1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1997 Kansas State Wildcats football
1997 Kansas State Wildcats football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 35–18 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	North Division
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 ← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 12's North Division. Kansas State was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Wildcats defeated Donovan McNabb's Syracuse Orangemen. The team played home games at KSU Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

North Division

CoachesNo. 7

APNo. 8

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1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	6	0	6	14	26
• Nebraska	10	10	21	15	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Texas A&M	0	3	7	7	17
No. 20 Kansas State	13	3	7	13	36

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	3	6	0	7	16
Kansas State	14	10	14	10	48

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #10 Kansas State	0	21	0	14	35
#14 Syracuse	3	12	0	3	18

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