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GAME 5 • NEBRASKA RECORD: 4-0/1-0 BIG 12 NORTH SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-0, 1-0 BIG 12) NEBRASKA at KANSAS STATE SEPT. 4 UCLA (ABC) W, 31-22 GAME INFORMATION K-State Family Reunion/Harley Day SEPT. 11 MISSOURI STATE W, 48-24 Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010 Band Day/Postgame Fireworks Kickoff: 6:45 p.m. Sept. 18 vs. Iowa State* (FSN) W, 27-20 Location: Manhattan, Kan. Arrowhead Stadium; Kansas City, Mo. Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) SEPT. 25 UCF (FSN) W, 17-13 KANSAS STATE NEBRASKA Series: Nebraska leads, 77-15-2 Fort Riley Day/University Family Day WILDCATS CORNHUSKERS TV: ESPN 7/6 (ESPN) 6:45 p.m. Rece Davis (Play-by-Play) OCT. 7 NEBRASKA* 2010 Record: 4-0, 1-0 Big 12 2010 Record: 4-0, 0-0 Big 12 Ranking (AP/Coaches): RV/RV Ranking (AP/Coaches): 7/6 Craig James (Analyst) Oct. 14 at Kansas* (FSN) 6:30 p.m. Last Game: Sept. 25, 2010 Last Game: Sept. 25, 2010 Jesse Palmer (Analyst) Dillons Sunflower Showdown Defeated UCF, 17-13 Defeated South Dakota State, 17-3 Jenn Brown (Sideline Reporter) Coach: Bill Snyder Coach: Bo Pelini Oct. 23 at Baylor* TBA Career Record: 146-74-1 (19) Career Record: 21-8 (2) Radio: K-State Sports Network; k-statesports.com; vs. NU: 5-13 vs. K-State: 2-0 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ch. 121; XM Ch. 141; Westwood One OCT. 30 22/21 OKLAHOMA STATE* TBA Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) Homecoming STATISTICS LEADERS STATISTICS LEADERS Stan Weber (Analyst) NOV. 6 RV/RV TEXAS* TBA Rushing: Daniel Thomas Rushing: Taylor Martinez Senior Day/Cats for Cans 105 car., 628 yds., 6 TD 53 car., 496 yds., 8 TD Matt Walters (Sideline Reporter) Passing: Carson Coffman Passing: Taylor Martinez Twitter Updates: twitter.com/kstatesports Nov. 13 at 24/22 Missouri* TBA 46-of-76, 639 yds., 5 TD, 2 INT 34-of-57, 532 yds., 2 TD, 3 INT Receiving: Brodrick Smith Receiving: Brandon Kinnie Live Blog: k-statesports.com 14 rec., 191 yds., 3 TD 17 rec., 215 yds., 0 TD Tickets: SOLD OUT Nov. 20 at Colorado* TBA K-STATE PREPS FOR MATCHUP WITH #6 NEBRASKA Nov. 27 at North Texas 3 p.m. ESPN’S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL HEADS TO MANHATTAN FOR KEY BIG 12 NORTH BATTLE WEEKLY SCHEDULE Kansas State, following a bye week this past Saturday, will shift its focus back to Big 12 Conference play as sixth‑ranked Nebraska visits Bill Snyder Family Stadium Thursday for a highly‑anticipated MONDAY, OCTOBER 4 matchup of two undefeated teams. ESPN’s Thursday Night College Football will be in Manhattan to air 10:30 a.m. ........................Bill Snyder on Big 12 Teleconference the battle to a national television audience as Rece Davis (play‑by‑play), Craig James (analyst), Jesse TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 Palmer (analyst) and Jenn Brown (sideline) will have the call. Weekly Press Conference The contest can be also heard along the K‑State Sports Network, online (for free) at www.k‑states‑ 12 p.m.............................................................................Lunch ports.com and on SIRIUS satellite radio channel 121 and XM channel 141. Wyatt Thompson will call the action with Stan Weber serving as the color analyst and Matt Walters providing sideline updates. Live 12:30 p.m.................................................................Bill Snyder stats are also available through CBS College Sports’ Gametracker, while Twitter updates and a live in‑ 1 p.m.-2 p.m. ..................................................Player Interviews game blog will all be a part of k‑statesports.com’s coverage. Westwood One radio will also be on hand to 7-8 p.m...................................................Bill Snyder Radio Show broadcast the matchup as John Tautges, Terry Donahue and Jason Horowitz will have the call. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 All reserved tickets for the matchup, which will be the Wildcats’ first Thursday night tilt since 1994 (at 6:45 P.m.....................................................Kickoff vs. Nebraska Kansas) and their first at home since 1992 (vs. Iowa State), are sold out. A QUICK LOOK AT THE WILDCATS Kansas State improved to 4‑0 for the first time since 2003 following its come‑from‑behind win over UCF on September 25. The Wildcats have established themselves as one of the top rushing attacks in the Big 12 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Conference through four games, averaging 216.0 yards a contest on the ground. All‑America candidate Daniel Thomas has the entire nation keeping a close watch on the Little Apple as the senior currently ranks fourth in the nation in total rushing yards by a run‑ Office Phone ....................................................785.532.6735 ning back with 628 yards, while his 157.0 yards per K-STATE’S STATISTICAL LEADERS Office Fax ........................................................785.532.6093 game average rank fifth nationally overall and Website ................................................www.k-statesports.com fourth among running backs. Quarterback Carson Passing Carson Coffman, 46-of-76-2–639, 5 TD Coffman rallied the Wildcats with two fourth‑quar‑ Rushing Daniel Thomas, 105-628-6 KENNY LANNOU (PRIMARY CONTACT) ter scoring drives against UCF and came up with Receiving Brodrick Smith, 14-191-3 Office Phone ....................................................785.532.7977 big plays when the game was on the line. Scoring Daniel Thomas, 36 points Punting Ryan Doerr, 19-42.5 avg. Cell Phone ........................................................785.587.7867 Defensively, K‑State has gotten solid play from Kicking Josh Cherry, 3-of-3 field goals Email ..........................................klannou@kstatesports.com defensive end Brandon Harold. His 20 solo tackles are the most in the Big 12 among all defensive line‑ Tackles Alex Hrebec, 39 tackles men, while linebacker Alex Hrebec ranks third in Tackles For Loss Brandon Harold, 6.0 TFLs RYAN LACKEY (SECONDARY CONTACT) Sacks Prizell Brown, 3.0 sacks the Big 12 in tackles with 39. Terrance Sweeney’s Office Phone ....................................................785.532.7708 Interceptions Terrance Sweeney, 2 INT eight passes defended currently rank second in the Cell Phone ........................................................785.587.7865 Kickoff Returns William Powell, 8-31.9 avg. country, while the senior defensive back has also Punt Returns Tramaine Thompson, 11-6.1 avg. Email ..........................................rlackey@kstatesports.com tallied two interceptions and forced a fumble. GAME 5 • NEBRASKA RECORD: 4-0/1-0 BIG 12 NORTH Kenny Lannou Ryan Lackey BIG 12 FOOTBALL STANDINGS [email protected] WEEK 6 VS NEBRASKA [email protected] NORTH DIVISION B12 Overall Monday 4 Tuesday5 Wednesday6 Thursday7 Friday8 Saturday9 Sunday 10 Kansas State 4-0 1-0 Big 12 Teleconference Media Luncheon No media availability Game 5 No media availability No media availability No media availability Iowa State 3-2 1-1 10:30 a.m. - Bill Snyder 12:00 p.m. - Lunch K-State vs. Nebraska Missouri 4-0 0-0 12:30 p.m. - Bill Snyder 6:45 p.m. Kansas State 1 p.m. - Players Snyder Family Stadium Game Notes Nebraska 4-0 0-0 Manhattan, Kan. Complete K-State notes FTP Information for the Kansas game will Colorado 3-1 0-0 Highlights will be loaded Postgame be available Sunday. to the Big 12 FTP site. Coach Snyder and Kansas 2-2 0-1 For login information, players in the team contact ckesicke@colle- room. giateimages.com SOUTH DIVISION B12 Overall Oklahoma 5-0 1-0 Oklahoma State 4-0 1-0 Baylor 4-1 1-0 A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT Texas 3-2 1-1 Sixth‑ranked Nebraska will certainly be Kansas State’s stiffest test so far in 2010 when head coach Bo Texas A&M 3-1 0-1 Pelini and his Cornhuskers travel to Manhattan on Thursday. Nebraska’s defense ranks among the nation’s Texas Tech 2-2 0-2 best in almost every statistical category and the emergence of dual threat quarterback Taylor Martinez has provided a spark offensively. On offense, only Nebraska in the Big 12 has rushed for more yards a game UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULE than K‑State as Martinez and running backs Roy Helu, Jr., and Rex Burkhead account for 1,105 of the Huskers’ 1,237 rushing yards this season. The Huskers currently rank fourth nationally with 309.3 rush‑ THURSDAY, OCT. 7 ing yards per game while checking in at No. 11 in scoring offense and 14th in total offense. Nebraska at Kansas State (ESPN) Defensively, the Huskers are allowing just 12.8 points a game and can stake claim as the nation’s No. FRIDAY, OCT. 8 1 pass efficiency defense and a pass defense that ranks third. In total defense, Nebraska ranks 11th, al‑ Oklahoma State at Louisiana (ESPN2) lowing just 265.0 yards per game. Lavonte David leads the squad with a Big 12‑high 11.0 tackles per game, while Jared Crick and Baker Steinkuler have combined for 6.0 sacks and 9.0 tackles for loss. SATURDAY, OCT. 9 Utah at Iowa State FCS) TWO OF THE BIG 12’S BEST MEET ON NATIONAL TELEVISION Texas A&M vs. Arkansas [Arlington, Texas] (ABC) Colorado at Missouri (FSN) When Kansas State and Nebraska meet next Thursday, it will pit two of the Big 12 Conference’s most Texas Tech vs. Baylor [Dallas, Texas] (FSN) successful programs in football. Kansas State, along with Nebraska, are two of five Big 12 programs that have reached the 60‑win mark during 14‑plus year history of the league. K‑State became the fourth pro‑ THURSDAY, OCT. 14 gram in Big 12 history to reach 60 wins and currently ranks fourth in league history with 67 wins. Texas Kansas State at Kansas (FSN) leads the group with 88 conference wins, while Oklahoma is second with 80 and Nebraska third with 75. SATURDAY, OCT. 16 Since 1996, K‑State is 67‑46 in Big 12 play.