Nov 1, 2003

Final Stats

By STEVE BRISENDINE
AP Sports Writer

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - James Terry caught a career-high three touchdown passes from Ell Roberson, and Kansas State pulled away for a 38-10 victory over Baylor on Saturday.

Terry, only the sixth player in school history with three TD receptions in one game, finished with 138 yards on eight catches. Roberson was 14-for-24 for 242 yards and also ran a yard for a fourth-quarter touchdown.

The Wildcats moved into a tie with No. 12 Nebraska for the Big 12 North lead with their third straight win and the Cornhuskers' 31-7 loss to No. 16 Texas. Baylor (3-6, 1-4 Big 12) lost its fourth straight game.

Kansas State (7-3, 3-2) was a 40-point favorite but needed a 98-yard drive, capped by Roberson's 14-yard TD pass to Terry with 26 seconds left, to lead 14-10 at the half.

Joe Rheem, who was wide left from 41 yards out in the second quarter, hit a 44-yard field goal on Kansas State's first drive after the half to make it 17-10. On the Wildcats' next possession, Roberson and Terry hooked up for a 39-yard TD play that put the Wildcats up 24-10.

Darren Sproles, held in check for most of the day, set up two fourth-quarter touchdowns with long runs and finished with 155 yards on 19 carries.

He gained just 30 yards on his first 16 carries but broke a 73-yard gain to the Bears' 7 on the 17th. That set up Ayo Saba's 1-yard TD run for a 31-10 lead.

Sproles, Kansas State's leading career rusher, ran 52 yards to the Baylor 1 on the first play of Kansas State's next drive. Roberson scored on the next play to make it 38-10.

Kansas State's defense had seven sacks and an interception and held the opposition without an offensive touchdown for the second straight game. The Wildcats preserved that streak by stuffing Brandon Whitaker for a 1-yard loss at Kansas State's 2 with less than 30 seconds left.

That performance helped offset inconsistent outings by Kansas State's offense and special teams.

The Wildcats outgained the Bears 476-228. But they also lost two fumbles in Baylor territory, wasted scoring opportunities throughout the game and gave up Robert Quiroga's 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a 10-7 Baylor lead in the second quarter.

Terry made a spectacular, foot-dragging catch while diving out the side of the end zone to put Kansas State up 7-3 with just under 12? minutes left in the half.

On the ensuing kickoff, Quiroga went untouched down the left sideline for the second TD return in three weeks against the Wildcats.

Two weeks ago, Colorado's Jeremy Bloom ran a kickoff back 88 yards for a score in Kansas State's 49-20 win.

Since 1971, when the school started keeping records in the category, the Wildcats had not yielded more than one kickoff-return TD in a season.

Kenny Webb kicked a 28-yard field goal for a 3-0 led on Baylor's first possession.