1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1997
KSU Stadium
Seasons
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
  • † –
    AP Poll

The 1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented

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
FX
L 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
ABC
W 36–1743,601
October 251:30 p.m.at OklahomaNo. 14
W 26–768,433
November 111:30 a.m.at
Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
    		• FSNW 13–238,322
    November 81:10 p.m.
    rivalry)
    		PPVW 48–1643,832
    November 152:30 p.m.ColoradoNo. 10
    		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
    Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
    		• CBSW 35–1869,367
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    [1]

    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
    AP
    		232221т2020181722201413111091110108
    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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