1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1997 Kansas State Wildcats football Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 7 8 11–1 7–1 Bill Snyder 9th Ron Hudson 1st Pro-style Mike Stoops 2nd 4–3 KSU Stadium Fiesta Bowl champion Fiesta Bowl W 35–18 vs. Syracuse 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. Schedule 1997 AP Central September 6 6:30 p.m. w y y 21 Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 47–7 26,873 September 13 6:10 p.m. w y 20 Ohio KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 23–20 42,097 September 27 1:10 p.m. w y 18 Bowling Green KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 58–0 41,524 October 4 6:00 p.m. l y 17 Nebraska 3 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry FX 26–56 75,856 October 11 11:30 a.m. w 22 Missouri KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 41–11 43,510 October 18 2:30 p.m. w y 20 Texas A&M 14 KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS ABC 36–17 43,601 October 25 1:30 p.m. w y 14 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 26–7 68,433 November 1 11:30 a.m. w y 13 Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX FSN 13–2 38,322 November 8 1:10 p.m. w 11 Kansas KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry PPV 48–16 43,832 November 15 2:30 p.m. w 10 Colorado KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry ABC 37–20 43,981 November 22 11:30 a.m. w y 9 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA rivalry FSN 28–3 24,042 December 31 6:00 p.m. w y y 10 Syracuse 14 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Fiesta Bowl CBS 35–18 69,367 1997 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/1997-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 30, 2025 Rankings 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 23 22 21т 20 20 18 17 22 20 14 13 11 10 9 11 10 10 8 Coaches 0 17 23 23 20 19 17 16 23 20 13 12 10 8 7 9 9 9 7 Game summaries Nebraska 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Kansas State at Nebraska Kansas State Nebraska 6 0 6 14 10 10 21 15 1997-10-04 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska 6:00 p.m. CST 75,856 FX Drew Goodman, Artie Gigantino Texas A&M No. 14 Texas A&M 0 3 7 7 No. 20 Kansas State 13 3 7 13 Kansas Sunflower Showdown Kansas State Wildcats white 2; text-align:center collapsed Kansas Jayhawks at #11 Kansas State Wildcats November 8, 1997 1:10 p.m. CST Kansas 3 6 0 7 Kansas State 14 10 14 10 KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas 43,832 Box Score & Recap Syracuse (Fiesta Bowl) 1997 Fiesta Bowl (December) 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team 1997 Fiesta Bowl #10 Kansas State #14 Syracuse 0 21 0 14 3 12 0 3 1997-12-31 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 69,367 David Witvoet (Big Ten) CBS Tim Brando and Ed Cunningham Roster 1997 Kansas State Wildcats f 32 SO David Allen RB y David Allen (American football) 7 JR Michael Bishop Michael Bishop (gridiron football) QB y 80 JR Darnell McDonald WR y Darnell McDonald (gridiron football) 86 JR Justin Swift TE y 44 FR Monty Beisel DL y 23 FR Jerametrius Butler CB y 1 SO Lamar Chapman DB y 40 FR Jarrod Cooper S y 49 SO Darren Howard DL y 8 SO Jeff Kelly LB y Jeff Kelly (linebacker) 50 Jr Travis Ochs LB 42 SO Mark Simoneau LB y 10 JR Martín Gramática K y *Bill Snyder 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 References Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats football seasons Category:Fiesta Bowl champion seasons Kansas State Wildcats football