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Kansas State Football Team History

Kansas State Wildcats

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Founded: 1863
Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Capacity: 51,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Bill Snyder
Conference: Big 12-

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1896 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Bill Snyder enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Kansas State.

The Wildcats won the Big 12 Conference Championship.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Indiana State	66	0	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Northern Illinois	73	7	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Texas	48	7	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Louisiana Monroe	62	7	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Colorado	16	9	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Oklahoma State	52	20	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Iowa State	52	7	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Kansas	54	6	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Baylor	49	6	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Nebraska	40	30	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Missouri	31	25	W
Sat., Dec. 5	@ Texas A&M	33	36	L	@ St. Louis, MO
Tue., Dec. 29	Purdue	34	37	L	@ San Antonio, TX	Alamo Bowl

1998 Season Totals
Record	11-2
Points Scored	610
Scoring Average	46.9
Points Allowed	197
Defense Average	15.2
Opponents Record	75-67
Conference Record	8-1
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	4-1

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
10	11-2-0	AP
9	11-2-0	Coaches
9	11-2-0	USA Today/ESPN

1998 Big 12- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-5	315	255	Lost 18-35	4-4	198	189	Spike Dykes
Kansas	4-7	280	341		1-7	155	269	Terry Allen
Iowa State	3-8	221	328		1-7	135	288	Dan McCarney
Kansas State	11-2	610	197	Lost 34-37	8-1	375	146	Bill Snyder
Texas A&M	11-3	335	214	Lost 14-24	8-1	227	145	R.C. Slocum
Texas	9-3	437	337	Won 38-11	6-2	243	220	Mack Brown
Nebraska	9-4	403	206	Lost 20-23	5-3	210	139	Frank Solich
Missouri	8-4	334	236	Won 34-31	5-3	214	156	Larry Smith
Colorado	8-4	302	253	Won 51-43	4-4	155	169	Rick Neuheisel
Oklahoma	5-6	184	229		3-5	125	198	John Blake
Oklahoma State	5-6	303	296		3-5	197	218	Bob Simmons
Baylor	2-9	195	323		1-7	142	239	Dave Roberts

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.