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How Bill Snyder’s first bowl game transformed K-State into a postseason staple | The Wichita Eagle

If you have ever heard Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder speak at a pep rally, chances are good you know K-State defeated Wyoming 52-17 in the 1993 Copper Bowl.

He loves to tell stories about that game.

It was his first bowl as a head coach, and it became a launching point for the sustained success and postseason tradition K-State enjoys today.

Snyder has coached 320 games during his Hall-of-Fame career, leading the Wildcats to 209 victories, 18 bowls and two Big 12 championships. But none of those achievements mean more than that triumphant night 24 years ago in Tucson, Ariz.