2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2016 Kansas State Wildcats football
2016 Kansas State Wildcats football
Texas Bowl champion
Texas Bowl, W 33–28 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	9–4 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (25th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Dana Dimel (10th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Del Miller (17th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have since 1968. The Wildcats were led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 25th overall and eighth straight season since taking over for his second tenure in 2009. 2016 was the 121st season in school history. K-State was a member of the Big 12 Conference. Kansas State won the Texas Bowl against former Big 12 opponent, Texas A&M.

2016 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Oklahoma $	9	–	0	11	–	2
No. 11 Oklahoma State	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 18 West Virginia	7	–	2	10	–	3
Kansas State	6	–	3	9	–	4
TCU	4	–	5	6	–	7
Baylor	3	–	6	7	–	6
Texas	3	–	6	5	–	7
Texas Tech	3	–	6	5	–	7
Iowa State	2	–	7	3	–	9
Kansas	1	–	8	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team finished the regular season 6–7 and played against Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl, which they lost 23–45.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	L 13–26	46,147
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic*	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 63–7	50,871
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Missouri State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	K-StateHD.TV	W 35–0	51,686
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPNU	L 16–17	61,701
October 8	6:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPNU	W 44–38	51,540
October 15	11:00 a.m.	at No. 19 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–38	86,049
October 22	11:00 a.m.	Texas	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN2	W 24–21	52,328
October 29	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	FSN	W 31–26	52,763
November 5	2:30 p.m.	No. 22 Oklahoma State	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC/ESPN2	L 37–43	52,450
November 19	11:00 a.m.	at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN2	W 42–21	43,581
November 26	11:00 a.m.	Kansas	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	FS1	W 34–19	52,637
December 3	11:00 a.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 30–6	42,746
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. Texas A&M*	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–28	68,412
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	3	7	13
#8 Cardinal	3	14	0	9	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	7	7
Wildcats	21	21	7	14	63

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0			0
Wildcats	14	21			35

Game was called off at the halftime due to weather.^[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	6	3	0	16
Mountaineers	0	0	3	14	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	14	14	3	7	38
Wildcats	14	17	0	13	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	10	0	7	17
#19 Sooners	14	10	7	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	0	7	7	7	21
Wildcats	7	14	3	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	14	14	0	31
Cyclones	3	0	7	16	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Cowboys	7	14	7	15	43
Wildcats	13	3	14	7	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	21	14	42
Bears	0	14	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	3	0	6	10	19
Wildcats	6	14	7	7	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	7	13	7	30
Horned Frogs	3	3	0	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	7	7	28
Wildcats	7	16	3	7	33