1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team information
American college football season
1997Kansas State Wildcats football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 35–18 vs. Syracuse
Conference
Big 12 Conference
Division
North
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)
Defensive coordinator
Mike Stoops (2nd season)
Home stadium
KSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
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
The 1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1997 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–1, and a 7–1 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season ended with a win over Donovan McNabb's Syracuse Orangemen in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl.
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