2018 Kansas State Football Schedule: vs South Dakota, won, 27-24; vs Mississippi State, lost, 31-10; vs University of Texas at San Antonio, won, 41-17; at West Virginia, lost, 35-6; vs Texas, lost, 19-14; at Baylor, lost, 37-34; vs Oklahoma State, won, 31-12; at Oklahoma, lost, 51-14; November 3, at TCU; November 10, vs Kansas; November 17, vs Texas Tech; November 24, at Iowa State.
2017 Kansas State Football Results: beat Central Arkansas, 55-19; beat Charlotte, 55-7; lost to Vanderbilt, 14-7; beat Baylor, 33-20; lost to Texas, 40-34; lost to TCU, 26-6; lost to Oklahoma, 42-35; beat Kansas, 30-20; beat Texas Tech, 42-35; lost to West Virginia, 28-23; beat Oklahoma State, 45-40; beat Iowa State, 20-19; beat UCLA, 35-17, in the Cactus Bowl.
2018 Kansas State Football Media Guide: here
2018 Kansas State Football Video: here
2017 Kansas State Football Results: beat Central Arkansas, 55-19; beat Charlotte, 55-7; lost to Vanderbilt, 14-7; beat Baylor, 33-20; lost to Texas, 40-34; lost to TCU, 26-6; lost to Oklahoma, 42-35; beat Kansas, 30-20; beat Texas Tech, 42-35; lost to West Virginia, 28-23; beat Oklahoma State, 45-40; beat Iowa State, 20-19; beat UCLA, 35-17, in the Cactus Bowl.
2018 Kansas State Football Media Guide: here
2018 Kansas State Football Video: here
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| Bill Snyder (left), and TCU's Gary Patterson |
2018 Kansas State Football: Bill Snyder and Kansas State football are synonymous.
Snyder is in his 27th season as head football coach at K-state. Snyder, who has 213 wins, is one of just six coaches to reach the 200-win mark and coach at only one school. Holding 174 more victories than any other coach in K-State history, Snyder ranks first in the FBS in wins among coaches at their current schools and second in total wins among active coaches (FBS schools only). Snyder has 124 conference wins to stand as one of four coaches with 100 Big 8/12 victories: Tom Osborne, 153; Bob Stoops, 121; Barry Switzer, 100. Snyder is just the fourth person in the history of college football to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as an active coach when he was enshrined in 2015.
Snyder persevered in 2017. In January 2017, it was reported by many Kansas media outlets that Snyder had been traveling to Houston, Texas, for treatment for a "serious life-threatening ailment". On February 12, 2017, Snyder announced that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer and had been receiving treatment in Manhattan, as well as at University of Kansas Medical Center, and in Houston, Texas.
Also on February 12, 2017, it was announced that Co-Offensive Coordinator Del Miller would be retiring, putting the other co-offensive coordinator Dana Dimel at the helm as the only offensive coordinator.
The Wildcats managed to go 8-5, 5-4 Big 12, last season including a 35-17 win over UCLA in the Cactus Bowl (Phoenix, Arizona), which now is called the Cheez-It Bowl.
In December of 2017, it was announced that Dimel had been hired as the new head coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
Things have not gone well, thus far, in 2018 for Kansas State, which has 22 transfers on its roster. The Wildcats are 3-5, 1-4 Big 12 (3-2 home; 0-3 road), with their most recent game being a 51-14 loss to Oklahoma in Norman. K-State also has lost to Mississippi State, Wets Virginia, Baylor and Texas. The 'Cats have beaten South Dakota, UTEP and Oklahoma State.
Under new offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Andre Coleman, who is in his sixth season at the school, Kansas State has been relying on its running game. Over their last three games, the Wildcats have averaged 250 rushing yards and scored 10 touchdowns on the ground.
The 'Cats running game is solidified by junior running back Alex Barnes (#34), 6-1, 225 pounds, who ranks second in the Big 12 at 102 yards per game with a league-high nine rushing scores. He ran for a career-best 250 yards at Baylor, the fifth-most in a game in school history, while recording three touchdowns. In K-State's victory over Oklahoma State, Barnes had 181 rushing yards and four scores, and he was the team's leading receiver in the game, with 51 yards on three catches.
The Wildcats' rushing attack is anchored by five offensive linemen who are all returning starters from a year ago. The group is led by senior right tackle Dalton Risner (#71), 6-3, 308 pounds, who is a Midseason All-American.
Sophomore quarterback Skylar Thompson (#10), 6-2, 205 pounds, has started seven games, throwing for 988 yards and five scores. He has added 359 rushing yards and four 2
Junior wide receiver Isaiah Zuber (#7), 6-0, 183 pounds, leads the Wildcats with 41 catches, totaling 496 receiving yards and three scores.
K-State is averaging 22.13 points per game.
Defensively, K-State averaged three sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions during the Oklahoma State and Baylor games after putting together averages of one sack, three tackles for loss and less than one interception in the first five contests. Oklahoma State went into its game against Kansas State averaging 523.3 yards and 44 points per game. K-State held OSU to 311 yards and 12 points.
Senior safety Eli Walker (#7), 6-2, 202 pounds, and redshirt junior linebacker Da'Quan Patton, 6-1, 221 pounds, lead the team in tackles with 53 and 49, respectively. Junior defensive end Reggie Walker (#51), 6-2, 246 pounds, has a team-best 5.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss.
Senior defensive back Duke Shelley (38), 5-9, 180 pounds, has three interceptions, to rank third in the Big 12 and 14th in the country. Shelley has 12 total passes defended this year to rank second in the Big 12 and sixth in the nation.
The K-State defense is holding opponents to an average of 28.25 points per game.
The Wildcats have used three punters. Redshirt freshman Andrew Hicks (#18), has punted 20 times for a per-punt average of 43.8 yards. Junior Devin Anctil (#21) has punted 10 times for a per-punt average of 45.7 yards. Redshirt freshman Bernardo Rodriguez (#29) has punted eight times for a per-punt average of 36.5 yards.
Kansas State also has used three players to kick field goals. Sophomore Blake Lynch has made nine of 11 kicks, with a long field goal of 44 yards. Hicks has made one of two kicks, with a long field goal of 31 yards. Junior Nick McLellan has missed his only field goal attempt.
Lynch, McLellan, Hicks and Anctil have handled kickoff duties during the season.
Snyder is in his 27th season as head football coach at K-state. Snyder, who has 213 wins, is one of just six coaches to reach the 200-win mark and coach at only one school. Holding 174 more victories than any other coach in K-State history, Snyder ranks first in the FBS in wins among coaches at their current schools and second in total wins among active coaches (FBS schools only). Snyder has 124 conference wins to stand as one of four coaches with 100 Big 8/12 victories: Tom Osborne, 153; Bob Stoops, 121; Barry Switzer, 100. Snyder is just the fourth person in the history of college football to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as an active coach when he was enshrined in 2015.
Snyder persevered in 2017. In January 2017, it was reported by many Kansas media outlets that Snyder had been traveling to Houston, Texas, for treatment for a "serious life-threatening ailment". On February 12, 2017, Snyder announced that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer and had been receiving treatment in Manhattan, as well as at University of Kansas Medical Center, and in Houston, Texas.
Also on February 12, 2017, it was announced that Co-Offensive Coordinator Del Miller would be retiring, putting the other co-offensive coordinator Dana Dimel at the helm as the only offensive coordinator.
The Wildcats managed to go 8-5, 5-4 Big 12, last season including a 35-17 win over UCLA in the Cactus Bowl (Phoenix, Arizona), which now is called the Cheez-It Bowl.
In December of 2017, it was announced that Dimel had been hired as the new head coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
Things have not gone well, thus far, in 2018 for Kansas State, which has 22 transfers on its roster. The Wildcats are 3-5, 1-4 Big 12 (3-2 home; 0-3 road), with their most recent game being a 51-14 loss to Oklahoma in Norman. K-State also has lost to Mississippi State, Wets Virginia, Baylor and Texas. The 'Cats have beaten South Dakota, UTEP and Oklahoma State.
Under new offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Andre Coleman, who is in his sixth season at the school, Kansas State has been relying on its running game. Over their last three games, the Wildcats have averaged 250 rushing yards and scored 10 touchdowns on the ground.
The 'Cats running game is solidified by junior running back Alex Barnes (#34), 6-1, 225 pounds, who ranks second in the Big 12 at 102 yards per game with a league-high nine rushing scores. He ran for a career-best 250 yards at Baylor, the fifth-most in a game in school history, while recording three touchdowns. In K-State's victory over Oklahoma State, Barnes had 181 rushing yards and four scores, and he was the team's leading receiver in the game, with 51 yards on three catches.
The Wildcats' rushing attack is anchored by five offensive linemen who are all returning starters from a year ago. The group is led by senior right tackle Dalton Risner (#71), 6-3, 308 pounds, who is a Midseason All-American.
Sophomore quarterback Skylar Thompson (#10), 6-2, 205 pounds, has started seven games, throwing for 988 yards and five scores. He has added 359 rushing yards and four 2
Junior wide receiver Isaiah Zuber (#7), 6-0, 183 pounds, leads the Wildcats with 41 catches, totaling 496 receiving yards and three scores.
K-State is averaging 22.13 points per game.
Defensively, K-State averaged three sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions during the Oklahoma State and Baylor games after putting together averages of one sack, three tackles for loss and less than one interception in the first five contests. Oklahoma State went into its game against Kansas State averaging 523.3 yards and 44 points per game. K-State held OSU to 311 yards and 12 points.
Senior safety Eli Walker (#7), 6-2, 202 pounds, and redshirt junior linebacker Da'Quan Patton, 6-1, 221 pounds, lead the team in tackles with 53 and 49, respectively. Junior defensive end Reggie Walker (#51), 6-2, 246 pounds, has a team-best 5.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss.
Senior defensive back Duke Shelley (38), 5-9, 180 pounds, has three interceptions, to rank third in the Big 12 and 14th in the country. Shelley has 12 total passes defended this year to rank second in the Big 12 and sixth in the nation.
The K-State defense is holding opponents to an average of 28.25 points per game.
The Wildcats have used three punters. Redshirt freshman Andrew Hicks (#18), has punted 20 times for a per-punt average of 43.8 yards. Junior Devin Anctil (#21) has punted 10 times for a per-punt average of 45.7 yards. Redshirt freshman Bernardo Rodriguez (#29) has punted eight times for a per-punt average of 36.5 yards.
Kansas State also has used three players to kick field goals. Sophomore Blake Lynch has made nine of 11 kicks, with a long field goal of 44 yards. Hicks has made one of two kicks, with a long field goal of 31 yards. Junior Nick McLellan has missed his only field goal attempt.
Lynch, McLellan, Hicks and Anctil have handled kickoff duties during the season.
Kansas State Football: Kansas State's first football game was in 1896, a 14–0 loss to Fort Riley on November 28. K-State's record is 529-645-41. The Wildcats have played in 21 bowl games, most recently the 2017 Cactus Bowl, in Phoenix, on December 26, 2017. Kansas State beat UCLA 35-17.
Kansas State was invited into the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1913. Eventually, the Missouri Valley split up. In 1928, six of the seven state schools in the Missouri Valley, including Kansas State, banded together in a conference that retained the MVIAA name. This group --K State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado, Iowa State -- evolved into the Big Eight Conference.
From 1935 to 1990, Kansas State only had four winning seasons. Part of the problem was that Kansas State was one of the few major schools that didn't make a significant investment in its football program after World War II. For many years, the Wildcats spent far less on football – and athletics as a whole – than any Big Eight school.
Reflective of the mid-century futility was a 28-game losing streak from 1945–1948, the second-longest in NCAA FBS history. Kansas State also had losing streaks of 18 and 17 games in the 1960s. By 1989, the school had become the first program in Division I-A (FBS) to lose 500 games, and had the worst overall record in the nation at 299–509–41. Things changed in 1989, when the athletic department hired Iowa's offensive coordinator, Bill Snyder, to replace Stan Parrish as head coach. Kansas State has had its most success under Snyder. In 1998, Kansas State finished the regular season with an 11–0 record. From 1995 to 2001, the school appeared in the AP Poll for 108 consecutive weeks – the 15th-longest streak in college football history.
Snyder took over a program that had the worst record in NCAA Division I-A (FBS) history at the time and had gone 27 consecutive games without a win (0-26-1) dating to October 1986. From 1935-1988, the last year before Snyder's arrival, Kansas state only had won 137 games. Since the 1982 Independence Bowl season, the Wildcats had won seven games. Snyder presided over one of the most successful rebuilding projects in the history of college athletics, ultimately earning enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame for his work at Kansas State.
Considering the dreadful state of the program he had inherited, Snyder made the Wildcats respectable fairly quickly. In his third year, 1991, Snyder's Wildcats finished 7–4 and narrowly missed receiving the school's second bowl bid ever. The team had a winning record in conference play for only the third time since winning the conference title in 1934. In Snyder's fifth season, in 1993, Kansas State played in the 1993 Copper Bowl, only its second bowl bid ever. They pounded Wyoming, 52 - 17, for the first bowl win in school history, breaking one of the longest such droughts in Division I-A at the time. Success and high rankings continued over the next decade, including six top-10 finishes in the AP Poll and an 11–0 regular season in 1998 (before stumbling in the Big 12 Championship Game against Texas a&m). Snyder won, in pat, because he improved K-State's recruiting by tapping the rich talent base in Kansas' junior college system. Snyder and K-State won the Big 12 Conference championship in 2003, with a 35–7 victory over No.1-ranked Oklahoma (the 69 years since the last conference title in 1934 was the longest span between football titles in Division I history).
In his first 17-year stint as head coach at K-State, Snyder won 136 games – as many as his predecessors had won from 1935 to 1988 – and led Kansas State to 11 consecutive bowl games (1993–2003), including six wins. Snyder's legacy at K-State during his first term also included winning or sharing four Big 12 North titles (1998, 1999, 2000 and 2003) and six 11-win seasons.
After Snyder "retired," K-State hired Ron Prince on December 5, 2005, as its 33rd head football coach. Prince was formerly an offensive line coach at the University of Virginia. In 2006, Prince led Kansas State to a 7–6 record, the team's first winning season since 2003. In 2007, the team slipped to a 5-7 record. With three games remaining in the 2008 season, on November 5, K-State announced that Prince would not return as head coach in 2009. On November 23, 2008, Kansas State announced that Snyder was returning as head coach in 2009.
Following a loss to UCLA at the Rose Bowl on September 19, 2009, Kansas State became the fourth FBS teams to lose 600 games, joining Northwestern, Indiana and Wake Forest. In 2012, Snyder's Wildcats won the Big 12 Conference title, the school's sixth conference football championship. Kansas State also earned the school's first No. 1 ranking in the BCS standings after starting the season 10–0, before falling to Baylor in its 11th game of the season. The Wildcats earned the conference's automatic berth in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl.
Kansas State was invited into the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1913. Eventually, the Missouri Valley split up. In 1928, six of the seven state schools in the Missouri Valley, including Kansas State, banded together in a conference that retained the MVIAA name. This group --K State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado, Iowa State -- evolved into the Big Eight Conference.
From 1935 to 1990, Kansas State only had four winning seasons. Part of the problem was that Kansas State was one of the few major schools that didn't make a significant investment in its football program after World War II. For many years, the Wildcats spent far less on football – and athletics as a whole – than any Big Eight school.
Reflective of the mid-century futility was a 28-game losing streak from 1945–1948, the second-longest in NCAA FBS history. Kansas State also had losing streaks of 18 and 17 games in the 1960s. By 1989, the school had become the first program in Division I-A (FBS) to lose 500 games, and had the worst overall record in the nation at 299–509–41. Things changed in 1989, when the athletic department hired Iowa's offensive coordinator, Bill Snyder, to replace Stan Parrish as head coach. Kansas State has had its most success under Snyder. In 1998, Kansas State finished the regular season with an 11–0 record. From 1995 to 2001, the school appeared in the AP Poll for 108 consecutive weeks – the 15th-longest streak in college football history.
Snyder took over a program that had the worst record in NCAA Division I-A (FBS) history at the time and had gone 27 consecutive games without a win (0-26-1) dating to October 1986. From 1935-1988, the last year before Snyder's arrival, Kansas state only had won 137 games. Since the 1982 Independence Bowl season, the Wildcats had won seven games. Snyder presided over one of the most successful rebuilding projects in the history of college athletics, ultimately earning enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame for his work at Kansas State.
Considering the dreadful state of the program he had inherited, Snyder made the Wildcats respectable fairly quickly. In his third year, 1991, Snyder's Wildcats finished 7–4 and narrowly missed receiving the school's second bowl bid ever. The team had a winning record in conference play for only the third time since winning the conference title in 1934. In Snyder's fifth season, in 1993, Kansas State played in the 1993 Copper Bowl, only its second bowl bid ever. They pounded Wyoming, 52 - 17, for the first bowl win in school history, breaking one of the longest such droughts in Division I-A at the time. Success and high rankings continued over the next decade, including six top-10 finishes in the AP Poll and an 11–0 regular season in 1998 (before stumbling in the Big 12 Championship Game against Texas a&m). Snyder won, in pat, because he improved K-State's recruiting by tapping the rich talent base in Kansas' junior college system. Snyder and K-State won the Big 12 Conference championship in 2003, with a 35–7 victory over No.1-ranked Oklahoma (the 69 years since the last conference title in 1934 was the longest span between football titles in Division I history).
In his first 17-year stint as head coach at K-State, Snyder won 136 games – as many as his predecessors had won from 1935 to 1988 – and led Kansas State to 11 consecutive bowl games (1993–2003), including six wins. Snyder's legacy at K-State during his first term also included winning or sharing four Big 12 North titles (1998, 1999, 2000 and 2003) and six 11-win seasons.
After Snyder "retired," K-State hired Ron Prince on December 5, 2005, as its 33rd head football coach. Prince was formerly an offensive line coach at the University of Virginia. In 2006, Prince led Kansas State to a 7–6 record, the team's first winning season since 2003. In 2007, the team slipped to a 5-7 record. With three games remaining in the 2008 season, on November 5, K-State announced that Prince would not return as head coach in 2009. On November 23, 2008, Kansas State announced that Snyder was returning as head coach in 2009.
Following a loss to UCLA at the Rose Bowl on September 19, 2009, Kansas State became the fourth FBS teams to lose 600 games, joining Northwestern, Indiana and Wake Forest. In 2012, Snyder's Wildcats won the Big 12 Conference title, the school's sixth conference football championship. Kansas State also earned the school's first No. 1 ranking in the BCS standings after starting the season 10–0, before falling to Baylor in its 11th game of the season. The Wildcats earned the conference's automatic berth in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl.
Kansas State Football Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium has been the home of K-State's football team since 1968.
Renamed in honor of Snyder by a proclamation of the Kansas Board of Regents on November 16, 2005, Bill Snyder Family Stadium sits on the north end of campus. Originally named KSU Stadium, the original facility was built at a cost of $1.6 million and financed from student fees, athletics gate receipts and contributions.
The stadium opened its doors on September 21, 1968. The seating capacity was 35,000. Following the 1998 season, the addition of a deck and sky suites on the east side of the stadium increased capacity to more than 50,000. On November 11, 2000, 53,811 fans witnessed Kansas State 's 29-28 win over Nebraska . It remains the largest crowd to witness a sporting event in Kansas.
In addition to Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Kansas State's practice facilities include the 94,000 square foot Indoor Practice Facility.
Renamed in honor of Snyder by a proclamation of the Kansas Board of Regents on November 16, 2005, Bill Snyder Family Stadium sits on the north end of campus. Originally named KSU Stadium, the original facility was built at a cost of $1.6 million and financed from student fees, athletics gate receipts and contributions.
The stadium opened its doors on September 21, 1968. The seating capacity was 35,000. Following the 1998 season, the addition of a deck and sky suites on the east side of the stadium increased capacity to more than 50,000. On November 11, 2000, 53,811 fans witnessed Kansas State 's 29-28 win over Nebraska . It remains the largest crowd to witness a sporting event in Kansas.
In addition to Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Kansas State's practice facilities include the 94,000 square foot Indoor Practice Facility.
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