Last season's big victory against the 4th ranked Texas Longhorns at Bill Snyder Family Stadium comes in at #4 on my list of the top 10 Kansas State victories in my lifetime.Kansas State was looking for a win to make them bowl eligible for the first time since 2003. The Longhorns came in heavy favorites, but the Wildcats broke out the tricks and gave Texas all they wanted. Texas struck first in the game on a fourth and goal 1-yard touchdown run by QB Colt McCoy, but that TD came at a price as McC0y injured his shoulder and didn't play the rest of the game for Texas. On his only drive, McCoy went 4-4 passing for 51 yards for the 'Horns. K-State answered quickly with a 36-yard touchdown pass from Josh Freeman to Yamon Figurs to tie the game at 7. Texas got back up by a touchdown, and then K-State quickly got the game tied up again, this time on a 32-yard screen pass from Freeman to James Johnson that went for a TD. This is when the electrifying play really began for K-State. Texas was forced to punt on their next drive, and Figurs returned the punt 52 yards to the Longhorns' 8-yard line, where Leon Patton took the first play of the drive into the end-zone for and 8-yard touchdown run to put K-State ahead 21-14 at the half.
Texas tied the game coming out of halftime after they blocked a K-State punt at the Wildcats' 5. On Texas' next drive, Ian Campbell recovered a fumble forced by Justin Roland. K-State took advantage and used their bag of tricks in the process. K-State needed just five plays to go 80 yards as Freeman hit Figurs for 29 yards on a pass play, then WR Jordy Nelson completed a 28 yard pass to Rashaad Norwood, and on the very next play the drive was capped off with a 18 yard touchdown pass by tailback Leon Patton to Cedric Wilson. On their very next drive, Texas fumbled away to K-State again, and Campbell again recovered the fumble. This time it took the Wildcats just one play to get into the end zone, as Freeman hit Figurs on a 30-yard strike. Just when things couldn't get better for K-State, John McCardle blocked a Texas punt on their very next drive to set K-State up at the Longhorns' 23-yard line. On the second play of the drive, Freeman hit TE Jeron Mastrud over the middle for a 20-yard play down to the 1-yard line, and Freeman capped it off with a 1-yard TD run. The score was now 42-21, the only problem was that it was still the third quarter, and Texas is known for scoring in quick spurts.
Texas did just that. They put together a 4-play, 75 yard drive to cut the deficit to 14. To start the fourth quarter, Freeman threw an interception, and the Longhorns needed just one play of 33 yards to cut the deficit to a touchdown. With plenty of time left in the fourth, the Wildcats needed one more score. And in the dramatic fashion of the game, they got the score on a 51-yard field goal by Jeff Snodgrass to put the Wildcats up 45-35 with just 3:19 left in the game. Texas scored another touchdown on their next drive to cut the lead to 45-42, but all K-State needed was a first down on their ensuing drive to cap off the big win, and on a 3rd and 1 play, Nelson gained six yards on a pass from Freeman to seal the deal. K-State fans rushed the field and Kansas State was bowl eligible after beating the #4 team in the country.
Freeman ended the game with 269 yards on 19-31 passing and had three touchdowns. Figurs caught six passes for 123 yards and had 175 all-purpose yards in the win. The Wildcats had four players complete a pass in the win. Freeman, Nelson, Patton and Dylan Meier all completed a pass for Kansas State. The Wildcat defense frustrated Jevan Snead, McCoy's replacement at QB, as he completed just 13 of his 30 pass attempts for 190 yards and was sacked five times. It was a huge win for a Kansas State team that was searching for something to be excited about after failing to make a bowl game two years in a row. Final Score 45-42.
Coming tomorrow...Please! There's no comparison here!!
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