The Kansas State Wildcats defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 34-19 on Senior Day in Manhattan, and in the process clinched the 200th head coaching victory for Bill Snyder.

A sellout crowd of 52,637 watched at Bill Snyder Family Stadium as K-State turned in a strong rushing effort with 342 yards on the ground. Junior quarterback Jesse Ertz led the way for the Wildcats in the first half with 12 rushes for 99 yards, but played only one snap in the second half before being replaced by senior Joe Hubener.  Redshirt freshman Alex Delton also played and was the wildcats’ third-leading rusher with 53 yards on 12 carries.

Senior Donnie Starks came up with a non-offensive touchdown for Kansas State with an interception he returned 39 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.

Kansas rallied in the second half when Carter Stanley and LaQuvionte Gonzalez hooked up on a 95-yard touchdown pass play with 4:18 to play in the third quarter. The Jayhawks added another touchdown on a Stanley to Michael Zunica touchdown pass with 11:29 remaining in the fourth quarter, and then kicked a field goal with 6:30 remaining. There would be no more scoring after that.

After the victory Bill Snyder was presented with a game ball on the field in a ceremony with KSU officials and Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby. He was then carried off the field by his players. During his postgame press conference he addressed the 200-win total that has been achieved by noting that’s a number. “It stands for a lot of wonderful young people that have come through this program. Every single one of them has contributed to that particular number. And you think about coaches we’ve had through the years, the coaches we have presently and others. And you think about the wonderful support staff that we’ve had, and just people that have been here and some that have been here almost the entire duration.”

Kansas State improved to 7-4 with the win, while Kansas ended their season at 2-10.

Kansas State plays at TCU next Saturday.