2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2016 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (8th straight, 25th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dana Dimel
Co-offensive coordinator	Del Miller
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (capacity: 50,000)

2016 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Baylor		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					0	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FS1
September 17	1:30 PM	Florida Atlantic*		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FSN
September 24	6:00 PM	Missouri State*		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	[K-StateHD.TV|K-StateTV]
October 1		at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
October 8		Texas Tech		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
October 15		at Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
October 22		Texas		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
October 29		at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Rivalry)
November 5		Oklahoma State		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
November 19		at Baylor		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
November 26		Kansas		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown/Rivalry)
December 3		at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:

Game summaries

at Stanford

See also: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Cardinal					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
First Meeting

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls					0
Wildcats					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–0	2006	KSU, 30–15

Missouri State

See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Wildcats					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
3–0	2012	KSU, 51–9

at West Virginia

See also: 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Mountaineers					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
5–1	2015	KSU, 24–23

Texas Tech

See also: 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders					0
Wildcats					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
7–9	2015	TTU, 59–44

at Oklahoma

See also: 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Sooners					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
19–73–4	2015	OU, 55–0

Texas

See also: 2016 Texas Longhorns football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns					0
Wildcats					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
9–7	2015	TEX, 23–9

at Iowa State

See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Cyclones					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
46–49–4	2015	KSU, 38–35

Oklahoma State

See also: 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys					0
Wildcats					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
24–38	2015	OSU, 36–34

at Baylor

See also: 2016 Baylor Bears football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Bears					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
7–6	2015	BAY, 31–24

Kansas

See also: 2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Sunflower Showdown, and Kansas–Kansas State football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Wildcats					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
43–65–5	2015	KSU, 45–14

at TCU

See also: 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Horned Frogs					0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
4–5	2015	TCU, 52–45

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released