2017 Kansas State Wildcats football team
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Oklahoma y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 TCU y | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Oklahoma State | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at the Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by 26th-year head coach Bill Snyder. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they defeated UCLA.
Season
Pre Season
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 Co-Offensive Coordinator Del Miller would be retiring, putting the other Co-Offensive Coordinator Dana Dimel at the helm as the only OC and play caller for KSU,[2] and Collin Klein would return to KSU to take over the Quarterback Coach position.[3]
End Of Season
On December 6, 2017 it was announced that Offensive Coordinator Dana Dimel was hired as the new head coach for UTEP. It was also said that he will be fulfilling his final OC duties for KSU while participating in the Cactus Bowl.[4]
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.[5]
The Wildcats hosted 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.
The team accepted the bowl bid to participate in the Cactus Bowl and faced UCLA in a bowl game for the second time. The first bowl meeting was in the Alamo Bowl with UCLA winning 40–35.
September 26:10 p.m.No. 15 (FCS) Central Arkansas*No. 20
ESPN3W 55–1951,043 September 911:00 a.m.Charlotte*No. 19
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
FSNW 55–750,087 September 166:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt*No. 18
ESPNUL 7–1440,350 September 302:30 p.m.Baylor
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
ESPN2W 33–2052,293 October 76:00 p.m.at Texas
FS1L 34–40 2OT90,462 October 1411:00 a.m.No. 6 TCU
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
FS1L 6–2652,055 October 213:00 p.m.No. 9 Oklahoma
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
FOXL 35–4252,122 October 282:00 p.m.at Kansas
FS1W 30–2036,223 November 411:00 a.m.at Texas Tech
FS1W 42–35 OT47,631 November 112:30 p.m.West Virginia
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
ESPN2L 23–2851,223 November 182:30 p.m.at No. 10 Oklahoma State
ESPN2W 45–4056,790 November 252:30 p.m.Iowa State
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS (Farmageddon)
ESPN2W 20–1949,554 December 2612:30 p.m.vs. UCLA*
- Chase Field
- Phoenix, AZ (Cactus Bowl)
ESPNW 35–1732,859
- 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 | 20 | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — |
Coaches | 19 | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
- ^ "Dana Dimel, K-State offensive coordinator, named head coach at UTEP". Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ "2017 Kansas State football schedule revealed". Kansas City Star. December 13, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Kansas State Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 14, 2017.