2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team

2015 Kansas State Wildcats football

Liberty Bowl vs. Arkansas, L 23-45
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2015 record	6–7 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (7th straight, 24th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dana Dimel
Co-offensive coordinator	Del Miller
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (capacity: 50,000)

2015 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 Oklahoma $^		8	–	1		11	–	2
#20 Oklahoma State		7	–	2		10	–	3
#7 TCU		7	–	2		11	–	2
#13 Baylor		6	–	3		10	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	5		8	–	5
Texas Tech		4	–	5		7	–	6
Texas		4	–	5		5	–	7
Kansas State		3	–	6		6	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	7		3	–	9
Kansas		0	–	9		0	–	12

^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion As of 20:37, December 5, 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team represents Kansas State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats play their home games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have done since 1968. The Wildcats are led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 24th overall and seventh straight season since taking over for his second tenure in 2009. 2015 is the 120th season in school history. K-State is a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team finished the regular season 9-3, with losses to Auburn of the SEC, Baylor and TCU. The Wildcats had been ranked in all polls with the highest ranked in the new College Football Playoff rankings at number 7. Kansas State became bowl eligible after winning its sixth game against Texas on October 25 and was invited to play in the 2015 Alamo Bowl against UCLA. Kansas State fell short to the Bruins in San Antonio, Texas with a loss of 35–40.

Schedule

Kansas State announced their 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consists of seven home games 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.^[1]

The Wildcats hosted two non conference games against South Dakota and Louisiana Tech and traveled to its other non conference foe UTSA in San Antonio, TX.

On December 6, 2015, Kansas State accepted an invitation to play in the 2016 AutoZone Liberty Bowl on January 2 in Memphis, Tennessee.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 PM	South Dakota*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	K-StateHD.TV	W 34–0	53,297
September 12	11:00 AM	at UTSA*	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	FS1	W 30–3	29,424
September 19	2:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 39–33 ^3OT	53,540
October 3	3:00 PM	at #20 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FS1	L 34–36	57,618
October 10	6:30 PM	#2 TCU	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FOX	L 45–52	53,671
October 17	2:30 PM	#19 Oklahoma	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	ABC	L 0–55	52,867
October 24	11:00 AM	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FS1	L 9–23	88,283
November 5	6:30 PM	#2 Baylor	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FS1	L 24–31	52,108
November 14	2:30 PM	at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	FS1	L 44–59	53,833
November 21	11:00 AM	Iowa State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Rivalry)	FS1	W 38–35	53,297
November 28	3:00 PM	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	FS1	W 45–14	23,842
December 5	3:30 PM	West Virginia	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FS1	W 24–23	52,918
January 2	2:20 PM	vs. Arkansas*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–45	61,136
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[3]

Games

Oklahoma State

Kansas State traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma to take on the 25th-ranked Cowboys on October 3, 2015. Late in the second quarter, an officiating error gave Oklahoma State a first down when the offense was four yards short after the third down play. The series ended with a touchdown for Oklahoma State.^[4]

The error brought in to question Big 12 Conference officiating, especially in light that the game was on the 25th anniversary of the Fifth Down Game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Missouri Tigers.^[5] SB Nation published "K-State lost to Oklahoma State, 36-34. Inept Big 12 officials gifted Oklahoma State a touchdown."^[6] The Big 12 Conference later acknowledged the error^[7] and that disciplinary actions will be addressed with both the field officials and chain crew.^[8]

Oklahoma State won the game on a last-minute field goal.^[9]

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		Not released

References

↑ "K-State Announces 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Kansas State University Department of Athletics. November 19, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
↑ http://www.kstatesports.com/news/k-state-to-play-in-autozone-liberty-bowl-12-06-2015
↑ "2015 Kansas State Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
↑ Trotter, Jake (October 4, 2015). "Officials Place First-Down Marker in Wrong Spot, Leading to OK State TD". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
↑ Bromberg, Nick (October 4, 2015). "Oklahoma St. Apparently Mistakenly Awarded 1st Down in Win Over Kansas St.". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
↑ "Outrageous Officiating Incompetence Costs K-State". SB Nation. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
↑ Trotter, Jake (October 4, 2015). "Big 12 Admits Officiating Error in Oklahoma State-Kansas State". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
↑ Fredrickson, Kyle (October 4, 2015). "Big 12 Acknowledges it Incorrectly Gave Cowboys a First Down Against Kansas State". The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City). Retrieved October 8, 2015.
↑ Robinett, Kellis (October 3, 2015). "Oklahoma State Catches a Break in Win Over K-State". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

Kansas State Wildcats football

Venues	Ahearn Field (1911–21) Memorial Stadium (1922–67) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State Kansas: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Wildcat Victory" "Wabash Cannonball" Marching band Timeline of football in Kansas Aggieville riots 1939 Nebraska game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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