Iowa State at Kansas State
Postgame Notes
Nov. 9, 2002
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KansasState Team Notes
??????????Tonight's victory is the biggest win in the series. Theprevious was a 56-10 K-State win in 2000.
??????????This evening's victory, Kansas State has won 13 straightHomecoming games and the last nine in the series with Iowa State. The 'Catshave won 12 of the last 13 meetings, including seven in a row in Manhattan.
??????????With three interceptions tonight, K-State has at least oneinterception in 49 of the last 55 games and in 58 of the last 65 outings(including bowl games). Overall, the 'Cats have had 67 takeaways in the last 28games, including 19 in the last five weeks (12 interceptions, 7 fumbles).
??????????With six rushing touchdown tonight, Kansas State hasscored at least one rushing touchdown in each of the last 25 regular-seasongames, including the Big 12 Championship.
??????????With six Iowa State turnovers this evening, K-State hasforced a turnover in each of the last 15 games, including the 2001 Insight.comBowl.
??????????K-State continued its 10-game streak of rushing for moreyards than its opponent tonight by tallying 223 yards to the Cyclones' 71rushing yards. Iowa State was the Wildcats' seventh opponent and fifth in a rowto have less than 100 yards in rushing.
??????????K-State has scored 73 times this season on 62 touchdowns,10 field goals, a defensive extra-point and a safety. A total of 12 scores havecome without a scoring drives (on defense or special teams); 18 have come ondrives of less than 1:00; 22 have come on drives of 1:05 or less; 30 have comeon drives of 2:00 or less; 6 have come on 1-play drives; and 25 have come ondrives of four players or less.
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IndividualNotes
??????????DarrenSproles rushed for 103 yards on 18carries tonight becoming the fastest Wildcat to 1,000 yards in a season. Hereached the 1,000 yards on his 159th carry, which occurred in the secondquarter on his eighth rush for 11 yards.
??????????Sproles recorded his sixth consecutive 100-yard rushing gametonight, tying him with Isaac Jackson (1973) for the school record forconsecutive 100-yard rushing games. His 103 yards this evening also moved himto fifth on the season rushing list. He now trails Josh Scobey (2001) in first place by191 yards. Sproles also tied Scobey this evening with his seventh 100-yardrushing game of the season.??????????Sproles' performance tonight moved him into 15th on thecareer rushing chart with 1,282 yards. He trails Don Calhoun (1971-73) who is 14th.??????????EllRoberson rambled for 61 yards on 16carries this evening, moving him into 10th on the career rushing yards chart.He has 1,481 yards and needs 100 yards to pass L.J. Brown (1978-80) for ninth.Robertson also moved into a tie for eighth with Mike Lawrence (1994-97) on the careerrushing touchdowns list. Roberson rushed for a 28-yard and one-yard touchdownstonight to give him 19 for his career.
??????????Roberson completed 12 of 17 passes for a 71.2 completionpercentage, the second-best this season (2-of-2 vs. Louisiana-Monroe).??????????Roberson's 223 yards of total offense tonight moved him intoeighth on the career chart with 3,484 yards.??????????BobbyWalker set the school record for mostinterceptions returned for a touchdown in a game with two tonight. He had 45yard and 25 yard touchdowns early in the third quarter. Walker has also tiedthe school record for interceptions returned for a touchdown in a season withthree (73 yds. vs. Western Kentucky, 8/31). He shares the mark with Brad Lambert, whohad three in 1984. With Walker's five interceptions for 177 yards this season,he broke the school record for interception yards in a season. Jamie Mendez had154 yards on six interceptions in 1990.??????????ThomasHill caught a 56-yard pass from Ell Roberson inthe first half, the longest reception of Hill's career. The passing play wasthe second-best this season. TacoWallace caught a 58-yard touchdownreception from Marc Dunn vs. Eastern Illinois on 9/14. Hill caught three passesfor a career high 73 yards this evening.??????????TacoWallace had a career-high sevenreceptions tonight, the most by a Wildcat this season.
??????????TravisWilson scored his first careertouchdown with a 4-yard run late in the third quarter.
??????????Joe Rheemimproved to 6-6 on the season from 30-39yards with a 35-yard field goal in the second quarter.
??????????Redshirt freshman Ayo Saba scoredhis seventh touchdown of his career on only his 26th carry of hiscareer when he rushed in from four yards in the second quarter.??????????BryanHickman picked off his third pass ofthe season late in the first half.
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IowaState Notes
??????????ISU head coach Dan McCarney coached his 90thgame today. He is second behind Clay Stapleton (99 games; 1958-67) in Cyclonehistory.??????????ISU's 7-4 record ties for the sixth-best 11-game record inschool history, and matches the 11-game mark from the 2001 campaign.??????????ISU's 4-3 conference record ties for the second-bestseven-game mark in school history. The Cyclones finished the 1977 Big Eightconference slate with a 5-2 record. ISU was also 4-3 after seven conferencegames in 2000.??????????Seneca Wallace's 162 passing yards tonight give him 2,657yards for the season, a school record. Wallace passed David Archer (2,639 in1983). He now has 4,701 career passing yards, third all-time.??????????Wallace's 166 yards of total offense gives him 2,868 forthe season, extending his lead. Wallace has 5,387 yards of total offense forhis career.??????????Lane Danielsen's 109 first-half receiving yards give himhis fourth 100-yard game of the season and the sixth of his career. Danielsenis in second place on the ISU charts for 100-yard games in a season and acareer. Tracy Henderson (1982-84) is the record-holder with five in a seasonand eight in a career.??????????Danielsen's eight catches for 133 yards give him 49 receptionsfor 901 yards this season. The 49 receptions is tied for ninth all-time, whilethe 901 yards are third in Cyclone history. ??????????Danielsen became the sixth Cyclone with 100 careerreceptions with his fifth catch in the first half. Danielsen has 103 receptionsfor 1,746 yards in his Cyclone career. The 103 receptions rank sixth all-time.The 1,746 yards are fourth in ISU history.??????????Danielsen is the second Cyclone with consecutive 100-yardgames this season (152 vs. Missouri). Jack Whitver amassed 131 yards at Iowaand 101 against Troy State on Sept. 14 and 21, respectively.??????????Troy Blankenship booted a career-long 51-yard punt in thefirst quarter, then matched it later in the frame. His previous long was 34yards against Tennessee Tech on Sept. 7.??????????The lost fumble by Hiawatha Rutland in the third quarteris the first by an ISU tailback since Sept. 30, 2000, at Baylor, and is onlythe fifth since the beginning of the 1997 season (68 games).?
