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Article: Marshall stuns sixth-ranked Kansas State.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- September 20, 2003
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Byline: Howard Richman
MANHATTAN, Kan. _ There was a road game at Texas. The Big 12 title game. The BCS title game . . .
Kansas State knew there were a lot of obstacles in the way of a 15-0 dream season that culminated in a national championship, but few figured a home game in September _ against Marshall and its backup quarterback _ would be the undoing.
In a stunning upset Saturday, Marshall took advantage of four Kansas State turnovers and held on in the closing seconds in defeating the sixth-ranked Wildcats 27-20 at Kansas State Stadium.
The victory ended Kansas State's 41-game non-conference home winning streak, probably will cost ...