The Kansas State Wildcats football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the Kansas State University in the Big 12 Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Kansas State has appeared in 17 bowl games. Included in these games are six combined appearances in the current "New Year's Six" major bowl games (the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, Orange, Cotton, and Chick-fil-A Bowl), including two Bowl Championship Series (BCS) games and one Bowl Alliance game.
Kansas State's first bowl game was in 1982, when Jim Dickey led them to the first of bowl game in school history. The team was defeated by the Wisconsin Badgers in the 1982 Independence Bowl.[1]
Bowl games[]
| # | Bowl | Score[A 2] | Date | Season[A 3] | Opponent[A 4] | Opp. Conference | Stadium | Location | Attendance | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Bowl | L 3–14 | December 11, 1982 | 1982 | Wisconsin Badgers | Big 10 | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, LA | 49,523 | Jim Dickey |
| 2 | Copper Bowl | W 52–17 | December 29, 1993 | 1993 | Wyoming Cowboys | WAC | Arizona Stadium | Tucson, AZ | 49,075 | Bill Snyder |
| 3 | Aloha Bowl | L 7–12 | December 25, 1994 | 1994 | Boston College Eagles | Big East | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, HI | 44,862 | Bill Snyder |
| 4 | Holiday Bowl | W 54–21 | December 29, 1995 | 1995 | Colorado State Rams | WAC | Jack Murphy Stadium | San Diego, CA | 51,051 | Bill Snyder |
| 5 | Cotton Bowl | L 15–19 | January 1, 1997 | 1996 | BYU Cougars | WAC | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, TX | 71,928 | Bill Snyder |
| 6 | Fiesta Bowl | W 35–18 | December 31, 1997 | 1997 | Syracuse Orangemen | Big East | Sun Devil Stadium | Tempe, AZ | 69,367 | Bill Snyder |
| 7 | Alamo Bowl | L 34–37 | December 29, 1998 | 1998 | Purdue Boilermakers | Big 10 | Alamodome | San Antonio, TX | 60,780 | Bill Snyder |
| 8 | Holiday Bowl | W 24–20 | December 29, 1999 | 1999 | Washington Huskies | Pac-10 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, CA | 57,118 | Bill Snyder |
| 9 | Cotton Bowl | W 35–21 | January 1, 2001 | 2000 | Tennessee Volunteers | SEC | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, TX | 63,465 | Bill Snyder |
| 10 | Insight.com Bowl | L 3–26 | December 29, 2001 | 2001 | Syracuse Orangemen | Big East | Bank One Ballpark | Phoenix, AZ | 40,028 | Bill Snyder |
| 11 | Holiday Bowl | W 34–27 | December 27, 2002 | 2002 | Arizona State Sun Devils | Pac-10 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, CA | 58,717 | Bill Snyder |
| 12 | Fiesta Bowl | L 28–35 | January 2, 2004 | 2003 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Big 10 | Sun Devil Stadium | Tempe, AZ | 73,425 | Bill Snyder |
| 13 | Texas Bowl | L 10–37 | December 28, 2006 | 2006 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Big East | Reliant Stadium | Houston, TX | 52,210 | Ron Prince |
| 14 | Pinstripe Bowl | L 34–36 | December 30, 2010 | 2010 | Syracuse Orangemen | Big East | Yankee Stadium | New York City, NY | 38,274 | Bill Snyder |
| 15 | Cotton Bowl | L 16–29 | January 6, 2012 | 2011 | Arkansas Razorbacks | SEC | Cowboys Stadium | Arlington, TX | 80,956 | Bill Snyder |
| 16 | Fiesta Bowl | L 17–35 | January 3, 2013 | 2012 | Oregon Ducks | Pac-12 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, AZ | 70,242 | Bill Snyder |
| 17 | Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | W 31–14 | December 28, 2013 | 2013 | Michigan Wolverines | Big 10 | Sun Devil Stadium | Tempe, AZ | 53,284 | Bill Snyder |
Table reference[1]
College Division/Other Bowl Games[]
As a supplement to the list, the following games were regular season games that some have considered special and may be confused as a bowl. These games are not considered "bowl games" but are included here as a reference.
- 1992 Coca-Cola Classic vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (L 38–24)[1]
- 2000 Eddie Robinson Classic vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (W 27–7)[2]
- 2003 BCA Classic vs. California Golden Bears (W 42–28)[3]
Notes[]
- ↑ Statistics correct as of 2012–13 NCAA football bowl games.
- ↑ Results are sortable first by whether the result was an Kansas State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
- ↑ Links to the season article for the Kansas State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
- ↑ Links to the season article for the opponent that Kansas State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Bowl History". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas_state/bowl_history.php. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Wildcats (2000 season results)". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=2000. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Wildcats (2003 season results)". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=2003. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
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