# 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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.

## Previous season

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Stanford* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | FS1 | L 13–26 | 46,147 |
| September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* | Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, KS | FSN | W 63–7 | 50,871 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri State* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | K-StateHD.TV | W 35–0 | 51,686 |
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at West Virginia | Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV | ESPNU | L 16–17 | 61,701 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | ESPNU | W 44–38 | 51,540 |
| October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 19 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | ESPN | L 17–38 | 86,049 |
| October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, KS | ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 52,328 |
| October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA (rivalry) | FSN | W 31–26 | 52,763 |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 22 Oklahoma State | Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, KS | ABC/ESPN2 | L 37–43 | 52,450 |
| November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at Baylor | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | ESPN2 | W 42–21 | 43,581 |
| November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | FS1 | W 34–19 | 52,637 |
| December 3 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | W 30–6 | 42,746 |
| December 28 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Texas A&M* | NRG StadiumHouston, TX (Texas Bowl) | ESPN | W 33–28 | 68,412 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| #8 Cardinal | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 26 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 21 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 63 |

### Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | | | 0 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 21 | | | 35 |
Game was called off at the halftime due to weather.

### At West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 44 |

### At Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| #19 Sooners | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Longhorns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |

### At Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Cyclones | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 26 |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #22 Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 43 |
| Wildcats | 13 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 37 |

### At Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 42 |
| Bears | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| Wildcats | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 |

### At TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| Horned Frogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Vs. Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 33 |