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Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS

Home of the Kansas State Wildcats, Bill Snyder Family Stadium is one of the newer stadiums in the Big 12 Conference. Prior to moving into Bill Snyder Family Stadium in 1968, the team had played at Memorial Stadium since 1924. By the mid 1960s, the stadium began showing its age and the Wildcats needed a new modern facility to play at. Over $1.6 million was raised in order to construct Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats played their inaugural first game at the stadium on September 21, 1968 when they battled Colorado State. The stadium was originally known KSU Stadium and had a capacity of 35,000, but that soon changed as the stadium was expanded two years later. Nearly 4,000 permanent stands were added on the east side, while 3,000 temporary stands were placed on the west side of Bill Snyder Family Stadium in 1970.

 

After only two years of having a grass field, the team decided to switch to Astroturf. By the 1972 season, locker rooms and athletic offices were constructed at the north end of the stadium. In 1983 the Wildcats were able to play at night as lights were installed. In the 1990s Bill Snyder Family Stadium was upgraded. In 1993 a new five story press box with luxury suites was built and three years later a new state of the art video/scoreboard was installed. Perhaps the largest expansion at Bill Snyder Family Stadium was completed before the 1999 season when the upper decks on the east side were built. This expansion also included the construction of 31 new luxury suites and increased the seating capacity of Bill Snyder Family Stadium to 50,300. During the 2005 the stadium was named Bill Snyder Family Stadium after KSU Coach Bill Snyder. In 2006 $5.6 million was spent on new locker rooms and adding seating in the north end zone increasing the seating capacity by 2,000. Throughout its more than three decades of existence, fans have seen Bill Snyder Family Stadium expand along with the success of the football team.

FACTS & FIGURES

-Tenant: Kansas State Wildcats
-Conference: Big 12
-Capacity: 52,200
-Surface:  Fieldturf
-Opened: September 21, 1968
-Cost:
$1.6 Million
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Famous Players: Jon McGraw, Gerald Neasman, Terry Pierce
School Traditions: Willie Wildcat, Touchdown I-XI, School Colors of Royal Purple and White
-8/30 - NORTH TEXAS
-9/6 - MONTANA STATE
-9/20 - at Louisville
-9/27 - UL LAFAYETTE
-10/4 - TEXAS TECH
-10/11 - at Texas A&M
-10/18 - at Colorado
-10/25 - OKLAHOMA
-11/1 - at Kansas 
-11/8 - at Missouri
-11/15 - NEBRASKA
-11/22 - IOWA STATE

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"Good architecture, a great view of the rollong plains, and the defening sound of loud and passionate fans make Bill Snyder Family Stadium one of the most exciting college football venues in the country.  There is plenty of wide open space around the stadium, which is situated on the Northwest corner of campus." - Eric

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