1993 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1993 Kansas State Wildcats football
Copper Bowl champion
Copper Bowl, W 52–17 vs. Wyoming
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 20
1993 record	9–2–1 (4–2–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Del Miller (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bob Stoops (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jim Leavitt (3rd season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium (Capacity: 43,000)
Seasons

1993 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Nebraska †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#16 Colorado	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#20 Kansas State	4	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#17 Oklahoma ‡	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Kansas	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
*† – Bowl Coalition representative as champion ‡ – Bowl Coalition at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1993 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 9–2–1, and a 4–2–1 record in Big Eight Conference play.

The 1993 season marked several firsts for the program. The year ended with a dominant victory against Wyoming in the 1993 Copper Bowl. The was the program's first bowl appearance since the 1982 Independence Bowl and first bowl win ever. The 1993 season also marked the first time that Kansas State finished in the final national rankings, and saw the first win over a ranked team in Bill Snyder's career, when No. 25 Kansas State beat No. 13 Oklahoma in Manhattan.

1993 was the first year for a new press box on the west side of KSU Stadium. The press box featured suites and cost $3.3 million to build. Also, an indoor practice facility was built.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4*	1:10 PM	New Mexico State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 34–10	25,936
September 11*	1:10 PM	Western Kentucky		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 34–10	29,356
September 18*	7:00 PM	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis		W 30–25	36,245
September 25*	1:10 PM	UNLV		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 36–20	25,817
October 9	1:10 PM	Kansas		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)		W 10–9	44,165
October 16	1:00 PM	at #6 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		L 28–45	75,721
October 23	1:10 PM	#16 Colorado		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		T 16–16	33,728
October 30†	1:10 PM	#13 Oklahoma	#25	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	PPV	W 21–7	31,569
November 6	1:00 PM	at Iowa State	#18	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa		L 23–27	31,441
November 13	1:10 PM	Missouri	#24	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 31–21	27,168
November 20	2:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	#20	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 21–17	23,400
December 29*	7:00 PM	vs. Wyoming	#20	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona (Copper Bowl)	ESPN	W 52–17	49,075
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Table references

Game summaries

Oklahoma

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 0 0 0 7 7 • Kansas St 0 7 14 0 21 Date: October 30 Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas Game attendance: 31,569 Scoring summary Q2 KSU Running 6 yard pass from May (Wright kick) KSU 7–0 Q3 KSU Lockett 22 yard pass from May (Wright kick) KSU 14–0 Q3 KSU May 2 yard run (Wright kick) KSU 21–0 Q4 OKLA Mills 31 yard pass from Gundy (Blanton kick) KSU 21–7

• KSU: Schiller 19 Rush, 111 Yds

Roster

1993 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Coleman, AndreAndre Coleman 7.0 !Sr T 73 Brooks, BarrettBarrett Brooks 5.0 !Jr WR 83 Lockett, KevinKevin Lockett 1.0 !Fr QB 5 May, ChadChad May 5.0 !Jr C 72 Neujahr, QuentinQuentin Neujahr 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 9 Gaskins, PercellPercell Gaskins 5.0 !Jr CB 4 Randolph, ThomasThomas Randolph 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt