List of Kansas State Wildcats football seasons
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Kansas State Wildcats football
season records. The Kansas State Wildcats football team represents Kansas State University
, in Manhattan
Kansas
. The team competes in the Big 12 Conference
in the North Division at the NCAA
Football Bowl Subdivision level.
Kansas State Wildcats football
The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference...
season records. The Kansas State Wildcats football team represents Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
, in Manhattan
Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281...
Kansas
Kansas
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. The team competes in the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
in the North Division at the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Football Bowl Subdivision level.
Seasons
| Conference Champions | Division Champions | Bowl game berth |
| Season | Head coach |
Season results | Bowl result | Final ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Ties | Associated Press Poll AP Poll The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation... |
Coaches' Poll | |||
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| 1896 | Ira Pratt Ira Pratt -External links:... |
0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | A. W. Ehrsam A. W. Ehrsam -External links:... |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1898 | Billy P. Williamson Billy P. Williamson -External links:... |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1899 | Albert Hansen | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | Fay Moulton Fay Moulton -External links:*... |
2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | Wade Moore Wade Moore -External links:... |
3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | Cyrus E. Dietz Cyrus E. Dietz -External links:... |
2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | G. O. Dietz G. O. Dietz -External links:... |
3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | Reuben F. Booth | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | Mike Ahearn Mike Ahearn -External links:... |
6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1906 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1907 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1909 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1910 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1911 | Guy Lowman Guy Lowman Guy Sumner Lowman was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and a player of baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Alabama , Kansas State University , and the University of Wisconsin–Madison... |
5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1913 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1914 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1915 | John R. Bender John R. Bender John R. "Chief" Bender was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Washington State University , Haskell Indian Nations University , Kansas State University , and the University of Tennessee , compiling a career record of... |
3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | Zora G. Clevenger Zora G. Clevenger Zora G. Clevenger was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and pioneering athletic director. He served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University , the University of Tennessee , and Kansas State University , compiling a record of 47–32–7... |
6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1918 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1919 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1920 | Charlie Bachman Charlie Bachman Charles William "Charlie" Bachman, Jr. was an American college football player and head coach. Bachman was an Illinois native and an alumnus of the University of Notre Dame, where he played college football... |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1922 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1923 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1924 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1925 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1926 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1928 | Bo McMillin Bo McMillin Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin was an American football player and coach, who served at both the collegiate and professional levels. He played college football at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where was a three-time All-American at quarterback, and led the Centre Praying Colonels to a... |
3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1930 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1931 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1932 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1933 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1934 | Pappy Waldorf Pappy Waldorf Lynn Osbert "Pappy" Waldorf was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, now Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, , Kansas State University , Northwestern University , and the University of California, Berkeley ,... |
7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | Wesley Fry Wesley Fry -External links:... |
2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1937 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1938 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1939 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1940 | Hobbs Adams Hobbs Adams -External links:... |
2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1942 | Ward Haylett Ward Haylett -External links:... |
3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1944 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1945 | Lud Fiser Lud Fiser -Additional sources:* Fitzgerald, Tim. Wildcat Gridiron Guide: Past & Present Stories About K-State Football * -External links:... |
1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | Hobbs Adams | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | Sam Francis Sam Francis (American football) -Sources:* Lyons, Robert S. . On Any Given Sunday, A Life of Bert Bell. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-731-2-External links:*... |
0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | Ralph Graham Ralph Graham -Additional sources:* Fitzgerald, Tim. Wildcat Gridiron Guide: Past & Present Stories About K-State Football -External links:*... |
1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1950 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1951 | Bill Meek Bill Meek William M. Meek was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University , the University of Houston , Southern Methodist University , and the University of Utah , compiling a career college football record of 78–88–7.-Early life:Meek was born in... |
0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1953 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1954 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1955 | Bus Mertes Bus Mertes -External links:... |
4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1957 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1958 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | Doug Weaver Doug Weaver -Additional sources:* Fitzgerald, Tim. Kansas State Wildcats Handbook: Stories, Stats and Stuff About K-State Sports -External links:... |
1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1962 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1963 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1964 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1965 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1966 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | Vince Gibson Vince Gibson Vince Gibson is a former American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Kansas State University , the University of Louisville , and Tulane University , compiling a career college football record of 75–98–2... |
1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | Ellis Rainsberger Ellis Rainsberger -External links:... |
3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | Jim Dickey Jim Dickey -External links:... |
4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Lost 1982 Independence Bowl 1982 Independence Bowl The 1982 Independence Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Kansas State Wildcats at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 11, 1982... against Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers football The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football... , 3–14 |
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| 1983 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Stan Parrish Stan Parrish Stan Parrish is an American football coach and former player. Most recently, he was the head coach at Ball State University from 2009 to 2010. Parrish was previously head coach at Wabash College, Marshall University and Kansas State University. He has been an offensive coordinator at Ball State... |
2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | Bill Snyder Bill Snyder Bill Snyder is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the rare college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to... |
1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won 1993 Copper Bowl 1993 Copper Bowl The 1993 edition to the Copper Bowl featured the Wyoming Cowboys and the Kansas State Wildcats.K-State capped off its most successful season in 83 years, with its first-ever bowl game victory... against Wyoming Wyoming Cowboys football The Wyoming Cowboys are a college football team that represents the University of Wyoming. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I. The team has won 15 conference titles... , 52-17 |
20 | 18 | |
| 1994 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1994 Aloha Bowl 1994 Aloha Bowl The 1994 Aloha Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 25, 1995 in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was part of the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season... against Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... , 7-12 |
19 | 16 | |
| 1995 | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won 1995 Holiday Bowl 1995 Holiday Bowl The 1995 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 1995 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Kansas State Wildcats, and the .... against Colorado State Colorado State Rams football The Colorado State Rams football program, established in 1893, represents Colorado State University and is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference under head coach Steve Fairchild... , 54–21 |
7 | 6 | |
| 1996 | 9 | 3 | — | Lost 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic against BYU, 15–19 | 17 | 17 | |
| 1997 | 11 | 1 | — | Won 1997 Fiesta Bowl 1997 Fiesta Bowl (December) The 1997 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Kansas State Wildcats and the on December 31, 1997, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Kansas State defeated Syracuse, 35-18... against Syracuse Syracuse Orange football The Syracuse Orange football program is a college football team that represents Syracuse University. The team is a member of the Big East Conference, which is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I conference that is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision... , 35–18 |
8 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 11 | 2 | — | Lost 1998 Alamo Bowl 1998 Alamo Bowl The 1998 Alamo Bowl featured the Kansas State Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers.The Wildcats came into the game fresh off a double overtime loss in the Big 12 Championship Game to the Texas A&M Aggies, which ruined their chance at a national championship in the Fiesta Bowl... against Purdue Purdue Boilermakers football The Purdue Boilermakers football team is the intercollegiate football program of the Purdue University Boilermakers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers have an all-time record of... , 34–37 |
10 | 9 | |
| 1999 | 11 | 1 | — | Won 1999 Holiday Bowl 1999 Holiday Bowl The 1999 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 1999 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Washington Huskies, and the Kansas State Wildcats.... against Washington Washington Huskies football College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by... , 24–20 |
6 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 11 | 3 | — | Won 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic against Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference .... , 35–21 |
9 | 8 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | Lost 2001 Insight.com Bowl 2001 Insight.com Bowl The 2001 edition to the Insight.com bowl was the 13th edition to the bowl game. It featured the Kansas State Wildcats, and the , and was a rematch of the 1997 Fiesta Bowl, played in nearby Tempe.... against Syracuse, 3–26 |
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| 2002 | 11 | 2 | — | Won 2002 Holiday Bowl 2002 Holiday Bowl The 2002 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 27, 2002 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the against the Kansas State Wildcats... against Arizona State Arizona State Sun Devils football The Arizona State Sun Devils' football program represents Arizona State University in college football, and competes in NCAA Division I FBS as a member of the Pacific-12 Conference.... , 34–27 |
7 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 11 | 4 | — | Lost 2004 Fiesta Bowl 2004 Fiesta Bowl The 2004 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 2, 2004, was the 33rd edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game pitted #7 Ohio State against #8 Kansas State. It was a match-up between a perennial powerhouse in Ohio State, and a school that was only recently accustomed to winning in Kansas State... against Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state... , 28–35 |
14 | 13 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Ron Prince Ron Prince Ron Prince is an American football coach who currently is the assistant offensive line coach with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. From 2006 through 2008, Prince was the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was one of six African-American head coaches in the NCAA Division I-Bowl... |
7 | 6 | — | Lost 2006 Texas Bowl 2006 Texas Bowl The 2006 Texas Bowl, part of the 2006 college football season, was played on December 26, 2006 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game featured the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Kansas State Wildcats.... against Rutgers Rutgers Scarlet Knights football The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play... , 10–37 |
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| 2007 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Bill Snyder | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2010 Pinstripe Bowl 2010 Pinstripe Bowl The 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl was the first edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. The game started at 3:20 p.m. ET on December 30, 2010, and was telecasted on ESPN. The game featured the Syracuse Orange of the Big East Conference and... against Syracuse Syracuse Orange football The Syracuse Orange football program is a college football team that represents Syracuse University. The team is a member of the Big East Conference, which is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I conference that is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision... , 34–36 |
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| Total | 458 | 603 | 41 | (regular season games) | |||
| 6 | 8 | 0 | (bowl games; 14 appearances) | ||||
| 464 | 611 | 41 | (all games) | ||||