The 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team will represent Kansas State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats will continue to play their home games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have done since 1968. The Wildcats are led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 25th overall and eighth straight season since taking over for his second tenure in 2009. 2016 is the 121st season in school history. K-State is a member of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team finished the regular season 6-7, and played the Liberty Bowl against Arkansas, where they lost 23-45.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 2 |
8:00 PM |
at Stanford* |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
FS1 |
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September 17 |
1:30 PM |
Florida Atlantic* |
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Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
FSN |
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September 24 |
6:00 PM |
Missouri State* |
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Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
[K-StateHD.TV|K-StateTV] |
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October 1 |
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at West Virginia |
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Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
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October 8 |
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Texas Tech |
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Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
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October 15 |
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at Oklahoma |
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Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
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October 22 |
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Texas |
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Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
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October 29 |
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at Iowa State |
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Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Rivalry) |
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November 5 |
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Oklahoma State |
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Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
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November 19 |
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at Baylor |
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McLane Stadium • Waco, TX |
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November 26 |
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Kansas |
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Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown/Rivalry) |
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December 3 |
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at TCU |
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Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries
at Stanford
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Cardinal |
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0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
Florida Atlantic
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Owls |
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0 |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2006 |
KSU, 30–15 |
Missouri State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
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0 |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
3–0 |
2012 |
KSU, 51–9 |
at West Virginia
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Mountaineers |
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0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
5–1 |
2015 |
KSU, 24–23 |
Texas Tech
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Red Raiders |
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0 |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
7–9 |
2015 |
TTU, 59–44 |
at Oklahoma
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Sooners |
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0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
19–73–4 |
2015 |
OU, 55–0 |
Texas
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Longhorns |
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0 |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
9–7 |
2015 |
TEX, 23–9 |
at Iowa State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Cyclones |
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|
0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
46–49–4 |
2015 |
KSU, 38–35 |
Oklahoma State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cowboys |
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0 |
Wildcats |
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|
|
|
0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
24–38 |
2015 |
OSU, 36–34 |
at Baylor
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Bears |
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0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
7–6 |
2015 |
BAY, 31–24 |
Kansas
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Jayhawks |
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0 |
Wildcats |
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|
0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
43–65–5 |
2015 |
KSU, 45–14 |
at TCU
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Horned Frogs |
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|
0 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
4–5 |
2015 |
TCU, 52–45 |
Rankings
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Final |
AP |
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Coaches' |
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CFP |
Not released |
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Not released |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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