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The 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have since 1968. The Wildcats were led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 25th overall and eighth straight season since taking over for his second tenure in 2009. 2016 was the 121st season in school history. K-State was a member of the Big 12 Conference. Kansas State won the Texas Bowl against former Big 12 opponent, Texas A&M.
The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team finished the regular season 6–7 and played against Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl, which they lost 23–45.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 8:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Stanford* | | FS1 | L 13–26 | 46,147 |
September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* | | FSN | W 63–7 | 50,871 |
September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri State* | - Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
| K-StateHD.TV | W 35–0 | 51,686 |
October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at West Virginia | | ESPNU | L 16–17 | 61,701 |
October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | - Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
| ESPNU | W 44–38 | 51,540 |
October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 19 Oklahoma | | ESPN | L 17–38 | 86,049 |
October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Bill Snyder Family Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
| ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 52,328 |
October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | | FSN | W 31–26 | 52,763 |
November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 22 Oklahoma State | - Bill Snyder Family Stadium
- Manhattan, KS
| ABC/ESPN2 | L 37–43 | 52,450 |
November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at Baylor | | ESPN2 | W 42–21 | 43,581 |
November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | - Bill Snyder Family Stadium
- Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
| FS1 | W 34–19 | 52,637 |
December 3 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU | | FS1 | W 30–6 | 42,746 |
December 28 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Texas A&M* | | ESPN | W 33–28 | 68,412 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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[1]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
7 |
13 |
#8 Cardinal
|
3
|
14
|
0
|
9 |
26 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Owls
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Wildcats
|
21
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
63 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
0 |
Wildcats
|
14
|
21
|
|
|
35 |
Game was called off at the halftime due to weather.[2]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
0 |
16 |
Mountaineers
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
14 |
17 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Raiders
|
14
|
14
|
3
|
7 |
38 |
Wildcats
|
14
|
17
|
0
|
13 |
44 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
#19 Sooners
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Longhorns
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
3
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
31 |
Cyclones
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
16 |
26 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#22 Cowboys
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
15 |
43 |
Wildcats
|
13
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
37 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
7
|
21
|
14 |
42 |
Bears
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Jayhawks
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
10 |
19 |
Wildcats
|
6
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
3
|
7
|
13
|
7 |
30 |
Horned Frogs
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
16
|
3
|
7 |
33 |
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