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2005 Kansas State Wildcats Football Team
The 2005 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. The team finished the season with a win–loss record of 5–6, and a Big 12 Conference record of 2–6. Schedule Roster Game summaries FIU The Wildcats were favored by 10 points going into the game. Kansas State running back Thomas Clayton ran for 177 yards and two touchdowns to lead Kansas State to its 16th straight win in a season opener, a 35–21 over Florida International in the Golden Panthers' first game as a full member of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Kansas State Quarterback Allen Webb threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns for the Wildcats, but also lost a fumble and threw one interception. Marshall Kansas State was favored by 12 points going into the game. Kansas State edged out Marshall by a score of 21–19. Marshall ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Snyder
William D. Snyder (born October 7, 1939) is an American retired college football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University from 1989 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2018. Snyder initially retired from the position from 2006 to 2008 before being rehired. Snyder retired for the second time on December 2, 2018, and is serving as a special ambassador for the athletics department. Snyder was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015 and won several conference and national coach of the year awards. He was the head coach at Kansas State for the program's 300th, 400th, and 500th all-time wins. In recognition of his contributions to the program, Kansas State has named its home field the Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Early life Snyder was born October 7, 1939, in St. Joseph, Missouri, the son of Tom, a traveling salesman, and Marionetta Snyder. His parents divorced when he was six; Snyder and his mother moved from Salin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, also known as Owen Field or The Palace on the Prairie, is the football stadium on the campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. It serves as the home of the Oklahoma Sooners football team. The official seating capacity of the stadium, following renovations before the start of the 2019 season, is 80,126, making it the 41st largest stadium in the world, the 15th largest college stadium in the United States and the ninth largest in the Southeastern Conference. The stadium is a bowl-shaped facility with its long axis oriented north/south, with both the north and south ends enclosed. The south end has only been enclosed since the 2015-2016 off-season, when it was renovated as part of a $160 million project. Visitor seating is in the south end zone and the southern sections of the east side. The student seating sections are in the east stands, surrounding the 350-member Pride of Oklahoma band which sits in section 29, betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Trice Stadium
Jack Trice Stadium (originally Cyclone Stadium and formerly Jack Trice Field, sometimes referred to as "the Jack") is a stadium located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Primarily used for college football, it is the home field of the Iowa State Cyclones. It is named in honor of Jack Trice, Iowa State's first African American athlete, who died of injuries sustained during a 1923 game against Minnesota. The stadium opened on September 20, 1975, with a 17–12 win over Air Force. It is the second-largest stadium by capacity in the Big 12 Conference behind LaVell Edwards Stadium. Including hillside seats in the corners of the stadium, the facility's official capacity is 61,500. The current record for single-game attendance, 61,500, was set on September 5, 2015, when the Cyclones defeated the University of Northern Iowa 31–7. Jack Trice Stadium replaced Clyde Williams Field, which had been in use from 1914 through 1974. Williams Field was closed in 1975 and razed in 1978, and Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Iowa State Cyclones Football Team
The 2005 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Dan McCarney and lost 24–27 to 2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team, Texas Christian in the 2005 Houston Bowl, Houston Bowl. Schedule Rankings References {{Iowa State Cyclones football navbox 2005 Big 12 Conference football season, Iowa State Iowa State Cyclones football seasons 2005 in sports in Iowa, Iowa State Cyclones football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado–Kansas State Football Rivalry
The Colorado–Kansas State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the University of Colorado Buffaloes and Kansas State University Wildcats. The rivalry dates from their first college football game in 1912, and has continued across all sports, including basketball since their time in the Big Eight Conference joining in 1947. The rivalry intensified while the two schools were conference foes and members of the Big 12 Conference from 1996 to 2010. The rivalry was renewed in 2016 and was slated for a home-and-home series in 2027 and 2028. On July 1, 2024, Colorado rejoined the Big 12, rekindling the rivalry. The teams met again at Folsom on Oct 12, 2024. Series history Colorado leads the series 45–21–1. As former Big 8 and Big 12 rivals, the teams played annually against each other in all sports from 1948 to 2010. In 2016, Colorado football announced a renewed rivalry series between Kansas State in a home-and-home series in 2027 and 2028. Follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Colorado Buffaloes Football Team
The 2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The previous year's team won the Big 12 North Conference. That marked the third Big 12 North championship for the Buffaloes in four years. The team had expectations to improve on their winning and appeared to be on the right track with a 7–2 record to begin the season. But in the end, head coach Gary Barnett had his contract bought out and Colorado suffered four straight losses including an embarrassing 70–3 loss to Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game. They finished the season 7–6. In the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Clemson, Mike Hankwitz acted as interim head coach, even though Dan Hawkins had been hired as the new head coach. Hawkins coached his final game with Boise State in the MPC Computers Bowl game the day after Colorado played. Preseason Colorado had plenty of returning players (they graduated only 11 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Texas A&M Aggies Football Team
The 2005 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 5–6 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 3–5. Season Despite being ranked #17 in preseason polls, the 2005 Aggie defense ranked 107th nationally (out of 119 NCAA Division I-A teams) and allowed 443.8 yards per game. This prompted head coach Dennis Franchione to dismiss defensive coordinator Carl Torbush. Franchione then hired former Western Michigan head coach Gary Darnell to replace Torbush. Schedule Game summaries Clemson Southern Methodist Texas State This game was originally scheduled for Saturday, September 24, but was moved up to Thursday, September 22, due to the threat of Hurricane Rita. Out of town fans were encouraged to not travel to the game so actual attendance was about half of the reported 72,741. The Texas A&M campus was already hosting evacuees from Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a powerful, devastating and historic tropical cyclone that ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN On ABC
ESPN on ABC (formerly known as ABC Sports from 1961 to 2006) is the branding used for sports event and documentary programming televised by American Broadcasting Company, ABC in the United States. Officially, the terrestrial television, broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, in 2006, ABC's sports division was merged into ESPN Inc., which is the parent subsidiary of the cable television, cable sports network ESPN that is majority owned by ABC's corporate parent, The Walt Disney Company, in partnership with Hearst Communications. ABC broadcasts use ESPN's production and announcing staff, and incorporate elements such as ESPN-branded on-screen graphics, ''SportsCenter'' in-game updates, and the ESPN BottomLine, BottomLine news ticker, ticker. The ABC logo is still used for identification purposes such as a digital on-screen graphic during sports broadcasts on the network, and in promotions to disambiguate events airing the broadcast network from those shown on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northwestern part of the state, in the Great Plains region, an area known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado, and ecologically is part of the southern end of the High Plains, lying at the economic center of the Lubbock metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 367,109 in 2024. Lubbock's nickname, "Hub City", derives from it being the economic, educational, and healthcare hub of the multicounty region, located north of the Permian Basin and south of the Texas Panhandle, commonly called the South Plains. The area is the largest contiguous cotton-growing region in the world and is heavily dependent on water from the Ogallala Aquifer for irrigation. Lubbock is home to Texas Tech University, the sixth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jones AT&T Stadium
Jones AT&T Stadium (commonly referred to as "The Jones") is an outdoor athletic stadium on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Built in the style of Spanish Renaissance architecture, it is the home field of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football, Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference. History Planning and funding Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium opened on November 29, 1947, with a seating capacity of 27,000. It was named after Clifford B. Jones, Texas Tech's List of Texas Tech University presidents, third president (1939–1944), and his wife, Audrey, who donated $100,000 (equivalent to $ million in ) towards its construction. The inaugural game was held on November 29, with 1947 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Texas Tech defeating 1947 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team, Hardin–Simmons 14–6. Expansion The stadium's first expansion in 1959 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, 1959 raised the seating capacity to 41,500. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Team
The 2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 9–3 record with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finished in a tie for second place in Southern Division of the Big 12, lost to Alabama in the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 473 to 226. The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Previous season The 2004 team finished the season with an overall record of 8–4, 5–3 in Big 12 play, finishing tied in third place in the Southern Division. The Red Raiders finished the regular season with a 31–15 upset victory over the no. 23 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. The team was invited to the Holiday Bowl, defeating no. 4 California 45–31. The 2004 team was ranked no. 18 and no. 17 in the final AP an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas–Kansas State Football Rivalry
The Sunflower Showdown is the series of athletic contests between Kansas State University and the University of Kansas athletic programs, most notably football and men's basketball. The name is derived from a nickname for the state of Kansas as well as the state flower, the Sunflower State. The two schools compete each year for the Governor's Cup in football. The football series dates back to 1902, and has been played every year since 1911, making it the fourth-longest active series in NCAA college football. The University of Kansas built a large advantage in the series by 1923, and leads the overall series 64–53–5 or 65–52–5 (depending on whether a 1980 forfeit by KU is counted) as of the end of the 2023 season. The men's basketball series dates back to 1907, and is the most-played series in either school's history, and the sixth-most-played in NCAA history. Kansas has dominated the all-time series and leads the men's basketball series 206–96 following the most r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
