List of Kansas State Wildcats bowl games explained

The Kansas State Wildcats football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the Kansas State University in the Big 12 Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Kansas State has played in 25 bowl games. This total includes six appearances in the current "New Year's Six" major bowl games (the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, Orange, Cotton, and Peach Bowl). The team played in two Fiesta Bowls during the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, one Fiesta Bowl during the Bowl Alliance era, and three Cotton Bowl appearances prior to it being included in the College Football Playoff.

Kansas State's first bowl game was in 1982, under coach Jim Dickey. The team was defeated by the Wisconsin Badgers in the 1982 Independence Bowl.[1]

Bowl games

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BowlScoreDateSeasonOpponentOpp. ConferenceStadiumLocationAttendanceHead coach
1Independence Bowl1982Wisconsin BadgersBig TenIndependence StadiumShreveport, Louisiana49,523
2Copper Bowl1993Wyoming CowboysWACArizona StadiumTucson, Arizona49,075
3Aloha Bowl1994Boston College EaglesBig EastAloha StadiumHonolulu, HI44,862
4Holiday Bowl1995Colorado State RamsWACJack Murphy StadiumSan Diego51,051
5Cotton Bowl1996BYU CougarsWACCotton BowlDallas71,928
6Fiesta Bowl1997Syracuse OrangemenBig EastSun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona69,367
7Alamo Bowl1998Purdue BoilermakersBig TenAlamodomeSan Antonio60,780
8Holiday Bowl1999Washington HuskiesPac-10Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego57,118
9Cotton Bowl2000Tennessee VolunteersSECCotton BowlDallas63,465
10Insight.com Bowl2001Syracuse OrangemenBig EastBank One BallparkPhoenix, Arizona40,028
11Holiday Bowl2002Arizona State Sun DevilsPac–10Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego58,717
12Fiesta Bowl2003Ohio State BuckeyesBig TenSun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona73,425
13Texas Bowl2006Rutgers Scarlet KnightsBig EastReliant StadiumHouston52,210
14Pinstripe Bowl2010Syracuse OrangemenBig EastYankee StadiumNew York City38,274
15Cotton Bowl2011Arkansas RazorbacksSECCowboys StadiumArlington, Texas80,956
16Fiesta Bowl2012Oregon DucksPac–12University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona70,242
17Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl2013Michigan WolverinesBig TenSun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona53,284
18Alamo Bowl2014UCLA BruinsPac–12AlamodomeSan Antonio60,517
19Liberty Bowl2015Arkansas RazorbacksSECLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, Tennessee61,136
20Texas Bowl2016Texas A&M AggiesSECNRG StadiumHouston, Texas68,412
21Cactus Bowl2017UCLA BruinsPac-12Chase FieldPhoenix, Arizona32,859
22Liberty Bowl2019Navy MidshipmenAACLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, Tennessee50,515
23Texas BowlW 42–202021LSU TigersSECNRG StadiumHouston, Texas52,207
24Sugar BowlL 20–452022Alabama Crimson TideSECCaesars SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana60,437
25Pop-Tarts Bowl2023NC State WolfpackACCCamping World StadiumOrlando, Florida31,111
Table reference

College Division/Other Bowl Games

As a supplement to the list, the following games were regular season games that some have considered special and may be confused as a bowl. These games are not considered "bowl games" but are included here as a reference.

Notes

  1. Web site: Kansas State Bowl History. David. DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. January 7, 2014. January 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140111225642/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas_state/bowl_history.php. dead.
  2. Web site: Kansas State Wildcats (2000 season results). College Football Data Warehouse. January 7, 2014. David. DeLassus. October 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020111759/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=2000. dead.
  3. Web site: Kansas State Wildcats (2003 season results). College Football Data Warehouse. January 7, 2014. David. DeLassus. October 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020111823/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=2003. dead.
  4. Web site: AT&T Stadium Announces Allstate as Sponsor of Season Opening College Football Game .
  5. Web site: What we learned from Kansas State's impressive opening victory over Stanford . . Kellis . Robinett . Kellis Robinett . November 6, 2021 . September 4, 2021.

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