The 1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season The team's head football coach was

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. The Wildcats played their home games in

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. 1999 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–1, and a 7–1 record in

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play. The season culminated with a win over

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in the

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. The Wildcat defense did not give up a score in the third quarter all season. The Wildcats tied a school record for shutouts in a season with three. They shutout

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, and

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. The Wildcats shutout Missouri three times in five games in

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between 1991 and 1999. The Wildcats also shutout three opponents in 1991 and 2002.

Schedule

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Roster

Game summaries

at #15 Texas

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K-State won its first ever Big 12 trip to Austin, and first since 1942 (a 64-0 loss). They beat Texas soundly 48-7 in Manhattan in the 1998 campaign. David Allen returned a 74 yard punt for a NCAA record-tying touchdown and also scored a running touchdown as Texas turned the ball over a whopping six times. Kicker Jamie Rheem set a new school record with five field goals from 22, 23, 32, 27, and 20 yards. Linebacker Mark Simoneau scored on a pick six with 8:31 left in the fourth quarter extend the Wildcats' lead to 24-17. Jonathan Beasley who was removed from the game in the previous week's 35-28 victory over Iowa State relieved a struggling starting quarterback Adam Helm in the second quarter.

at #7 Nebraska

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References

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