The 1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing Big 12's North Division title with Nebraska. Kansas State was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Wildcats defeated Washington.The team played home games at KSU Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.
The Wildcats defense did not give up a score in the third quarter all season, and set a new program record for shutouts in a season with three. They shut out Temple, Utah State, and Missouri. Kansas State shutout Missouri three times in five games in Manhattan between 1991 and 1999. The Wildcats would later also shut out three opponents in 2002.
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At Texas
Source: box score
K-State won its first ever Big 12 trip to Austin, and first since 1942 (a 64–0 loss). They beat Texas soundly 48–7 in Manhattan in the 1998 campaign. David Allen returned a 74-yard punt for an NCAA record-tying touchdown and also scored a running touchdown as Texas turned the ball over a whopping six times. Kicker Jamie Rheem set a new school record with five field goals from 22, 23, 32, 27, and 20 yards. Linebacker Mark Simoneau scored on a pick six with 8:31 left in the fourth quarter extend the Wildcats' lead to 24–17. Jonathan Beasley who was removed from the game in the previous week's 35–28 victory over Iowa State relieved a struggling starting quarterback Adam Helm in the second quarter.
First quarter KSU - Rheem 22 FG (3–0) KSU - Rheem 23 FG (6–0) UT - Smith 14 pass from Applewhite (Stockton kick) (6–7)
Second quarter UT - Robertson 1 run (Stockton kick) (6–14) KSU - Rheem 32 FG (9–14)
Third quarter KSU - Allen 74-yard punt return (Gramatica kick) (15–14) KSU - Rheem 27 FG (18–14)
Fourth quarter UT - Stockton 25 FG (18–17) KSU - Simoneau 37 interception return (Rheem kick) (25–17) KSU - Allen 35 run (32–17) (Gramatica kick) KSU - Rheem 20 FG (35–17)
Utah State K-State running back Joe Hall ran for 195 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns. Wildcat quarterback Jonathan Beasley was 9-29 passing and threw for 163 yards, 1 touchdown and two interceptions. Jaime Rheem kicked added four field goals. The Wildcats had 25 first downs, compared to the Aggies 8. K-State ran the ball for 277 yards, compared to Utah State's abysmal total of -7 yards on 18 carries. K-State beat an unranked opponent at home for the 48th straight time.
Source: box score
At Nebraska
Roster
Statistics Team KSU Opp Scoring 433 144 Points per game 39.4 13.1 First downs 203 143 Rushing 108 68 Passing 79 55 Penalty 16 20 Total offense 4,122 2,585 Avg per play 5.3 3.7 Avg per game 374.7 235.0 Fumbles-Lost 24-12 34–17 Penalties-Yards 101-860 76-542 Avg per game 78.2 49.3 KSU Opp Punts-Yards 58–2,073 86–3,099 Avg per punt 35.7 36.0 Time of possession/Game 33:44 26:16 3rd down conversions 49/157 35/157 4th down conversions 10/16 3/12 Touchdowns scored 54 19 Field goals-Attempts 19-24 3–10 PAT-Attempts 48-50 17-17 Attendance 357,951 249,383 Games/Avg per Game 7/51,136 4/62,346
Scores by quarter
Offense Rushing Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Joe Hall 9 121 628 15 613 5.1 6 47 68.1 Frank Murphy 7 97 569 28 541 5.6 6 46 77.3 David Allen 10 74 371 7 364 4.9 6 44 36.4 Total 11 526 2365 333 2032 3.9 31 47 184.7 Opponents 11 378 1571 350 1221 3.2 13 46 111.0
Passing Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Avg/G Pct. Jonathan Beasley 11-11 134.89 203-90-72 1,805 14 88 164.1 44.3 Total 11-11 124.91 256-116-9 2,090 14 88 190.0 45.3 Opponents 11 65.74 315-118-21 1,364 5 70 124.0 37.5
Receiving Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Quincy Morgan 11 42 1007 24.0 9 88 91.5 Aaron Lockett 11 33 531 16.1 3 43 48.3Frank Murphy 7 6 39 6.5 0 13 5.6 David Allen 10 4 40 10.0 1 14 4.0Total 11 116 2,090 18.0 14 88 190.0Opponents 11 118 1,364 11.6 5 70 124.0
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