| Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes | |
| University: | Kansas Wesleyan University |
| Association: | NAIA |
| Conference: | KCAC (primary) |
| Location: | Salina, Kansas |
| Teams: | 25 |
| Stadium: | Gene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex[1] |
| Soccerstadium: | Gene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex |
| Basketballarena: | Mabee Arena |
| Baseballfield: | Dean Evans Stadium |
| Softballstadium: | Bill Burke Park |
| Nickname: | Coyotes |
| Pageurl: | http://www.kwucoyotes.com |
The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes are the athletic teams that represent Kansas Wesleyan University, located in Salina, Kansas, in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1902–03 academic year.[2]
Kansas Wesleyan competes in 25 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include competitive cheer, competitive dance and eSports.
The Coyotes football program made its first appearance in 1893 with a record of four wins and one loss.[3] They would not field a team again until 1899 when the school played one game against Kansas State Agriculture College (now known as Kansas State University) and lost by a score of 17–5.[4] The program continued every year until 1904[5] when the program was suspended for one year. In all, the school did not field a team during the following years: 1894–1898, 1904, 1910–1913, 1918, and 1943–1945. As of completion of the 2009 season, the program has an all-time record of 379 wins, 377 losses, and 38 ties.[3]
Kansas Wesleyan played in American Family Insurance Charity Bowl on December 12, 2000, against rival Bethany. The team lost by a score of 20–3.[6]