Saturday’s matchup was the 60th meeting between Colorado and Kansas State... Colorado leads the series, 42-17-1... Kansas State has won five of the last eight meetings.
Fourth quarter touchdown pass from QB Dylan Meier to WR Jermaine Moreira tied the game at 0:36... Meier entered during the drive and was 7 of 11 for 63 yards... The TD reception was Moriera’s second of the season and second in two weeks... The drive covered 14-plays and 80 yards in 3:22.
Fourth quarter interception return by LB Ted Sims at 8:12 was 37 yards... The return was Sims’ second career interception return for a TD, his first being a 27-yard return in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma... The return was the second longest interception return of 2004; the longest is by FS Bret Jones against Fresno State on September 11, 2004 with a 42-yarder... Sims finished the game with four tackles (2-2-4).
Fourth quarter touchdown rush by QB Allen Webb at 9:12 was his sixth rushing touchdown of the season.
This is the sixth time this season the Wildcats have reached doubles figures in points in the fourth quarter... Kansas State registered a season-high of 21 points against Colorado and Missouri last week... The lowest double digit output for K-State in the fourth stanza was 10 points against Louisiana-Lafayette on September 18, 2004.
Second time this season Kansas State has been held without points in the third quarter... The only other time this occurred in 2004 was against Fresno State on September 11, 2004.
Sixth time this season Kansas State has been held without points on its opening second half drive... On its opening second half possession on the season, the Wildcats have scored 20 points, attained 19 first downs and 306 yards (30.6 average yards per opening second half drive).
Ninth time this season Kansas State has held its opponent without points on their first second half possession... The defense has allowed seven points, eight first downs and 236 (23.6 average yards per opening second half drive).
Second quarter touchdown by RB Darren Sproles at 6:13 was his 44th career rushing touchdown and 47th touchdown overall... Sproles now has 286 career points... The 14-play 80-yard drive took 7:50 off the clock; this is the fifth time K-State has driven over seven minutes for a score.
Second quarter field goal at 1:01 by PK Joe Rheem is a new career-long of 52 yards... The Lou Groza Award semifinalist’s previous long was 49 yards at Kansas on Octoer 9, 2004... It was also a career-long attempt.
Ninth time this season the Kansas State defense has stopped the opposition’s opening drive for zero points...The Wildcat defense has allowed seven points, 12 first downs and 257 yards (25.7 average per opening drive) in 2004.
Kansas State was held without first quarter points for the fourth time this season.
QB Allen Webb made his fourth career start and second on the road... Webb finished with a line of 14 of 20 and a career-high 140 yards and 24 carries for 103 yards... This is the third time this season Webb has gone over 100 yards passing and 50 yards rushing in the same game... It is the second time this season Webb has thrown for over 100 yards and rushed for 100.
PK Joe Rheem finished Saturday’s contest with 7 points... Rheem ranks second on the K-State career points list behind Martin Gramatica with 287.
DL Jermaine Berry finished with a season-high and team-leading nine tackles (2-7-9)... Berry also registered a team-high two sacks for a six-yard loss.
QB Dylan Meier appeared with 3:15 to play in the fourth quarter due to an injury to Webb... This is the eighth time this season that both quarterbacks have seen action in the same game.
Kansas State at Colorado by the Numbers...
43,502 - This afternoon’s attendance at Folsom Field for the 60th meeting between Colorado and Kansas State.
6,552- Number of career all-purpose yards for RB Darren Sproles... The Doak Walker Award candidate has now passed Mewelde Moore of Tulane, Trevor Cobb of Rice and Charles White of Southern California for 9th on the NCAA career all-purpose yards list.
4,812 - Career rushing yards for Sproles... The running back has passed Mike Rozier of Nebraska and Ken Simonton of Oregon State for 16th on the NCAA career list.
18:23 - Kansas State’s time of possession in the first half... Colorado’s TOP was 10:36... Kansas State finished with a TOP of 33:26 and Colorado with 26:34... It was the seventh time this season that Kansas State has won the TOP battle.
393 - Total yards of offense by Kansas State... The Wildcats finished with 160 yards on the ground
212 - Combined passing yards for QBs Allen Webb and Dylan Meier... Webb finished with 140 and Meier with 72.
71 - Length of career-long punt by P Tim Reyer in the third quarter... Previous career-long was 67 yards against Nebraska on October 23, 2004.
64 - Yards of game-winning touchdown pass from QB Joel Klatt to WR Ron Monteilh... This was the longest play by Colorado this season... The distance also matched the “The Catch” between QB Kordell Stewart to WR Michael Westbrook in the Colorado versus Michigan game in 1994.
51 - Yards of the longest field allowed by Kansas State... The FG came at 14:03 of the second quarter by Colorado KMason Crosby.
0:36- Time of TD pass from QB Dyaln Meier to WR Jermaine Moreira... This was the latest touchdown scored by the Wildcats this season.
35 - Today’s game time temperature... This was the lowest temperature the Wildcats have played in during the 2004 season and the lowest in two years.
14 - Number of completions for QB Allen Webb... This ties a career-high set against Nebraska (14-23-124).
12 - Kansas State drives in 2004 of 80+ yards, resulting in points (11 TDs and 1 FG)... Kansas State had three scoring drives over 80 yards against Colorado resulting in touchdowns.
5 - Number of 100-yard rushers Kansas State has allowed this season... Colorado RB Bobby Purify rushed for 155 on 24 carries... The Wildcats have a record of 2-3 in these games.
