1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season

1997 Kansas State Wildcats football

Fiesta Bowl champion

Fiesta Bowl, W 35–18 vs. Syracuse

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Division| North
Ranking
Coaches| No. 7
AP| No. 8
Record| 11–1 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Bill Snyder (9th season)

Offensive coordinator| Ron Hudson (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Mike Stoops (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| KSU Stadium

Seasons

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1997 Big 12 Conference football standings

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| Conf. |  |  | Overall

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 2 Nebraska † xy$  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 0  |
No. 8 Kansas State %  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
No. 23 Missouri |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Colorado |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Kansas |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Iowa State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
South Division
No. 20 Texas A&M xy  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 24 Oklahoma State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Texas Tech |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Texas |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Oklahoma |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Baylor |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Championship: Nebraska 54, Texas A&M 15

* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* † – Coaches Poll National Champion
$ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
% – Bowl Alliance at-large representative

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

## Schedule

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September 6| 6:30 p.m.| at Northern Illinois*| No. 21|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| | W 47–7| 26,873
September 13| 6:10 p.m.| Ohio*| No. 20|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| | W 23–20| 42,097
September 27| 1:10 p.m.| Bowling Green*| No. 18|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| | W 58–0| 41,524
October 4| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 3 Nebraska| No. 17|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| FX| L 26–56| 75,856
October 11| 11:30 a.m.| Missouri| No. 22|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| FSN| W 41–11| 43,510
October 18| 2:30 p.m.| No. 14 Texas A&M| No. 20|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| ABC| W 36–17| 43,601
October 25| 1:30 p.m.| at Oklahoma| No. 14|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | W 26–7| 68,433
November 1| 11:30 a.m.| at Texas Tech| No. 13|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| FSN| W 13–2| 38,322
November 8| 1:10 p.m.| Kansas| No. 11|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS (rivalry)

| PPV| W 48–16| 43,832
November 15| 2:30 p.m.| Colorado| No. 10|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS (rivalry)

| ABC| W 37–20| 43,981
November 22| 11:30 a.m.| at Iowa State| No. 9|

* Jack Trice Stadium
* Ames, IA (rivalry)

| FSN| W 28–3| 24,042
December 31| 6:00 p.m.| vs. No. 14 Syracuse*| No. 10|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)

| CBS| W 35–18| 69,367

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Rankings

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See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| Final
AP| 23| 22| 21т| 20| 20| 18| 17| 22| 20| 14| 13| 11| 10| 9| 11| 10| 10| 8
Coaches| 23| | 23| 20| 19| 17| 16| 23| 20| 13| 12| 10| 8| 7| 9| 9| 9| 7

## Roster

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1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `32` | David Allen | So
QB | `7` | Michael Bishop | Jr
WR | `80` | Darnell McDonald | Jr
TE | `86` | Justin Swift | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DL | `44` | Monty Beisel | Fr
CB | `23` | Jerametrius Butler | Fr
DB | `1` | Lamar Chapman | So
S | `40` | Jarrod Cooper | Fr
DL | `49` | Darren Howard | So
LB | `8` | Jeff Kelly | So
LB | `50` | Travis Ochs | Jr
LB | `42` | Mark Simoneau | So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `10` | Martín Gramática | Jr

Head coach

* Bill Snyder

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Ron Hudson - Offensive Coordinator & quarterbacks
* Michael Smith - Running backs
* Greg Peterson - Wide receivers & passing game coordinator
* Larry Kramer - Tight ends & Special Teams Coordinator
* Mike Stoops - Defensive Coordinator & defensive backs
* Mo Latimore - interior Defensive line
* Jon Faris - Defensive end
* Brent Venables - Linebackers
* Mark Mangino - Recruiting Game Coordinator

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Game summaries

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### Nebraska

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See also: 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Kansas State at Nebraska |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Kansas State | 6 | 0| 6| 14 | 26
• Nebraska | 10 | 10| 21| 15 | 56

* Date: 1997-10-04
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 75,856
* TV announcers (FX): Drew Goodman, Artie Gigantino

### Texas A&M

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#14 Texas A&M  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 17
#20 Kansas State | 13  | 3  | 7  | 13 | 36

### Kansas State

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See also: Sunflower Showdown

Kansas Jayhawks at #11 Kansas State Wildcats

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Kansas | 3 | 6 | 0| 7| 16
Kansas State | 14 | 10 | 14| 10| 48

at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

* Date: November 8, 1997
* Game time: 1:10 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 43,832
* Box Score & Recap

### Syracuse (Fiesta Bowl)

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Main article: 1997 Fiesta Bowl (December)

See also: 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1997 Fiesta Bowl  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #10 Kansas State | 0 | 21| 0| 14 | 35
#14 Syracuse | 3 | 12| 0| 3 | 18

* Date: 1997-12-31
* Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Game attendance: 69,367
* Referee: David Witvoet (Big Ten)
* TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brando and Ed Cunningham

## References

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1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1997)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

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Kansas State Wildcats football

Venues|

* Ahearn Field (1911–1921)
* Memorial Stadium (1922–1967)
* Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Colorado
* Iowa State
* Kansas
* Nebraska

Culture & lore|

* Willie the Wildcat
* "Wildcat Victory"
* "Wabash Cannonball"
* "Kansas Wildcats" (march)
* Marching band
* Timeline of football in Kansas
* Aggieville riots
* 1939 Nebraska game

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