2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have done since 1968. The Wildcats were led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 24th overall and seventh straight season since taking over for his second tenure in 2009. 2015 was the 120th season in school history. K-State was a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they lost to Arkansas.

2015 Kansas State Wildcats football
Liberty Bowl, L 23–45 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceBig 12 conference
2015 record6–7 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDana Dimel (9th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDel Miller (16th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBill Snyder Family Football Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Oklahoma $^  8 –1     11 –2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State  7 –2     10 –3  
No. 7 TCU  7 –2     11 –2  
No. 13 Baylor  6 –3     10 –3  
West Virginia  4 –5     8 –5  
Texas Tech  4 –5     7 –6  
Texas  4 –5     5 –7  
Kansas State  3 –6     6 –7  
Iowa State  2 –7     3 –9  
Kansas  0 –9     0 –12  
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team finished the regular season 9-3, with losses to Auburn of the SEC, Baylor and TCU. The Wildcats had been ranked in all polls with the highest ranked in the new College Football Playoff rankings at number 7. Kansas State became bowl eligible after winning its sixth game against Texas on October 25 and was invited to play in the 2015 Alamo Bowl against UCLA. Kansas State fell short to the Bruins in San Antonio, Texas with a loss of 35–40.

Schedule

Kansas State announced their 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consists of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wildcats will host Big 12 foes Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, TCU, and West Virginia and will travel to Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech.[1]

The Wildcats hosted two non conference games against South Dakota and Louisiana Tech and traveled to its other non conference foe UTSA in San Antonio, TX.

On December 6, 2015, Kansas State accepted an invitation to play in the 2016 AutoZone Liberty Bowl on January 2 in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 p.m.South Dakota*
K-StateHD.TVW 34–053,297
September 1211:00 a.m.at UTSA*
FS1W 30–329,424
September 192:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FSNW 39–33 3OT53,540
October 33:00 p.m.at No. 20 Oklahoma State
FS1L 34–3657,618
October 106:30 p.m.No. 2 TCU
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FOXL 45–5253,671
October 172:30 p.m.No. 19 Oklahoma
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ABCL 0–5552,867
October 2411:00 a.m.at Texas
FS1L 9–2388,283
November 56:30 p.m.No. 2 Baylor
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FS1L 24–3152,108
November 142:30 p.m.at Texas Tech
FS1L 44–5953,833
November 2111:00 a.m.Iowa State
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
FS1W 38–3553,297
November 283:00 p.m.at Kansas
FS1W 45–1423,842
December 53:30 p.m.West Virginia
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FS1W 24–2352,918
January 2, 20162:20 p.m.vs. Arkansas*
ESPNL 23–4561,136
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

Game summaries

Oklahoma State

Kansas State traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma to take on the 25th-ranked Cowboys on October 3, 2015. Late in the second quarter, an officiating error gave Oklahoma State a first down when the offense was four yards short of the line to gain after the third down play. The series ended with a touchdown for Oklahoma State.[4]

The error brought into question Big 12 Conference officiating, especially in light that the game was on the 25th anniversary of the Fifth Down Game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Missouri Tigers.[5] SB Nation published "K-State lost to Oklahoma State, 36-34. Inept Big 12 officials gifted Oklahoma State a touchdown."[6] The Big 12 Conference later acknowledged the error[7] and that disciplinary actions will be addressed with both the field officials and chain crew.[8]

Oklahoma State won the game on a last-minute field goal.[9]

References
  1. "K-State Announces 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Kansas State University Department of Athletics. November 19, 2014. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "2015 Kansas State Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. Trotter, Jake (October 4, 2015). "Officials Place First-Down Marker in Wrong Spot, Leading to OK State TD". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  5. Bromberg, Nick (October 4, 2015). "Oklahoma St. Apparently Mistakenly Awarded 1st Down in Win Over Kansas St". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  6. "Outrageous Officiating Incompetence Costs K-State". SB Nation. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  7. Trotter, Jake (October 4, 2015). "Big 12 Admits Officiating Error in Oklahoma State-Kansas State". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  8. Fredrickson, Kyle (October 4, 2015). "Big 12 Acknowledges it Incorrectly Gave Cowboys a First Down Against Kansas State". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  9. Robinett, Kellis (October 3, 2015). "Oklahoma State Catches a Break in Win Over K-State". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
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