Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes
| Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes | |
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| University | Kansas Wesleyan University |
| Association | NAIA |
| Conference | KCAC (primary) |
| Location | Salina, Kansas |
| Varsity teams | 25 |
| Football stadium | Gene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex[1] |
| Basketball arena | Mabee Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Dean Evans Stadium |
| Softball stadium | Bill Burke Park |
| Soccer stadium | Gene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex[1] |
| Nickname | Coyotes |
| Colors | Purple and gold[2] |
| Website | www |
The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes are the athletic teams that represent Kansas Wesleyan University, located in Salina, Kansas, in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1902–03 academic year.[3]
Varsity teams
[edit]Kansas Wesleyan competes in 25 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include competitive cheer, competitive dance and eSports.
Football
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The Coyotes football program made its first appearance in 1893 with a record of four wins and one loss.[4] They would not field a team again until 1899 when the school played one game against Kansas State Agriculture College (now known as Kansas State University) and lost by a score of 17–5.[5] The program continued every year until 1904[6] when the program was suspended for one year. In all, the school did not field a team during the following years: 1894–1898, 1904, 1910–1913, 1918, and 1943–1945. As of completion of the 2009 season, the program has an all-time record of 379 wins, 377 losses, and 38 ties.[4]
Bowl games
[edit]Kansas Wesleyan played in American Family Insurance Charity Bowl on December 12, 2000, against rival Bethany. The team lost by a score of 20–3.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b maintained Salina Media Group. "VIDEO: Video Tour of New KWU Stadium".
- ^ Kansas Wesleyan University Style & Branding Guide (PDF). July 1, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Member Institutions (Kansas Wesleyan University)". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ a b College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2010-10-27 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan Results 1895-1899
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan Results 1900-1904
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan bowl history
External links
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