| Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes | |
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| University | Kansas Wesleyan University |
| Association | NAIA |
| Conference | KCAC (primary) |
| Location | Salina, Kansas |
| Varsity teams | 25 |
| Football stadium | Gene Bissell Field at theGraves Family Sports Complex[1] |
| Basketball arena | Mabee Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Dean Evans Stadium |
| Softball stadium | Bill Burke Park |
| Soccer stadium | Gene Bissell Field at theGraves Family Sports Complex[1] |
| Nickname | Coyotes |
| Colors | Purple and gold[2] |
| Website | kwucoyotes |
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TheKansas Wesleyan Coyotes are the athletic teams that representKansas Wesleyan University, located inSalina, Kansas, in intercollegiate athletics as a member of theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in theKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1902–03 academic year.[3]
Kansas Wesleyan competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports:
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Bowling |
| Bowling | Cross country |
| Cross country | Flag football |
| Football | Golf |
| Golf | Soccer |
| Soccer | Softball |
| Tennis | Tennis |
| Track and field1 | Track and field1 |
| Volleyball | Volleyball |
| 1 – includes both indoor and outdoor | |
The Coyotes football program made its first appearance in 1893 with a record of four wins and one loss.[4] They would not field a team again until 1899 when the school played one game againstKansas State Agriculture College (now known asKansas State University) and lost by a score of 17–5.[5] The program continued every year until 1904[6] when the program was suspended for one year. In all, the school did not field a team during the following years: 1894–1898, 1904, 1910–1913, 1918, and 1943–1945. As of completion of the 2009 season, the program has an all-time record of 379 wins, 377 losses, and 38 ties.[4]
Kansas Wesleyan played inAmerican Family Insurance Charity Bowl on December 12, 2000, against rivalBethany. The team lost by a score of 20–3.[7]
| Venue | Sport(s) | Open. | Ref. |
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| Gene Bissell Field[n 1] | Football Soccer Track and field | 2015 | [9] |
| Mabee Arena | Basketball | 2008 | [10] |
| Dean Evans Stadium | Baseball | 1992 | [11] |
| Salina South High School Fields | Softball | n/i | [12] |
| Bradley Courts[n 1] | Tennis | n/i | [13] |
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