Kansas State Wildcats

The Kansas State Wildcats (variously "Kansas State," "K-State," or "KSU") are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. The official color of the teams is royal purple; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors.

Football

Kansas State Wildcats college football

First Season
1896
Team History
Kansas State Wildcats (1920-present) Kansas State Farmers (1916-19) Kansas State Aggies (1896-1915)
Conference
Big 12 Conference (1996-present) Big Eight Conference (1960-95) Big Seven (1948-59) Big Six (1928-47) MVIAA (1913-28) Independent (1896-1912)
Venue
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968-present) Memorial Stadium (1922-67) Ahearn Field (1911-21)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1936
November 21	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1942
October 10	at Duquesne	Forbes Field
1946
November 30	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
September 23	at Washington	Husky Stadium
1951
September 29	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
1953
November 21	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium
1954
October 30	vs. Kansas	Memorial Stadium
November 13	vs. Iowa State	Memorial Stadium
1957
September 21	at Wyoming	Memorial Stadium
1958
November 1	vs. Kansas	Memorial Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1961
October 28	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field
1962
October 6	at Washington	Husky Stadium
1965
September 18	at Indiana	Seventeenth Street Football Stadium
1966
October 15	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1968
October 5	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
September 19	at Kentucky	Stoll Field
November 21	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
1972
October 28	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1974
October 26	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1975
November 22	at Colorado	Folsom Field
1976
November 6	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1977
October 29	vs. Oklahoma	KSU Stadium
November 12	vs. Iowa State	KSU Stadium
1978
September 9	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium
October 14	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
October 28	at Oklahoma	Owen Field

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
October 18	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1981
October 24	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium
1982
October 16	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
October 30	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium
November 6	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1987
October 24	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1991
September 28	at Washington	Husky Stadium
1993
October 16	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1995
October 21	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1997
December 31	vs. Syracuse	Sun Devil Stadium
1998
December 29	vs. Purdue	Alamodome
1999
December 29	vs. Washington	Qualcomm Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2002
October 19	vs. Texas	KSU Stadium
December 27	vs. Arizona State	Qualcomm Stadium
2003
December 6	vs. Oklahoma	Arrowhead Stadium
2005
October 1	at Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
2007
September 29	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2011
January 6, 2012	vs. Arkansas	Cowboys Stadium
2012
January 3, 2013	vs. Oregon	University of Phoenix Stadium
2014
January 2, 2015	vs. UCLA	Alamodome
2015
January 2, 2016	vs. Arkansas	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
2017
October 7	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
December 26	vs. UCLA	Chase Field

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s	1957
1960s	1963
1970s	1978
1980s	1982
2000s	2008
2010s	2016 • 2017 • 2019
2020s	2020 • 2021

Men's Basketball

Kansas State Wildcats men's college basketball

First Season
1902-03
Team Name History
Kansas State Wildcats (1902-present)
Conferences
Big 12 Conference (1928-present)
Venues
Bramlage Coliseum (1988-present) Ahearn Field House (1950-88) Nichols Hall (1911-50)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1945-46
December 14-15, 1945	vs. Kansas & Nebraska	Municipal Auditorium