American college football season
The1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team representedKansas State University as a member of the North Division of theBig 12 Conference during the1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coachBill Snyder, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 12's North Division. Kansas State was invited to theFiesta Bowl, where the Wildcats defeatedDonovan McNabb'sSyracuse Orangemen. The team played home games atKSU Stadium inManhattan, Kansas.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | 6:30 p.m. | atNorthern Illinois* | No. 21 | | | W 47–7 | 26,873 |
| September 13 | 6:10 p.m. | Ohio* | No. 20 | | | W 23–20 | 42,097 |
| September 27 | 1:10 p.m. | Bowling Green* | No. 18 | | | W 58–0 | 41,524 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 3Nebraska | No. 17 | | FX | L 26–56 | 75,856 |
| October 11 | 11:30 a.m. | Missouri | No. 22 | | FSN | W 41–11 | 43,510 |
| October 18 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 14Texas A&M | No. 20 | | ABC | W 36–17 | 43,601 |
| October 25 | 1:30 p.m. | atOklahoma | No. 14 | | | W 26–7 | 68,433 |
| November 1 | 11:30 a.m. | atTexas Tech | No. 13 | | FSN | W 13–2 | 38,322 |
| November 8 | 1:10 p.m. | Kansas | No. 11 | | PPV | W 48–16 | 43,832 |
| November 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Colorado | No. 10 | | ABC | W 37–20 | 43,981 |
| November 22 | 11:30 a.m. | atIowa State | No. 9 | | FSN | W 28–3 | 24,042 |
| December 31 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14Syracuse* | No. 10 | | CBS | W 35–18 | 69,367 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are inCentral time
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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| AP | 23 | 22 | 21т | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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| Coaches | 23 | | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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Kansas State at Nebraska
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Kansas State | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| •Nebraska | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 56 |
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| No. 14 Texas A&M | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 20 Kansas State | 13 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 36 |
Syracuse (Fiesta Bowl)
[edit]1997 Fiesta Bowl
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #10 Kansas State | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| #14 Syracuse | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster |
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| Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Ron Hudson –Offensive Coordinator & quarterbacks
- Michael Smith –Running backs
- Greg Peterson –Wide receivers & passing game coordinator
- Larry Kramer –Tight ends & Special Teams Coordinator
- Mike Stoops –Defensive Coordinator & defensive backs
- Mo Latimore –interior Defensive line
- Jon Faris –Defensive end
- Brent Venables –Linebackers
- Mark Mangino –Recruiting Game Coordinator
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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