The Kansas State Wildcats football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the Kansas State University in the Big 12 Conference . Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Kansas State has played in 25 bowl games . This total includes six appearances in the current "New Year's Six" major bowl games (the Rose , Sugar , Fiesta , Orange , Cotton , and Peach Bowl ). The team played in two Fiesta Bowls during the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, one Fiesta Bowl during the Bowl Alliance era, and three Cotton Bowl appearances prior to it being included in the College Football Playoff .
Kansas State's first bowl game was in 1982, under coach Jim Dickey . The team was defeated by the Wisconsin Badgers in the 1982 Independence Bowl .[ 1]
Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[ A 1]
#
Bowl
Score[ A 2]
Date
Season[ A 3]
Opponent[ A 4]
Opp. Conference
Stadium
Location
Attendance
Head coach
1
Independence Bowl
L 3–14
December 11, 1982
1982
Wisconsin Badgers
Big Ten
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
49,523
Jim Dickey
2
Copper Bowl
W 52–17
December 29, 1993
1993
Wyoming Cowboys
WAC
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
49,075
Bill Snyder
3
Aloha Bowl
L 7–12
December 25, 1994
1994
Boston College Eagles
Big East
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
44,862
Bill Snyder
4
Holiday Bowl
W 54–21
December 29, 1995
1995
Colorado State Rams
WAC
Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego
51,051
Bill Snyder
5
Cotton Bowl
L 15–19
January 1, 1997
1996
BYU Cougars
WAC
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
71,928
Bill Snyder
6
Fiesta Bowl
W 35–18
December 31, 1997
1997
Syracuse Orangemen
Big East
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
69,367
Bill Snyder
7
Alamo Bowl
L 34–37
December 29, 1998
1998
Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten
Alamodome
San Antonio
60,780
Bill Snyder
8
Holiday Bowl
W 24–20
December 29, 1999
1999
Washington Huskies
Pac-10
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego
57,118
Bill Snyder
9
Cotton Bowl
W 35–21
January 1, 2001
2000
Tennessee Volunteers
SEC
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
63,465
Bill Snyder
10
Insight.com Bowl
L 3–26
December 29, 2001
2001
Syracuse Orangemen
Big East
Bank One Ballpark
Phoenix, Arizona
40,028
Bill Snyder
11
Holiday Bowl
W 34–27
December 27, 2002
2002
Arizona State Sun Devils
Pac–10
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego
58,717
Bill Snyder
12
Fiesta Bowl
L 28–35
January 2, 2004
2003
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
73,425
Bill Snyder
13
Texas Bowl
L 10–37
December 28, 2006
2006
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Big East
Reliant Stadium
Houston
52,210
Ron Prince
14
Pinstripe Bowl
L 34–36
December 30, 2010
2010
Syracuse Orangemen
Big East
Yankee Stadium
New York City
38,274
Bill Snyder
15
Cotton Bowl
L 16–29
January 6, 2012
2011
Arkansas Razorbacks
SEC
Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, Texas
80,956
Bill Snyder
16
Fiesta Bowl
L 17–35
January 3, 2013
2012
Oregon Ducks
Pac–12
University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
70,242
Bill Snyder
17
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
W 31–14
December 28, 2013
2013
Michigan Wolverines
Big Ten
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
53,284
Bill Snyder
18
Alamo Bowl
L 35–40
January 2, 2015
2014
UCLA Bruins
Pac–12
Alamodome
San Antonio
60,517
Bill Snyder
19
Liberty Bowl
L 23–45
January 2, 2016
2015
Arkansas Razorbacks
SEC
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
61,136
Bill Snyder
20
Texas Bowl
W 33–28
December 28, 2016
2016
Texas A&M Aggies
SEC
NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas
68,412
Bill Snyder
21
Cactus Bowl
W 35–17
December 26, 2017
2017
UCLA Bruins
Pac-12
Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona
32,859
Bill Snyder
22
Liberty Bowl
L 17–20
December 31, 2019
2019
Navy Midshipmen
AAC
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
50,515
Chris Klieman
23
Texas Bowl
W 42–20
January 4, 2022
2021
LSU Tigers
SEC
NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas
52,207
Chris Klieman
24
Sugar Bowl
L 20–45
December 31, 2022
2022
Alabama Crimson Tide
SEC
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
60,437
Chris Klieman
25
Pop-Tarts Bowl
W 28-19
December 28, 2023
2023
NC State Wolfpack
ACC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
31,111
Chris Klieman
Table reference [ 1]
College Division/Other Bowl Games
As a supplement to the list, the following games were regular season games that some have considered special and may be confused as a bowl. These games are not considered "bowl games" but are included here as a reference.
Notes
^ Statistics correct as of 2017-18 NCAA football bowl games .
^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Kansas State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory .
^ Links to the season article for the Kansas State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Kansas State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
References
^ a b c DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Bowl History" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014 .
^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Wildcats (2000 season results)" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2014 .
^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Wildcats (2003 season results)" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2014 .
^ "AT&T Stadium Announces Allstate as Sponsor of Season Opening College Football Game" .
^ Robinett, Kellis (September 4, 2021). "What we learned from Kansas State's impressive opening victory over Stanford" . Wichita Eagle . Retrieved November 6, 2021 .