2017 Kansas State Wildcats football team
| 2017 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| 2017 record | 0–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
| Head coach | Bill Snyder (26th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Dana Dimel (11th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Hayes (6th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (capacity: 50,000) |
| 2017 Big 12 football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 2, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of August 9, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 Kansas State Wildcats football team will represent Kansas State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats will play their home games at the Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, and will compete in the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by 26th-year head coach Bill Snyder.
Preseason
In January 2017 it was reported by many Kansas media outlets that Bill Snyder has been traveling to Houston, Texas for treatment for a "serious life-threatening ailment". On February 12, 2017 Snyder announced that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer and had been receiving treatment in Manhattan, as well at University of Kansas Medical Center, and in Houston, Texas. He said that his doctor expect a recovery and that he should be able to coach by the 2017 Wildcats Spring Game.[1] Also on February 12, 2017 it was announced that Offensive Coordinator Del Miller would be retiring,[2] and Collin Klein would return to KSU to take over the Quarterback Coach position.[3]
Schedule
Kansas State announced its 2017 football schedule on December 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Wildcats will host Big 12 foes Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, TCU, and West Virginia, and will travel to Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech.[4]
The Wildcats will host two of the three non-conference opponents, Central Arkansas from the Southland Conference and Charlotte from Conference USA and travel to Vanderbilt from the Southeastern Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 (FCS) Central Arkansas* | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | K-StateHD.TV[5] | |||||
| September 9 | 11:00 a.m. | Charlotte* | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FSN | |||||
| September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | ESPNU | |||||
| September 30 | Baylor | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| October 7 | at Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | |||||||
| October 14 | TCU | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| October 21 | Oklahoma | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| October 28 | at Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Rivalry) | |||||||
| November 4 | at Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | |||||||
| November 11 | West Virginia | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| November 18 | at Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| November 25 | Iowa State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Rivalry) | |||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
- Schedule Source:[6]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Kansas State coach Snyder has throat cancer". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ↑ Viviani, Nick. "K-State's Co-Offensive Coordinator Del Miller retires". Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ↑ "Wildcat Great Collin Klein Hired as New Quarterbacks Coach | KSU Wildcats News". Kansas State University | Official Athletics Site. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ↑ "2017 Kansas State football schedule revealed". Kansas City Star. December 13, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.k-state.edu/tv/
- ↑ "2017 Kansas State Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 14, 2017.