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1993 Kansas State

9–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Bill Snyder, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1993, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 34–10; won vs. Western Kentucky 38–13; won at Minnesota 30–25; won vs. UNLV 36–20; won vs. Kansas 10–9; lost at No. 6 Nebraska 28–45; tied vs. No. 16 Colorado 16–16; won vs. No. 14 Oklahoma 21–7; lost at Iowa State 23–27; won vs. Missouri 31–21; won at Oklahoma State 21–17; won vs. Wyoming 52–17+35−17Won 34–10 vs. New Mexico State+24New Mexico StateWon 38–13 vs. Western Kentucky+25Western KentuckyWon 30–25 at Minnesota+5MinnesotaWon 36–20 vs. UNLV+16UNLVWon 10–9 vs. Kansas+1KansasLost 28–45 at No. 6 Nebraska-17No. 6 NebraskaTied 16–16 vs. No. 16 Colorado0No. 16 ColoradoWon 21–7 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma+14No. 14 OklahomaLost 23–27 at Iowa State-4Iowa StateWon 31–21 vs. Missouri+10MissouriWon 21–17 at Oklahoma State+4Oklahoma StateWon 52–17 vs. Wyoming+35Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠1066%
Sep 11vsWestern KentuckyW 38–⁠1383%
Sep 18atMinnesotaW 30–⁠2555%
Sep 25vsUNLVW 36–⁠2073%
Oct 9vsKansasW 10–⁠964%
Oct 16at6NebraskaL 28–⁠4524%
Oct 23vs16ColoradoT 16–⁠1637%
Oct 30vs14OklahomaW 21–⁠742%
Nov 6atIowa StateL 23–⁠2767%
Nov 13vsMissouriW 31–⁠2171%
Nov 20atOklahoma StateW 21–⁠1767%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsWyomingCopper BowlW 52–⁠1754%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wyoming 52–⁠17 in the Copper Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 25
  2. Wk 11: 18
  3. Wk 12: 24
  4. Wk 13: 20
  5. Wk 14: 20
  6. Wk 15: 20
  7. Wk 16: 20
  8. Final: 20

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1993.

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Big Eight
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 18
Points
340–⁠227
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1594 +121 this season
SP+ rating
11.3 No. 26 of 105; offense No. 39, defense No. 33
SRS
10.9 No. 24 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Del Miller
Defensive coordinators
Jim Leavitt and Bob Stoops
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 2Thomas Randolph DBNew York Giants
Rd 3Andre Coleman WRSan Diego Chargers

All-Big Eight

5 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

  • Kevin LockettWRAP-2
  • Barrett BrooksOLCoaches-2
  • John ButlerDEAP-2
  • Darrell HarbertDLAP-2; Coaches-2
  • Tim ColstonDLCoaches-2
  • Kenny McEntyreDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠011–⁠13
Colorado5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠116
Kansas State4–⁠2–⁠19–⁠2–⁠120
Oklahoma4–⁠39–⁠317
Kansas3–⁠45–⁠7
Missouri2–⁠53–⁠7–⁠1
Iowa State2–⁠53–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.