K-State’s improbable Cotton Bowl run in 2011 is rightly revered among Wildcat fans as one of the most enjoyable seasons in school history. After a 7-6 campaign in 2010, nobody reasonably expected anything resembling 10-2 in 2011.
The 2011 Wildcats won eight games by less than one score. They protected the ball to an almost comical degree, turning it over only 15 times in 13 games. It took years off all our lives, but winning eases the sting of an earlier grave.
The 2016 campaign has not been so enjoyable. K-State is 5-4 (3-3), and is 3-2 in one-score games.