2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have since 1968. The Wildcats were led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 25th overall and eighth straight season since taking over for his second tenure in 2009. 2016 was the 121st season in school history. K-State was a member of the Big 12 Conference. Kansas State won the Texas Bowl against former big 12 opponent, Texas A&M.
2016 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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Texas Bowl champion | |
Texas Bowl, W 33–28 vs. Texas A&M | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
2016 record | 9–4 (6–3 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Dana Dimel (10th season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Del Miller (17th season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Hayes (5th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Oklahoma $ | 9 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 West Virginia | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team finished the regular season 6–7 and played against Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl, which they lost 23–45.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Stanford* | FS1 | L 13–26 | 46,147 | |
September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* | FSN | W 63–7 | 50,871 | |
September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri State* |
| K-StateHD.TV | W 35–0 | 51,686 |
October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at West Virginia | ESPNU | L 16–17 | 61,701 | |
October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech |
| ESPNU | W 44–38 | 51,540 |
October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 19 Oklahoma | ESPN | L 17–38 | 86,049 | |
October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas |
| ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 52,328 |
October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | FSN | W 31–26 | 52,763 | |
November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 22 Oklahoma State |
| ABC/ESPN2 | L 37–43 | 52,450 |
November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at Baylor | ESPN2 | W 42–21 | 43,581 | |
November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas |
| FS1 | W 34–19 | 52,637 |
December 3 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU | FS1 | W 30–6 | 42,746 | |
December 28 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Texas A&M* | ESPN | W 33–28 | 68,412 | |
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Game summaries
at Stanford
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
#8 Cardinal | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
Florida Atlantic
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Wildcats | 21 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
Missouri State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Wildcats | 14 | 21 | 35 |
Game was called off at the halftime due to weather.[2]
at West Virginia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
Texas Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Raiders | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
Wildcats | 14 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 44 |
at Oklahoma
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
#19 Sooners | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Texas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Longhorns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Iowa State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Cyclones | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 26 |
Oklahoma State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#22 Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 43 |
Wildcats | 13 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
at Baylor
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 42 |
Bears | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Kansas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jayhawks | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
Wildcats | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at TCU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
Horned Frogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
vs. Texas A&M
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Wildcats | 7 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 33 |
References
- "2016 Kansas State Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)