2010 Kansas State Wildcats football team
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Pinstripe Bowl, L 34–36 vs. Syracuse
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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| 2010 record | 7–6 (3–5 Big 12) |
| Head coach | Bill Snyder (19th year) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Dana Dimel (4th year) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Del Miller (11th year) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Cosh (2nd year) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20 Nebraska xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 Missouri x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Oklahoma xy$ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13 Oklahoma State x | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19 Texas A&M x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2010 Kansas State Wildcats football team (variously "Kansas State", "KSU", or "K-State") represented Kansas State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have done since 1968. It was the 115th season in school history. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the north division. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in Big 12 play and were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they were defeated by Syracuse 34–36.
Daniel Thomas ran for 234 yards and two touchdowns and the Wildcats won their 21st season opener in a row. Carson Coffman threw 16 times, completing 11 passing and had just 66 yards passing. William Powell added 72 yards on just 6 carries. K-State set a home opener record with an attendance of 51,059.
Carson Coffman threw three touchdown passes and Daniel Thomas ran for 137 yards. The Wildcats had 493 yards of total offense.
The Wildcats were favored by 4.
The Wildcats were favored by 7.
The Cornhuskers were favored by 12.
For the second consecutive week the Wildcats played a Thursday night game. This game was against the rival Kansas Jayhawks for the Governors Cup. Kansas State scored first on a Josh Cherry field goal in the first quarter. During the second quarter Kansas State scored 4 touchdowns the first 2 coming from QB Carson Coffman runs, the third coming from a Daniel Thomas rush, and the fourth a reception by Travis Tannahill. In the third quarter the Wildcats scored three more touchdowns. The first coming on a pass to Andre McDonald from Carson Coffman, the second coming on a Stephen Harrison 85 yard fumble return, and the third coming on a Carson Coffman run. In the fourth quarter the Jayhawks scored on an Angus Quigly run. The Wildcats scored once more on a Colin Klein 51 yard run. The final score was K-State 59 KU 7. Carson Coffman went an impressive 15 for 16 for 184 yards and 2 touchdown passes in addition he also had 91 yards on the ground and 3 more touchdowns. Daniel Thomas had 91 yards and 1 touchdown. This was the largest margin of victory for either team since 2002 when K-State won 64-0. This loss is tied for the worst loss since KU lost to Texas 66-14 in 2005. In addition this was coach Bill Snyder's 14th win in the last 15 games against Kansas.
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