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2007 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2007 Kansas State Wildcats football
Kansas State Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North
2007 record 5–7 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach Ron Prince (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator James Franklin (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Tim Tibesar (1st year)
Home stadium Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
Uniform
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Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern Division
#4 Missouri xy   7 1         12 2  
#7 Kansas x%   7 1         12 1  
Colorado   4 4         6 7  
Kansas State   3 5         5 7  
Nebraska   2 6         5 7  
Iowa State   2 6         3 9  
Southern Division
#8 Oklahoma xy$   6 2         11 3  
#10 Texas   5 3         10 3  
#22 Texas Tech   4 4         9 4  
Oklahoma State   4 4         7 6  
Texas A&M   4 4         7 6  
Baylor   0 8         3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Ron Prince. The Wildcats played their home games in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. 2007 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 5–7, and a 3–5 record in Big 12 Conference play.

Coming into the game, Auburn was favored by 13½.

Auburn quarterback Brandon Cox threw a touchdown pass to Gabe McKenzie with 2:01 remaining in the fourth quarter and Antonio Coleman returned a fumble for a score moments later to give No. 18 Auburn a 23–13 win over Kansas State.

Auburn's offense struggled all night, and Kansas State seemed poised for its 18th straight season-opening win, the first against a ranked opponent on the road.

Josh Freeman completed 32 of 57 passes for 268 yards and was intercepted twice, including on Kansas State's final possession after Coleman's fumble return.

Freeman's passing numbers rank as some of the best in school history. His 32 completions rank as the second-most in school history and most since Chad May had 33 against Kansas on Oct. 6, 1994, while his 57 attempts are the third-most in school history and the most since Dennis Morrison had 59 against Iowa State on Oct. 21, 1972.

With the Wildcats trailing 6–3 after a first half dominated by defense, Kansas State's Marcus Watts intercepted Cox at the Wildcats 31 on the first play of the third quarter. Freeman directed the offense to the Auburn 21, and it was time for a trick.

Freeman took the snap and turned left, tossing a lateral to wide receiver Jordy Nelson on a third-and-6 play. Nelson heaved the ball deep to Leon Patton, who was all alone in the right side of the end zone for the first touchdown of the game.

Kansas State held Auburn to only 62 yards rushing.

see also 2007 San Jose State Spartans football team

Kansas State was favored by 17 points going into the game.

Josh Freeman threw for 272 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in Kansas State's 34–14 victory over San Jose State.


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