Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium

Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Wagner Field
Kansas State v Stephen F. Austin game, pictured in 2014
Bill Snyder Family Stadium Wagner Field is located in Kansas
Bill Snyder Family Stadium Wagner Field
Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Wagner Field
Location in Kansas
Bill Snyder Family Stadium Wagner Field is located in the United States
Bill Snyder Family Stadium Wagner Field
Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Wagner Field
Location in the United States
Former namesKSU Stadium (1968–2005)[1]
Location1800 College Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502-3308
Coordinates39°12′7″N 96°35′38″W / 39.20194°N 96.59389°W / 39.20194; -96.59389
OwnerKansas State University
OperatorKansas State University
Capacity50,000 (2006–present)

Former capacity:

List
    • 50,300 (1999–2005)
    • 43,000 (1970–1998)
    • 35,000 (1968–1969)
Record attendance53,811
SurfaceFieldTurf Vertex Prime
Construction
Broke groundOctober 1, 1967
OpenedSeptember 21, 1968 (1968-09-21)
Renovated1993, 2007, 2012–2017, 2020–2021
Expanded1970, 1999
Construction costUS$1.6 million (original structure)
($14 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectWolfenbarger & McCulley (original structure)[3]
HOK Sport (renovations)
Tenants
Kansas State Wildcats football (1968–present)
Website
kstatesports.com/stadium

Bill Snyder Family Stadium is a stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. It is used for American football, and is the home field of the Kansas State University Wildcats football team. It is named after the family of head coach Bill Snyder.[4] Over the past 31 seasons – from 1990 through the 2022 season – K-State is 169–51–1 (.767) at home.[5]

The stadium has an official seating capacity of 50,000 and is the eighth-largest among current Big 12 members. After new construction in 2013 and 2015, the exterior of two sides of the stadium is clad with limestone, and features towers with decorative limestone battlements – reminiscent of the appearance of the school's old World War I Memorial Stadium.

  1. ^ "K-State Football Facilities". K-State Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "General Memories". Kansas State University Alumni Association. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ksuffamily was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ {https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/2022-schedule.html}