The 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11âÂÂ3 with a mark of 6âÂÂ2 in conference play, sharing Big 12's North Division title with Nebraska. By virtue of a head-to-head win over the Cornhuskers, Kansas State advanced to the Big 12 Championship Game, where the Wildcats lost to the eventual national champion, Oklahoma. Kansas State was then invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, defeating Tennessee in the game. The team played home games at KSU Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.