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1997 Kansas State Wildcats football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 35–18 vs. Syracuse
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record11–1 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach
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
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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois*No. 21
W 47–726,873
September 136:10 p.m. Ohio*No. 20
W 23–2042,097
September 271:10 p.m. Bowling Green*No. 18
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 58–041,524
October 46:00 p.m.at No. 3 NebraskaNo. 17
 FXL 26–5675,856
October 1111:30 a.m. MissouriNo. 22
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
 FSNW 41–1143,510
October 182:30 p.m.No. 14 Texas A&MdaggerNo. 20
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
 ABCW 36–1743,601
October 251:30 p.m.at OklahomaNo. 14
W 26–768,433
November 111:30 a.m.at Texas TechNo. 13
FSNW 13–238,322
November 81:10 p.m. KansasNo. 11
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS ( rivalry)
 PPVW 48–1643,832
November 152:30 p.m. ColoradoNo. 10
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS ( rivalry)
ABCW 37–2043,981
November 2211:30 a.m.at Iowa StateNo. 9
FSNW 28–324,042
December 316:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Syracuse*No. 10
 CBSW 35–1869,367
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP232221т2020181722201413111091110108
Coaches2323201917162320131210879997

Roster

1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 32 David Allen So
QB 7 Michael Bishop Jr
WR 80 Darnell McDonald Jr
TE 86 Justin Swift Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 44 Monty Beisel Fr
CB 23 Jerametrius Butler Fr
DB 1 Lamar Chapman So
S 40 Jarrod Cooper Fr
DL 49 Darren Howard So
LB 8 Jeff Kelly So
LB 50 Travis Ochs Jr
LB 42 Mark Simoneau So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 10 Martín Gramática Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • 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
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Nebraska

See also: 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Kansas State at Nebraska
1 234Total
Kansas State 6 0614 26
• Nebraska 10 102115 56

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Texas A&M 0 3 7 7 17
#20 Kansas State 13 3 7 13 36

Syracuse (Fiesta Bowl)

Main article: 1997 Fiesta Bowl (December)
See also: 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team
1997 Fiesta Bowl
1 234Total
• #10 Kansas State 0 21014 35
#14 Syracuse 3 1203 18

References

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1997)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.


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