-State and NU have never faced each other on Oct. 23.
Nebraska Wildcats
Four current Wildcats, all of them freshmen, call the Cornhusker State home. Quarterback Allan Evridge was a standout prep quarterback at Papillon-LaVista High School just outside of Omaha, while running back John McCardle and offensive lineman Brad Rooker were teammates at Omaha’s Millard North. Wide receiver Jake Brestel, a graduate of Lincoln High, is the fourth member of the quartet.
More connections
· Kansas State Associate Athletics Director/SWA Laura Tietjen played basketball at Nebraska and is a 1981 graduate of NU.
· K-State Assistant Athletics Director for Event Management Jeff Steele spent seven years at Nebraska as an event management specialist.
· Kansas State's Director of Communications Ben Boyle is a 1989 graduate of Nebraska and worked in the NU SID office as a student assistant.
· Nebraska Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Chirs Anderson worked two years as Assistant SID at Kansas State.
· Nebraska executive associate athletic director Marc Boehm is a 1984 graduate of Kansas State University with a bachelor's degree in communications.
· NU's academic counselor and coordinator of multicultural programs, Ragean Hill, received her bachelor's in life science (2002) and her master's degree (2004) from K-State. As an undergraduate, Hill was a member of the KSU track and field squad for two seasons. As a graduate, she was an academic graduate assistant.
· Nebraska's junior offensive lineman Cornelius Thomas and Kansas State's Lorne Clark (senior tight end), Bret Jones (junior defensive back), and Maurice Porter (junior defensive back) were all teammates the City College of San Francisco.
· K-State’s Allan Evridge along with Nebraska senior wide receiver Joel Jackson, senior offensive lineman Mike Erickson and redshirt freshman wide receiver Dan Erickson are all products of Papillion-LaVista High.
Last year in Lincoln
Ell Roberson passed for 313 yards and two touchdowns that broke open the game in the fourth quarter as Kansas State cruised to a 38-9 win over No. 18 Nebraska in Lincoln on Nov. 15, 2003. It was the Wildcats' first victory in Lincoln since 1968 and Nebraska's worst at home since a 31-0 setback against Missouri on Nov. 1, 1958. Roberson also rushed 22 times for 90 yards and a score, while Darren Sproles added 140 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries as the Wildcats amassed 561 yards of total offense. K-State scored twice in the third quarter to break a 7-7 halftime tie before piling up 21 fourth-quarter points, including touchdown passes of 63 and 37 yards from Roberson to James Terry.
Changing of the guard
Of Kansas State’s 22 starters who were in the opening lineup in last year’s game in Lincoln, just seven (4 offense/3 defense) are listed as starters on the Wildcats’ current depth chart for Saturday’s contest. The most notable difference is in Kansas State’s front seven, where senior defensive tackle Jermaine Berry is the lone player who started last year at Memorial Stadium.
Cats running out of lives
They say that cats have nine lives. However, in an 11-game college football season its more like five. And with four losses already in 2004, Kansas State is down to its last one if it wants to keep its string of 11 consecutive bowl berths intact. With five games to play, the Wildcats must win at least four games to hit the magic six-win mark and go bowling for the 12th straight season.
K-State’s been down this road before
Though it’s never the route of choice, Kansas State has been 2-4 after six games before and still managed to play in the postseason. During the 2001 campaign, K-State opened with four losses in its first six games, before Head Coach Bill Snyder guided the Wildcats to perhaps the most impressive mid-season turnaround in school history. That year, the Wildcats reeled off victories in four of its final five games to finish the regular season with a 6-5 record and earn a bid to play Insight.com Bowl.
History says don’t count out the Cats
Though things may look bleak at the moment for Kansas State, Bill Snyder’s teams have developed a reputation for strong finishes. Since the start of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, K-State has won over 90 percent of its games down the home stretch, going a stunning 36-4 over the final five games of the regular season. Four times during that eight-year span the Wildcats went a perfect 5-0 (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003), with Kansas State posting 4-1 marks during the other four campaigns (1996, 1999, 2000 and 2001).
The buck stops here
Kansas State will be looking to avoid just its second four-game losing streak since the 1990 campaign. K-State opened conference play in 2001 with four straight losses before closing the year with wins in four of its last five games. The Cats also dropped four in a row during the 1992 campaign, including its first three Big Eight games.
Wildcats still rank among Big 12’s Best
Despite their three-game losing streak, Kansas State still remains one of Big 12’s top programs. Since the league’s inception in 1996, only this week’s opponent, Nebraska, has won more conference games than Kansas State. K-State, which has won nearly 75 percent of its Big 12 games (not including championship games), is 49-18 in league play and will be bidding to become the second team in the conference history to hit the 50-win mark Saturday.
Friendly confines
With three of its final five games in the friendly confines of KSU Stadium, Kansas State will try to take advantage of what has been one of the most home-field advantages in all of college football. In all games since the start of the 1990 season (Snyder's second in Manhattan), Kansas State is an amazing 83-12-1 (.870) when playing on Wagner Field, including a 41-10-1 (.798) mark in league games (combined Big 8/ Big 12). During that stretch, the Wildcats have never lost more than twice at home and have hit at least the six win mark eight times in the last 11 seasons.
Coming off a loss
Kansas State has made a habit of bouncing back from losses under Head Coach Bill Snyder. Since the start of the 1995 season, K-State is 16-8 when coming off a loss, with three of those six setbacks occurring during 2001, two during 2003 and two this season. The Wildcats continued the trend of successfully bouncing back from a loss earlier this season with a 40-20 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on the heels of its loss to Fresno State, but were unable to do so following their setbacks at Texas A&M and Kansas.
Cats in October
Kansas State's prowess in August - 6-0 all time - and September - 39-3 since 1992 - are well documented. However, the Wildcats have also been a solid team in October under head coach Bill Snyder. Since the inception of the Big 12 Conference, K-State is 22-14 (.611) during that stretch.
Winning the stat war
Kansas State may be just 2-4 on the season, but a quick check of the stat sheet reveals that the Wildcats could easily have a winning record. In six games thus far, K-State has statistically out-paced the competition in total offense four times, including 2-of-3 Big 12 games. The Cats have also produced more first downs than 4-of-6 opponents this year. For the season, Kansas State has more total yards (2,108 to 1,953) and first downs (125 to 96) but trails in the only stat that really matters -- points (167 to 182 or 2.5 points per game).
We’re first
Despite finishing on the short end of the scoreboard in 4-of-6 games this season, Kansas State has been able to get off to quick starts. The Wildcats have scored first in 5-of-6 games this season and including Bret Jones’ interception for a touchdown against Fresno State have put points on the board the first time they have touched the ball in all but one game (Kansas). For the season, K-State has outscored the opposition 41-35 in the first quarter.
Foes cashing in on K-State miscues
Kansas State has turned the ball over just four more times than its opponents this season (14 to 10), but Wildcat opponents have proved to be much more opportunistic than K-State. Through six games, Kansas State’s foes have 51 of their 182 points (28 percent) following Wildcat turnovers, meaning that each K-State miscue has cost the Cats nearly four points. On the flip side, K-State has tallied just 27 of its 167 points (16 percent) on turnovers.
Factoring field position
Field position has played a huge factor in Kansas State’s season thus far. After having an average starting field position of its own 28-yard line in the first two games of the season, Kansas State produced a dramatic turnaround in starting field position vs. Louisiana-Lafayette. On 12 drives, K-State’s average starting field position was its own 43, with six drives starting in Ragin’ Cajun territory. And the Wildcats were able to take advantage of the short fields, producing points an all six drives. However, in its three Big 12 games, K-State has all too often opened in the shadow of its own goal post. Against the Aggies, the Wildcats started just one possession in Texas A&M territory, while A&M opened three drives inside the Wildcat 15. If Texas A&M’s final drive, which started at its own 2-yard line following a Hail Mary interception, is taken out of the mix, the Aggies average starting field position was their own 42. At Kansas, the Jayhawks also benefited from great field position, starting five dives on the Wildcats’ side of the 50 compared to just one K-State drive opening in KU territory. The Cats suffered the same fate in their loss to Fresno State as the Bulldogs’ average starting field position was their own 45, with FSU opening six drives on the K-State side of midfield. Against Oklahoma, the story was similar, with the Sooners opening three drives in Kansas State territory, two via fumbles, and the Wildcats starting all of their 13 drives on the K-State side of midfield.
Backed up
The Kansas State defense may be yielding 30 points per game this season, but a quick look inside the numbers reveals that the unit has been put in a number of tough spots. Of the 28 scoring drives the Wildcats have given up this season, 11 have opened inside K-State’s 40-yard line with five of those starting in the red zone. On the flip side, the K-State defense has been solid when it has had some room to work with. Of the 35 drives opponents have started inside their own 30, Kansas State has yielded points on just 10.
Driving for show
Pardon the golf analogy, but Kansas State has shown a keen ability to string together long drives this season. Through six games, the Wildcats have engineered nine scoring drives of 80 or more yards this season, including four in the last two weeks. K-State has also chewed up over five minutes on seven separate scoring drives, while taking double-digit snaps on 12 others.
Ball hogs
Kansas State, which leads the Big 12 in time of possession, has held the possession edge in three of its last four games and 4-of-6 this season. K-State held the ball for over 33 minutes and ran 66 plays at Kansas on the heels of posting a TOP of 40:28 on 90 plays at Texas A&M. The Wildcats’ time of possession vs. the Aggies was its most since holding the ball for 40:38 vs. Temple on Sept. 11, 1999. Against the Owls, K-State ran a scant 81 plays and won the game 40-0. The last time K-State totaled 90 or more plays occurred on Nov. 17, 2001, when the Cats also ran 90 plays in a 40-7 win over Louisiana Tech.
In the zone
Kansas State continues to be one of the Big 12’s best red zone teams, especially since the start of conference play. Through six games, K-State has converted 20-of-24 red-zone opportunities into points. However, the Wildcats have been even better in Big 12 games, scoring on 9-of-10 chances.
Long plays adding up
With the success Kansas State has enjoyed recently in the passing game, the Wildcats’ number of big plays continue to mount. For the season, Kansas State has connected on 22 plays of 20 yards or more, including four over 40 yards. Of the 22, 16 have come via the passing game, with 10 of those coming in the last three games alone.
Taking flight
With opponents stacked at the line of scrimmage to stop All-American running back Darren Sproles, Kansas State has successfully shifted gears and turned to the air in the last three games. The result has been a resurrected passing attack that ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 since the start of league play. During its three non-conference games, Kansas State completed just 29-of-52 passes for 369 yards and three touchdowns. Since then, the Wildcats have
connected on 69-of-119 attempts for 798 yards and six TDs.
Meier wielding hot hand
Kansas State sophomore quarterback Dylan Meier has truly come of age in the Wildcats’ last three games. Since the start of conference play, Meier ranks second in the Big 12 in passing (245.7 ypg) and fourth touchdown passes (6) despite playing in only 10 quarters. And Meier, who ranks third in the Big 12 on this week’s NCAA passing efficiency chart, has been using all his options. In the last three games, the sophomore has connected with nine different receivers, with four hauling in nine or more passes. He has also tossed 62 passes without an interception since having a desperation Hail Mary heave picked on K-State’s final drive at Texas A&M on Oct. 2.
Meier stepping up in Big 12 play
Despite posting losses in its last three games, quarterback Dylan Meier has emerged as one of a number of bright spots for Kansas State. The sophomore, who ranks No. 3 on the NCAA's passing efficiency chart among Big 12 quarterbacks and No. 29 overall with a 135.65 rating, chalked up back-to-back games with career-high numbers vs. Texas A&M and Kansas. At A&M, the Pittsburg, Kan., product connected on 29-of-45 attempts to eight different receivers for 247 yards and three touchdowns for the third most completions in a game ever by a K-State quarterback. At Kansas, Meier was fit enough to play only in the second half but again hit a new career high with 249 yards through the air and a pair of TD tosses, including an 86 yarder to senior Tony Madison that was K-State's longest pass play from scrimmage since Jonathan Beasley and Quincy Morgan hooked up from 88 yards out in the 1999 Sunflower Showdown. Over the last three games, Meier has connected on 64-of-107 passes (59.8 percent) for 737 yards and six touchdowns.
Receiving corps emerging as one of the Big 12’s best
Unlike last season, when Kansas State relied heavily on the talents of James Terry in the passing game, the Wildcats have employed a group effort in 2004. And with defenses stacked to stop K-State's high-powered running game, K-State's receiving corps is beginning to make some noise. In just six games, no less than six Wildcats have already rung up double-figures in receptions for the year. Sophomore Yamon Figurs is leading the way with 21 catches, including 15 since the start of Big 12 action. He ranks third in receiving yards in Big 12 games with 78.7 per game and is tied with teammate Jermaine Moreira in receptions per game (5.0) in conference play. Senior Tony Madison, who leads the team with a 16.5 yard per-catch average, is also among the Big 12’s top 10 in receiving yards during conference play, averaging 60.3 per contest. Also in the mix have been senior tight end Brian Casey, who is third on the team in receptions for the season with 15, and senior receiver Davin Dennis, who has hauled in 11 passes this year.
Sproles looks to get back on a roll
Despite facing stacked defensive fronts that have held him below 100 yards rushing three times since the start of Big 12 play, senior running back Darren Sproles continues to rank among the national leaders in both rushing (11th) and all-purpose yards (4th). He enters the Nebraska game averaging 119.7 yards per game on the ground and 181.2 yards of all-purpose offense.
Already this year, Sproles has twice topped 200 yards on the ground in a game, including a staggering 292-yard performance vs. Louisiana-Lafayette that re-set Kansas State’s single-game rushing record.
The 292 yards, which topped the previous school mark of 273 yards set by Sproles vs. Missouri on Nov. 22, 2003, are the seventh-most in Big 12 history and the most by a Big 12 player since Colorado's Chris Brown rushed for 309 yards against Kansas on Oct. 12, 2002. It also marked the fifth time in an eight-game stretch that the senior rushed for more than 200 yards, including a 221-yard performance in the season opener vs. Western Kentucky. The rushing total against UL-Lafayette marked Sproles' 21st career 100-yard rushing performance, a figure that is just three behind Ricky Williams’ Big 12 record of 24.
Tough on Big Red
Over the past two seasons, few backs have enjoyed as much success against Nebraska’s Black Shirts as Kansas State’s Darren Sproles. Since becoming K-State’s starting running back, Sproles has rushed for 295 yards, an average 147.5 yards per game, with four touchdowns.
Hot in the home stretch
Since becoming Kansas State’s starting running back, Darren Sproles has been nearly unstoppable over the final five games of the season. During 2002, Sproles topped 100 yards in all five games, averaging 121.6 yards per game on 104 carries with nine touchdowns. He was even better during 2004, going over 200 yards twice and totaling 867 yards on the ground on 125 attempts for an average of 173.4 yards per game with seven TDs.
Sproles nabs K-State touchdown record
With his one-yard touchdown run last week against Oklahoma, Darren Sproles added yet another Kansas State record to his resume. Sproles notched his 40th career touchdown vs. the Sooners to tie Ell Roberson atop K-State’s career touchdown chart. In the Big 12 rankings, Sproles’ 40 scores ranks ninth.
Sproles also eyeing Big 12 records
K-State's career rushing leader, Darren Sproles has amassed an incredible 4,379 yards on 719 carries in just over two seasons as a starter. The figure includes a nation-best 1,986 yards on 306 attempts in 2003 and 718 yards already this season. Sproles’ career rushing total ranks third all time in the Big 12 Conference, 910 yards behind all-time leader Ricky Williams (5,289). He is also among the conference's top 10 in four other career Big 12 categories, including second in all-purpose yards (5,832), seventh in rushing touchdowns (37), sixth in rushing attempts (719) and ninth in total touchdowns (40).
Just the seventh player in Big 12 history to accumulate 3,000 yards rushing and the first Wildcat to do so, Sproles re-set K-State's single-season rushing record during 2003, shattering the mark he set in 2002 as a sophomore, when he gained 1,465 yards on 237 carries.
All-purpose, all the time
Darren Sproles, who ranks No. 4 nationally this week in all-purpose yardage (205.0 ypg) and No. 11 in rushing, re-set the Kansas single-game all-purpose record vs. Louisiana-Lafayette with 351 yards. In addition to his 292 rushing yards, he had a 25-yard punt return, a 35-yard kickoff return and six receiving yards, topping his previous best of 345 yards vs. Oklahoma in the 2003 Big 12 Championship game on Dec. 6, 2003. The senior has now produced over 100 all-purpose yards in 29 of the last 33 games with three plus-300 yard performances.
On the straight and narrow
Though many programs have struggled in the kicking game in 2004, Kansas State has not been one of them thanks to the steady performance of senior place-kicker Joe Rheem. Rheem, a Lou Groza Award candidate, has connected on 9-of-10 field goal attempts, including a career-long 49-yarder at Kansas, and each of his 18 PATs. As a result, Rheem has jumped in to Kansas State’s top five in both career scoring and field goals made. With eight points at KU, the senior moved passed his brother, Jamie, and into second place on K-State’s total points chart and now has 260 for his career. He also ranks fifth all-time at Kansas State in field goals made with 34. On this week’s NCAA field goal chart, Rheem ranks 17th in field goals per game (1.50) and is one of only three kickers with at least 10 attempts to connect on at least 90 percent of their field goal tries. He also owns one of the longest consecutive PAT strings in the nation with 55 in a row and has gone over a year since his last missed PAT (10/18/03 vs. CU).
Simmons stepping forward
Junior linebacker Marvin Simmons has emerged as a force in the K-State defense since the start of conference play. In the last three games, Simmons has been credited with 24 total tackles and ranks 11th in the Big 12 in total stops during league games. That figure includes a game-high and career-best 13-tackle performance against Oklahoma in his first ever start at middle linebacker. Simmons also collected eight stops at Kansas for a total of 21 in the last two games alone and now leads the team with 37 total tackles.
Archer on target
Sophomore linebacker Brandon Archer is yet another Wildcat who has emerged into a starter in 2004. The strong-side linebacker ranks second on the team with 35 tackles, and has twice hit double figures in stops this season with a career-high 11 in his first start against Fresno State and 10 against Oklahoma. He also snared his first career interceptions against the Sooners, returning it 27 yards for a touchdown. In conference games, Archer has been credited with 20 tackles and ranks in the Big 12’s top 20 in total stops during league action. It is quite a step in play for the sophomore, who saw action in all 15 games last season after redshirting in 2002, but posted just 15 tackles on the year, including nine solo stops, with one tackle for loss and a forced fumble.
Berry good
Defensive tackle and leading returning tackler Jermaine Berry continues to put up big tackle numbers, despite playing on the interior of K-State’s line. Berry, who was K-State’s leading returning tackler with 82 stops a year ago, currently ranks fourth on the team in tackles and 41st in the Big 12 with 31 through six games. He opened the season on fire, recording seven stops, including a half a sack for a 2-yard loss in the season opener before collecting nine total stops vs. Fresno State and two vs. Louisiana-Lafayette. A Lombardi Award Watch List member to start the season, Berry is the only defensive tackle listed among the top 45 on the Big 12’s tackle chart.
Quarterbacks beware
After getting the 2004 season off to a slow start with just one sack in the first four games of the season, defensive end Scott Edmonds had a monster game last week at Kansas. The junior finished the game tied for Kansas State’s team lead in tackles with eight, including four behind the Jayhawks line of scrimmage. Two of his tackles for loss were sacks, including a fourth-quarter sack the resulted in Edmonds’ third forced fumble of the season. Against Oklahoma, Edmonds accounted for just one tackle, but did record his second career blocked field goal, snuffing Trey DiCarlo’s 40-yard attempt early in the third quarter.
Cat captains
Five players have been voted by their teammates to serve as captains for the 2004 season. Seniors Darren Sproles and Brian Casey, along with junior Victor Mann will represent the offense, while senior Jermaine Berry and junior Jesse Tetuan were selected on the defensive side of the ball.
