![]() However, Navy is a different animal than the Wildcats are used to. The team got better through the season, they beat KU convincingly, they beat OU, they finished the regular season with two straight wins with the distinct possibility for a third. But things definitely feel different this time. The other guy who did it only lasted for three seasons in Manhattan before burning nearly every bridge possible on the way out of town and necessitating the return of Snyder to the sidelines. Klieman took largely the same group, patched in some guys at running back, infused some youth, and, of course, changed up schemes on offense and defense (but not special teams, because why would you mess with the best return scheme in college football), and took the program back to where it belongs - playing in a post-season game.Ĭhris Klieman is, maybe surprisingly, not the first coach to lead the Wildcats to a bowl game in his first season. Last year, the Wildcats struggled to a 5-7 finish that ultimately helped push legendary Hall of Fame coach Bill Snyder to retire for the second (and likely final) time. A new coach is leading the Wildcats to Memphis this time, as the Wildcats have turned things around in Chris Klieman’s first season in Manhattan. Not only has the Liberty Bowl changed since 2016, the Wildcats have changed in more than just the guys on the roster. In 2019, the Liberty Bowl has moved several steps up in the pecking order, and today an 8-4 Wildcats squad that finished in a tie for 3rd in the Big 12 will face off against AAC West runner-up Navy, sporting a 10-2 record of their own. And the Wildcats still made a game of it through the first three quarters before ultimately succumbing to the Razorbacks 45-23. When the Wildcats first made the trip southeast, the Liberty Bowl was near the bottom of the Big 12 pecking order, and pitted a 6-6 K-State team that limped through the 2015 season, against a 7-5 Arkansas squad that was bigger, stronger, and faster. Things have changed a bit regarding the Liberty Bowl’s relationship with the Big 12 since the Wildcats last appearance in Memphis back in 2016 (2015 season). ![]() All rights reserved.It’s finally here - the last game of the 2019 football season for your Kansas State Wildcats.Īnd unlike last year, when the season ended in a loss at Iowa State, this season’s final contest comes in a bowl game, the 2019 Liberty Bowl game in Memphis, TN. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Mississippi Stateīank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolinaįranklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl ![]() Georgia SouthernįAU Football Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida Ohio State College Football Playoff National Championship ![]() University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona TCU College Football Playoff at the Fiesta Bowl You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserīowl projections: Pac-12 misses the playoff (again!)Ĭollege Football Playoff semifinals College Football Playoff at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
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