Bill Snyder retired today from his position as K-State’s head football coach today after 27 seasons in Manhattan. A release from the AD’s office says he will move to a special ambassador role for the university.
Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015, Snyder finishes his career with a 215-177-1 record, all at K-State. Snyder won two Big 12 championships with the Wildcats, in 2003 and 2012. He took the Wildcats to 19 bowl games, including three appearances apiece in the Fiesta and Cotton bowls.
Those numbers describe the rare coach who coached for a long time at a high level and, even rarer, did so at the same school.