1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team
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The 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University
in the college football
season of 1998.
The team's
head football coach was Bill Snyder
. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1998 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11-2, and a 8-0 record in Big 12
play. The season ended with a loss to Purdue
in the 1998 Alamo Bowl
.
The Wildcats were one win away from a National Championship berth, but lost in heartbreaking fashion to #10 Texas A&M
in the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game
in two overtimes.
The Wildcats set a school record for points scored with 610.
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
in the college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
season of 1998.
1998 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which saw Tennessee win the national championship, one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the NFL...
The team's
Kansas State Wildcats football
The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference...
head football coach was Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the rare college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to...
. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1998 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11-2, and a 8-0 record in Big 12
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
play. The season ended with a loss to Purdue
1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference.-Schedule:...
in the 1998 Alamo Bowl
1998 Alamo Bowl
The 1998 Alamo Bowl featured the Kansas State Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers.The Wildcats came into the game fresh off a double overtime loss in the Big 12 Championship Game to the Texas A&M Aggies, which ruined their chance at a national championship in the Fiesta Bowl...
.
The Wildcats were one win away from a National Championship berth, but lost in heartbreaking fashion to #10 Texas A&M
1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 11-3 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 7-1.-Schedule:-Florida State:-Louisiana Tech:-Southern Miss:-North Texas:-Kansas:...
in the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game
1998 Big 12 Championship Game
The 1998 Big 12 Championship Game was played on December 5, 1998 at The Trans World Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The game determined the 1998 football champion of the Big 12 Conference. The Texas A&M Aggies, winners of the South division of the Big 12, narrowly beat the Kansas...
in two overtimes.
The Wildcats set a school record for points scored with 610.