 Snyder in 2009 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Special ambassador |
| Team | Kansas State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 7, 1939 St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1958 | Missouri |
| 1959–1962 | William Jewell |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962 | Gallatin HS (MO) (assistant) |
| 1964–1965 | Indio HS (CA) (assistant) |
| 1966 | USC (GA) |
| 1967–1968 | Indio HS (CA) |
| 1969–1973 | Santa Ana Foothill HS (CA) |
| 1974–1975 | Austin (OC) |
| 1976–1978 | North Texas (assistant) |
| 1979–1988 | Iowa (OC/QB) |
| 1989–2005 | Kansas State |
| 2009–2018 | Kansas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2018–present | Kansas State (special ambassador) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 215–117–1 (college) |
| Bowls | 9–10 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Big 12 (2003, 2012) 4 Big 12 North Division (1998, 1999, 2000, 2003) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× Big Eight Conference Coach of the Year (1990, 1991, 1993) 4× Big 12 Coach of the Year (1998, 2002, 2011, 2012) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1998) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1998) AP Coach of the Year (1998) 2× Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1998, 2012) Sporting News Coach of the Year (2011) Woody Hayes Coach of the Year (2011) Kansas State Hall of Fame (2008) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2015 (profile) | |
William D. Snyder[1] (born October 7, 1939) is a retired college football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University from 1989 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2018. Snyder initially retired from the position from 2006 to 2008 before being rehired.[2] Snyder retired for the second time on December 2, 2018, and is serving as a special ambassador for the athletics department.
Snyder was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015 and won several conference and national coach of the year awards. He was the head coach at Kansas State for the program's 300th, 400th, and 500th all-time wins. In recognition of his contributions to the program, Kansas State has named its home field the Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium.
- ^ "Specialized and partner scholarships". William Jewell College. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
William D. Snyder, former head football coach at Kansas State University and a 1962 Jewell graduate, established this scholarship in honor of his mother...
- ^ Snyder hiring Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine