The most recent dozen games of the Kansas-Kansas State football rivalry supply more evidence of the genius of Bill Snyder as football coach.
Over that stretch of games, Kansas State has a 9-0 record in games coached by Bill Snyder, an 0-3 record with Ron Prince coaching the Wildcats.
In his second tenure with Kansas State, Snyder is 8-0 vs. KU and has won by an average margin of 30.25 points.
Snyder has a 21-4 record against Kansas and has a winning record against each of the seven Jayhawks head coaches he has faced. The breakdown: 5-3 vs. Glen Mason, 5-0 against Terry Allen, 4-1 vs. Mark Mangino, 2-0 against Turner Gill, 2-0 vs. Charlie Weis, 1-0 against Clint Bowen and 2-0 vs. David Beaty.
Snyder’s record grows even more impressive when you consider that he lost three times to Kansas in his first four seasons. So Snyder has won 20 of his past 21 games vs. Kansas, the lone loss coming in 2004 by a 31-28 score.
The Wildcats have scored 50 or more points eight times in the past 19 games Snyder has coached against Kansas.
A look at the dates, scores and identity of Kansas head coaches during Snyder’s 25 games against Kansas:
| Date | City | Attendance | Winner, score | Kansas coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 28, 1989 | Manhattan | 35,652 | Kansas, 21-16 | Glen Mason |
| Oct. 27, 1990 | Lawrence | 45,000 | Kansas, 27-24 | Glen Mason |
| Oct. 12, 1991 | Manhanttan | 48,856 | K-State, 16-12 | Glen Mason |
| Oct. 10, 1992 | Lawrence | 48,604 | Kansas, 31-7 | Glen Mason |
| Oct. 9, 1993 | Manhattan | 44,165 | K-State, 10-9 | Glen Mason |
| Oct. 6, 1994 | Lawrence | 48,800 | K-State, 21-13 | Glen Maason |
| Oct. 28, 1995 | Manhattan | 44,284 | K-State, 41-7 | Glen Mason |
| Nov. 9, 1996 | Lawrence | 48,800 | K-State, 38-12 | Glen Mason |
| Nov. 8, 1997 | Manhattan | 43,832 | K-State, 48-16 | Terry Allen |
| Oct. 31, 1998 | Lawrence | 43,000 | K-State, 54-6 | Terry Allen |
| Oct. 9, 1999 | Manhattan | 52,254 | K-State, 50-9 | Terry Allen |
| Oct. 7, 2000 | Lawrence | 48,500 | K-State, 52-13 | Terry Allen |
| Oct. 27, 2001 | Manhattan | 50,101 | K-State, 40-6 | Terry Allen |
| Nov. 2, 2002 | Lawrence | 43,000 | K-State, 64-0 | Mark Mangino |
| Oct. 25, 2003 | Manhattan | 51,614 | K-State, 42-6 | Mark Mangino |
| Oct. 9, 2004 | Lawrence | 50,152 | Kansas, 31-28 | Mark Mangino |
| Oct. 8, 2005 | Manhattan | 49,798 | K-State, 12-3 | Mark Mangino |
| Nov. 7, 2009 | Manhattan | 48,306 | K-State, 17-10 | Mark Mangino |
| Oct. 14, 2010 | Lawrence | 47,561 | K-State, 59-7 | Turner Gill |
| Oct. 22, 2011 | Lawrence | 47,157 | K-State, 59-21 | Turner Gill |
| Oct. 6, 2012 | Manhattan | 50,344 | K-State, 56-16 | Charlie Weis |
| Nov. 30, 2013 | Lawrence | 43,610 | K-State, 31-10 | Charlie Weis |
| Nov. 29, 2014 | Manhattan | 53,439 | K-State, 51-13 | Clint Bowen |
| Nov. 28, 2015 | Lawrence | 23,842 | K-State, 45-14 | David Beaty |
| Nov. 26, 2016 | Manhattan | 52,637 | K-State, 34-19 | David Beaty |
