| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Division: | North |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 7 |
| Aprank: | 8 |
| Record: | 11–1 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Champion: | Fiesta Bowl champion |
| Bowl Result: | W 35–18 vs. Syracuse |
The 1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1997 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–1, and a 7–1 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season ended with a win over Donovan McNabb's Syracuse Orangemen in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl.
See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
See also: 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
See main article: 1997 Fiesta Bowl (December).
See also: 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team.