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1997 Kansas State

11–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1997, game by game: won at Northern Illinois 47–7; won vs. Ohio 23–20; won vs. Bowling Green 58–0; lost at No. 3 Nebraska 26–56; won vs. Missouri 41–11; won vs. No. 14 Texas A&M 36–17; won at Oklahoma 26–7; won at Texas Tech 13–2; won vs. Kansas 48–16; won vs. Colorado 37–20; won at Iowa State 28–3; won vs. No. 14 Syracuse 35–18+58−30Won 47–7 at Northern Illinois+40Northern Illino…Won 23–20 vs. Ohio+3OhioWon 58–0 vs. Bowling Green+58Bowling GreenLost 26–56 at No. 3 Nebraska-30No. 3 NebraskaWon 41–11 vs. Missouri+30MissouriWon 36–17 vs. No. 14 Texas A&M+19No. 14 Texas A&MWon 26–7 at Oklahoma+19OklahomaWon 13–2 at Texas Tech+11Texas TechWon 48–16 vs. Kansas+32KansasWon 37–20 vs. Colorado+17ColoradoWon 28–3 at Iowa State+25Iowa StateWon 35–18 vs. No. 14 Syracuse+17No. 14 Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atNorthern IllinoisW 47–⁠785%
Sep 13vsOhioW 23–⁠2075%
Sep 27vsBowling GreenW 58–⁠081%
Oct 4at3NebraskaL 26–⁠5628%
Oct 11vsMissouriW 41–⁠1174%
Oct 18vs14Texas A&MW 36–⁠1760%
Oct 25atOklahomaW 26–⁠772%
Nov 1atTexas TechW 13–⁠257%
Nov 8vsKansasW 48–⁠1684%
Nov 15vsColoradoW 37–⁠2070%
Nov 22atIowa StateW 28–⁠389%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs14SyracuseFiesta BowlW 35–⁠1853%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 35–⁠18 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big 12.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 3: 21
  4. Wk 4: 20
  5. Wk 5: 20
  6. Wk 6: 18
  7. Wk 7: 17
  8. Wk 8: 22
  9. Wk 9: 20
  10. Wk 10: 14
  11. Wk 11: 13
  12. Wk 12: 11
  13. Wk 13: 10
  14. Wk 14: 9
  15. Wk 15: 11
  16. Wk 16: 10
  17. Wk 17: 10
  18. Final: 8

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 1997.

Lou Groza AwardMartín Gramática, K

Consensus All-AmericanMartín Gramática, K

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
418–⁠177
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1770 +148 this season
SP+ rating
23.2 No. 10 of 112; offense No. 15, defense No. 9
SRS
17.2 No. 11 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ron Hudson
Defensive coordinator
Mike Stoops
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 2Todd Weiner OTSeattle Seahawks

All-Big 12

4 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1997 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1997 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska8–⁠013–⁠02
Kansas State7–⁠111–⁠18
Texas A&M6–⁠29–⁠420
Oklahoma State5–⁠38–⁠424
Missouri5–⁠37–⁠523
Texas Tech5–⁠36–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas3–⁠55–⁠6
Texas2–⁠64–⁠7
Oklahoma2–⁠64–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠72–⁠9
Iowa State1–⁠71–⁠10

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