1993 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1993 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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 9–2–1, and a 4–2–1 record in Big Eight Conference play.

1993 Kansas State Wildcats football
Copper Bowl champion
Copper Bowl, W 52–17 vs. Wyoming
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 20
Record9–2–1 (4–2–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDel Miller (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorJim Leavitt (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Stoops (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Nebraska $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 1 1 8 3 1
No. 20 Kansas State 4 2 1 9 2 1
No. 17 Oklahoma % 4 3 0 9 3 0
Kansas 3 4 0 5 7 0
Missouri 2 5 0 3 7 1
Iowa State 2 5 0 3 8 0
Oklahoma State 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Bowl Coalition representative as champion
    % – Bowl Coalition at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 season marked several firsts for the program. The team was ranked in the national polls for the first time since 1970. They also finished the non-conference schedule undefeated for the first time since 1954. The year ended with a dominant victory against Wyoming in the 1993 Copper Bowl. This was the program's first bowl appearance since the 1982 Independence Bowl and first bowl win ever. The 1993 season also marked the first time that Kansas State finished in the final national rankings, and saw the first win over a ranked team in Bill Snyder's career, when No. 25 Kansas State beat No. 13 Oklahoma in Manhattan.

The 1993 season also saw what will likely be the final tie in Kansas State history, as they tied #16 Colorado on October 23. With college football introducing overtime in 1996, a tie is currently impossible under current rules.

1993 was the first year for a new press box on the west side of KSU Stadium. The press box featured suites and cost $3.3 million to build. Also, an indoor practice facility was built.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 41:10 p.m.New Mexico State*W 34–1025,936
September 111:10 p.m.Western Kentucky*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 38–1329,356
September 187:00 p.m.at Minnesota*W 30–2536,245
September 251:10 p.m.UNLV*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 36–2025,817
October 91:10 p.m.Kansas
W 10–944,165
October 161:00 p.m.at No. 6 NebraskaL 28–4575,721
October 231:10 p.m.No. 16 Colorado
T 16–1633,728
October 301:10 p.m.No. 14 Oklahoma No. 25
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
PPVW 21–731,569
November 61:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 18L 23–2731,441
November 131:10 p.m.MissouriNo. 24
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 31–2127,168
November 202:00 p.m.at Oklahoma StateNo. 20W 21–1723,400
December 297:00 p.m.vs. Wyoming*No. 20ESPNW 52–1749,075
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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Nebraska

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Kansas State at Nebraska
1 234Total
Kansas State 7 777 28
Nebraska 14 17014 45

Oklahoma

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1 234Total
Oklahoma 0 007 7
Kansas State 0 7140 21
  • KSU: Schiller 19 Rush, 111 Yds[2]


Roster

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1993 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Andre Coleman Sr
OT 73 Barrett Brooks Jr
WR 83 Kevin Lockett Fr
QB 5 Chad May Jr
QB 12 Brian Kavanagh Fr
RB 22 J.J. Smith Jr
RB 30 Rod Schiller Jr
C 72 Quentin Neujahr Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Mike Ekeler Jr
DE Dirk Ochs So
FS Jamie Mendez Sr
LB 9 Percell Gaskins Jr
LB 45 Kirby Hocutt Jr
CB 4 Thomas Randolph Sr
LB 54 Laird Veatch Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 18 Tate Wright Sr
P Chad Romano Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Del MillerOffensive Coordinator & assistant head coach
  • John Latina – Offensive line & running game coordinator
  • Dana DimelOffensive line
  • Bob Stoopsco-Defensive Coordinator
  • Jim Leavittco-Defensive Coordinator & linebackers
  • Nelson Barnes – Defensive line
  • Mike StoopsDefensive ends
  • Ben Griffith – Assistant
  • Nick QuartaroAssistant
  • Mark ManginoRecruiting Coordinator

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1993)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  2. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 31.