1993 Kansas State Wildcats football team
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The 1993 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University
in the college football
season of 1993.
The team's
head football coach was Bill Snyder
. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1993 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 8-2-1, and a 4-2-1 record in Big 8 play. The season ended with a crushing victory against Wyoming
in the 1993 Copper Bowl
.
1993 was a very big year in the history of Kansas State football
. It was the first bowl game since the 1982
Independence Bowl
.
1993 also saw the first win over a ranked team in Bill Snyder
's career. #25 Kansas State beat #13 Oklahoma in Manhattan. This was also the first game Kansas State came into while being nationally ranked.
1993 was the first year of the press box on the west side of KSU Stadium. The press box features suites and cost $3.3 million dollars to build. Also, an indoor practice facility was built.
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
in the college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
season of 1993.
1993 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned national champions, but not without controversy.Under the Bowl Coalition, undefeated Big 8 champ and #2 ranked Nebraska hosted ACC champ and #1 ranked Florida State in the Orange Bowl...
The team's
Kansas State Wildcats football
The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference...
head football coach was Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the rare college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to...
. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1993 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 8-2-1, and a 4-2-1 record in Big 8 play. The season ended with a crushing victory against Wyoming
1993 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The Wyoming Cowboys represented the University of Wyoming in the 1993 NCAA Football season. The Cowboys finished the season 8–4 and 6–2 in conference play to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with Brigham Young and Fresno State. The Cowboys offense scored 357 points, while the...
in the 1993 Copper Bowl
1993 Copper Bowl
The 1993 edition to the Copper Bowl featured the Wyoming Cowboys and the Kansas State Wildcats.K-State capped off its most successful season in 83 years, with its first-ever bowl game victory...
.
1993 was a very big year in the history of Kansas State football
Kansas State Wildcats football
The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference...
. It was the first bowl game since the 1982
1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Paul "Bear" Bryant retire as head coach at Alabama with 323 career victories in 38 seasons.The Penn State Nittany Lions won their first consensus national championship, closing out an 11-1 season by defeating Georgia and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel...
Independence Bowl
Independence Bowl
The Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, so named because it was inaugurated in the United States bicentennial year, 1976....
.
1993 also saw the first win over a ranked team in Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the rare college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to...
's career. #25 Kansas State beat #13 Oklahoma in Manhattan. This was also the first game Kansas State came into while being nationally ranked.
1993 was the first year of the press box on the west side of KSU Stadium. The press box features suites and cost $3.3 million dollars to build. Also, an indoor practice facility was built.