TheKansas State Wildcats football team competes as part of theNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing theKansas State University in theBig 12 Conference . Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Kansas State has played in 25bowl games . This total includes seven appearances in the current "New Year's Six" major bowl games (theRose ,Sugar ,Fiesta ,Orange ,Cotton , andPeach Bowl ). The team played in two Fiesta Bowls during theBowl Championship Series (BCS) era, one Fiesta Bowl during theBowl Alliance era, and three Cotton Bowl appearances prior to it being included in theCollege Football Playoff .
Kansas State's first bowl game was in 1982, under coachJim Dickey . The team was defeated by theWisconsin Badgers in the1982 Independence Bowl .[ 1]
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[ A 1] # 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 Ten Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana 49,523 Jim Dickey 2 Copper Bowl W 52–17 December 29, 1993 1993 Wyoming Cowboys WAC Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona 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 51,051 Bill Snyder 5 Cotton Bowl L 15–19 January 1, 1997 1996 BYU Cougars WAC Cotton Bowl Dallas 71,928 Bill Snyder 6 Fiesta Bowl W 35–18 December 31, 1997 1997 Syracuse Orangemen Big East Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 69,367 Bill Snyder 7 Alamo Bowl L 34–37 December 29, 1998 1998 Purdue Boilermakers Big Ten Alamodome San Antonio 60,780 Bill Snyder 8 Holiday Bowl W 24–20 December 29, 1999 1999 Washington Huskies Pac-10 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego 57,118 Bill Snyder 9 Cotton Bowl W 35–21 January 1, 2001 2000 Tennessee Volunteers SEC Cotton Bowl Dallas 63,465 Bill Snyder 10 Insight.com Bowl L 3–26 December 29, 2001 2001 Syracuse Orangemen Big East Bank One Ballpark Phoenix, Arizona 40,028 Bill Snyder 11 Holiday Bowl W 34–27 December 27, 2002 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils Pac–10 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego 58,717 Bill Snyder 12 Fiesta Bowl L 28–35 January 2, 2004 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes Big Ten Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 73,425 Bill Snyder 13 Texas Bowl L 10–37 December 28, 2006 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Big East Reliant Stadium Houston 52,210 Ron Prince 14 Pinstripe Bowl L 34–36 December 30, 2010 2010 Syracuse Orangemen Big East Yankee Stadium New York City 38,274 Bill Snyder 15 Cotton Bowl L 16–29 January 6, 2012 2011 Arkansas Razorbacks SEC Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas 80,956 Bill Snyder 16 Fiesta Bowl L 17–35 January 3, 2013 2012 Oregon Ducks Pac–12 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 70,242 Bill Snyder 17 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl W 31–14 December 28, 2013 2013 Michigan Wolverines Big Ten Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 53,284 Bill Snyder 18 Alamo Bowl L 35–40 January 2, 2015 2014 UCLA Bruins Pac–12 Alamodome San Antonio 60,517 Bill Snyder 19 Liberty Bowl L 23–45 January 2, 2016 2015 Arkansas Razorbacks SEC Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 61,136 Bill Snyder 20 Texas Bowl W 33–28 December 28, 2016 2016 Texas A&M Aggies SEC NRG Stadium Houston, Texas 68,412 Bill Snyder 21 Cactus Bowl W 35–17 December 26, 2017 2017 UCLA Bruins Pac-12 Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona 32,859 Bill Snyder 22 Liberty Bowl L 17–20 December 31, 2019 2019 Navy Midshipmen AAC Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 50,515 Chris Klieman 23 Texas Bowl W 42–20 January 4, 2022 2021 LSU Tigers SEC NRG Stadium Houston, Texas 52,207 Chris Klieman 24 Sugar Bowl L 20–45 December 31, 2022 2022 Alabama Crimson Tide SEC Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 60,437 Chris Klieman 25 Pop-Tarts Bowl W 28–19 December 28, 2023 2023 NC State Wolfpack ACC Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 31,111 Chris Klieman 26 Rate Bowl W 44–41 December 26, 2024 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Big Ten Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona 21,659 Chris Klieman
Overall Bowl Record: 12-14
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[ edit ] 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.
^ Statistics correct as of2017-18 NCAA football bowl games . ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Kansas State win, loss or tie and then second by themargin 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. ^a b c DeLassus, David."Kansas State Bowl History" .College Football Data Warehouse . Archived fromthe original on January 11, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 7, 2014 . ^ DeLassus, David."Kansas State Wildcats (2000 season results)" .College Football Data Warehouse . Archived fromthe original on October 20, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 7, 2014 . ^ DeLassus, David."Kansas State Wildcats (2003 season results)" .College Football Data Warehouse . Archived fromthe original on October 20, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 7, 2014 . ^ "AT&T Stadium Announces Allstate as Sponsor of Season Opening College Football Game" .^ Robinett, Kellis (September 4, 2021)."What we learned from Kansas State's impressive opening victory over Stanford" .Wichita Eagle . RetrievedNovember 6, 2021 .
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