2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2016 Kansas State Wildcats football
Texas Bowl champion
Texas Bowl, W 33–28 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record9–4 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDana Dimel (10th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDel Miller (17th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Previous season

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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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:00 p.m.at No. 8 Stanford*FS1L 13–2646,147
September 171:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic*FSNW 63–750,871
September 246:00 p.m.Missouri State*
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
K-StateHD.TVW 35–051,686
October 12:30 p.m.at West VirginiaESPNUL 16–1761,701
October 86:00 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ESPNUW 44–3851,540
October 1511:00 a.m.at No. 19 OklahomaESPNL 17–3886,049
October 2211:00 a.m.Texasdagger
  • Bill Snyder Family Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ESPN2W 24–2152,328
October 2911:00 a.m.at Iowa StateFSNW 31–2652,763
November 52:30 p.m.No. 22 Oklahoma State
  • Bill Snyder Family Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ABC/ESPN2L 37–4352,450
November 1911:00 a.m.at BaylorESPN2W 42–2143,581
November 2611:00 a.m.Kansas
  • Bill Snyder Family Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
FS1W 34–1952,637
December 311:00 a.m.at TCUFS1W 30–642,746
December 288:00 p.m.vs. Texas A&M*ESPNW 33–2868,412
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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At Stanford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 3 7 13
#8 Cardinal 3 14 0 9 26

Florida Atlantic

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 21 21 7 14 63

Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0
Wildcats 14 21 35

Game was called off at the halftime due to weather.[2]

At West Virginia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 6 3 0 16
Mountaineers 0 0 3 14 17

Texas Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 14 14 3 7 38
Wildcats 14 17 0 13 44

At Oklahoma

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 10 0 7 17
#19 Sooners 14 10 7 7 38

Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Longhorns 0 7 7 7 21
Wildcats 7 14 3 0 24

At Iowa State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 14 14 0 31
Cyclones 3 0 7 16 26

Oklahoma State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Cowboys 7 14 7 15 43
Wildcats 13 3 14 7 37

At Baylor

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 21 14 42
Bears 0 14 0 7 21

Kansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 3 0 6 10 19
Wildcats 6 14 7 7 34

At TCU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 7 13 7 30
Horned Frogs 3 3 0 0 6

Vs. Texas A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 7 7 28
Wildcats 7 16 3 7 33

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Kansas State Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "K-State Wins 35-0 in Game Called Due to Weather | KSU Wildcats News". Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.