In part two of our look at K-State’s bowl history, we examined probably the best five-year stretch in team history. Today’s batch of five bowl games starts off strong before making a four-game faceplant.
2002 Holiday Bowl
The 2002 Wildcats were a force of nature. The swarming, crushing defense led what is now called FBS in scoring defense at 11.8 points per game. Cornerback Terence Newman, a Salina native, was selected fourth overall in the NFL draft after the season (Newman remains a successful NFL player even now at 39 years old, tallying 4 tackles in the Minnesota Viking’s victory on Dec.