MANHATTAN — Saturday’s Kansas State-Texas A&M quadruple overtime heart-stopper, a 53-50 Wildcats win at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, was the first overtime game in the 44-year history of the stadium.
It was only the second overtime game in Kansas State history, the first coming in the 1998 Big 12 championship game in St. Louis. Texas A&M beat Kansas State 36-33 in double overtime, denying the Wildcats a shot at playing for the national championship.
Kansas State would ultimately accept a berth in the Alamo Bowl, losing 37-34 on a last-minute, nearly length-of-the-field scoring drive by Purdue quarterback Drew Brees.

Another big game
for Harper
Kansas State’s leading receiver, junior Chris Harper had a big game with four catches for 134 yards and a touchdown. He caught a 53-yarder in stride from quarterback Collin Klein with 5:49 remaining in the fourth quarter to pull the Cats within 31-28.
Kansas State kicker Anthony Cantele’s 44-yard field goal with 2:12 left in regulation tied the game at 31 and sent it into overtime.

Klein sets K-State
rushing TD mark
Besides passing for a career-high 281 yards, Klein rushed for five touchdowns — including 2-, 3-, 2-, 25- and 1-yard runs — and a school single-season record for rushing touchdowns in the process. Klein passed Mack Herron, who had 20 rushing TDs during the 1969 season, and now has 24 for the season.
He finished with 104 net yards in 35 carries.

Lockett lost for season
Kansas State wide receiver/return specialist Tyler Lockett is out for the season with an injury, it was announced prior to the No. 17 Wildcats’ game with A&M.
Emerging as one of the dangerous playmakers in the country and a freshman All-America candidate, Lockett had an all-star performance during a 52-45 loss to No. 2-ranked Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., last Saturday night. He had 315 all-purpose yards and a touchdown.
Lockett ranked second in the country for kick return average with 16 returns for 564 yards for a 35.2 yards-per-game clip and two TDs. He became the first player in school history to return kickoffs for scores in consecutive games.
Appearing in nine games, Lockett, the son of Kansas State career receiving leader Kevin Lockett, had 18 receptions for 246 yards and a 13.7 yards-per-catch average. He had three scoring catches.