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Kansas State Football Team History


Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State University
 Manhattan, KS
Founded: 1863
Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Capacity: 51,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Bill Snyder
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Bill Snyder enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Kansas State.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Texas Tech  21   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Indiana State  59   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Cincinnati  35   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Rice  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Nebraska  3   39   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Missouri  35   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Texas A&M  23   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Oklahoma  42   35   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Kansas  38   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Colorado  0   12   L       
 Mon., Nov. 25  vs. Iowa State  35   20   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Brigham Young  15   19   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored340
  Scoring Average28.3
  Points Allowed191
  Defense Average15.9
  Opponents Record75-55
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
17 9-3-0 AP
17 9-3-0 Coaches
17 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5323232Lost  0-275-3197149  Spike Dykes
Kansas 4-7300358 2-6171286  Glen Mason
Iowa State 2-9314401 1-7221299  Dan McCarney
Nebraska 11-2553174 8-1392111  Tom Osborne
Colorado 10-2352220Won  33-217-1221126  Rick Neuheisel
Texas 8-5447305Lost  15-387-2354196  John Mackovic
Kansas State 9-3340191Lost  15-196-2197162  Bill Snyder
Texas A&M 6-6351257 4-4174174  R.C. Slocum
Missouri 5-6278376 3-5197307  Larry Smith
Oklahoma 3-8255392 3-5193290  John Blake
Oklahoma State 5-6243327 2-6159281  Bob Simmons
Baylor 4-7266320 1-7186281  Chuck Reedy

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Big 12 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.