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About Kansas State Football
Through its first 19 seasons of athletic competition, Kansas State had used “Aggies” as its nickname. But prior to the 1915 season, new coach John “Chief” Bender gave his squad the nickname “Wildcats.” The moniker lasted the one season Bender coached at K-State. Under Coach Z.G. Clevenger in 1917, the school team became known as the “Farmers.” In 1920 another new coach, Charles Bachman, took over the program, renaming the team “Wildcats.” This time, the nickname stuck.
Willie, a student bedecked in a oversized Wildcat head, is Kansas State’s No. 1 fan. Willie Wildcats are selected yearly by a panel appointed by the cheerleading coach. The mascot is a central part of athletic contests, but also attends functions around the state as an ambassador. Traditionally, the identity of the student portraying Willie is kept secret.
In 1922, Hall-of-Famer Charles Bachman asked alumni to consider donating an actual Wildcat to the school to serve as a mascot. KSAC alumni Herbert R. Groome and John E. McCoy, both veterinarians in Twin Falls, Idaho, donated “Touchdown I” to the school shortly after the animal was nursed back to health under their care. (The bobcat had an encounter with a porcupine, and his face and throat were punctured by numerous quills. Unfortunately, Touchdown I never fully recovered from its fight, dying of pneumonia shortly after arriving in Manhattan.)
Although the bobcats have served as K-State’s wildcat mascot since 1922, the animals no longer attend K-State games. Touchdown XI, the 11th in the line, was kept at Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo.
The school color Royal Purple was adopted in the fall of 1896 by a committee of “Miss Minnie L. Copeland, Jr. and Miss Winnifred Houghton and Miss Ina E. Holyrod, of the senior class, and perhaps one or more others.” Although K-State’s only official color is purple, white has been used as a complimentary color for many years. Silver is also a common second or third color. Former head basketball coach Cotton Fitzsimmons incorprated gold during his two-year stint (1968-70), but gold or yellow has not been used since that time. The term “Purple Pride,” which is often used in association with KSU athletics, was given rise during the tenure of head football coach Vince Gibson (1967-74).
One of the most recognizable athletic logos in the nation is the K-State Powercat. The logo was introduced by Bill Snyder shortly after his arrival in Manhattan as the attitude of the entire athletics department and university was changing.
Manhattan native Tom Bookwalter, in cooperation with head coach Bill Snyder,
created the powerful logo that is a prominent feature on the K-State football helmet, at Wagner Field, on the back of the Dev Nelson Pressbox, clothing, flags, bottled water, vanity plates for cars and just about anywhere in Manhattan.
Previous logos used by the athletics department included a line drawing of a wildcat head and the cartoonish “Willie the Wildcat” that is used only by the Alumni Association.
About the Stadium
Picturesque KSU Stadium will host its 36th season of Wildcat football this fall and has been the home of K-State’s 83-16-1 home record since 1989. Set on the north end of campus, KSU Stadium and the Vanier Football Complex have undergone a multi-million dollar renovation that have made them one of the premier football facilities in the Midwest.
Originally built at a cost of $1.6 million and financed from student fees, athletics gate receipts and contributions, KSU Stadium opened its doors Sept. 21, 1968, with a 21-0 shutout of Colorado State. The original seating capacity was set at 35,000, and an expansion in the summer of 1970 added 4,000 permanent bleachers on the east side and 3,000 temporary bleachers on the west side. Following the 1998 season, the addition of a deck and sky suites on the east side of the stadium increased capacity to more than 50,000. On Nov. 11, 2000, 53,811 fans witnessed Kansas State’s 29-28 win over Nebraska, the largest crowd to ever witness a sporting event in the state of Kansas.
KSU Stadiums most recent change was the installation of new turf. The artificial field surface manufactured by FieldTurf of Montreal, Canada, is being utilized extensively by college and professional sporting teams. The $850,000 project was available for use in late May last season. Using an innovative sand and rubber infill mixture, the surface represents the newest technology in competitive field products.
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