Kansas State accepts bid for Liberty Bowl

On Sunday, K-State officially announced it has accepted a bid to compete in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Jan. 2 in Memphis. Kansas State is only the third program in college football history to make a bowl game during a season in which it lost six consecutive games. Seventeen of those bowl appearances are under Snyder.

Bouncing back from a 3-6 record with three games remaining, K-State became just the sixth Power 5 team in the “12-game schedule era” to avoid bowl elimination (in at least three-straight games) to qualify for a bowl game. “Our student-athletes are excited to go to Memphis and have the chance to close out the season on a high note in front of a what I’m sure will be a fired up crowd of Razorback fans”. The Razorbacks (7-5) and the Wildcats (6-6) will meet in a bowl game for the second time in school history. The Razorbacks won that game 29-16 in a matchup of top 10 teams that failed to be invited to bowl games affiliated with the now-defunct Bowl Championship Series. Fans are strongly encouraged to order through K-State’s official allotment to ensure that all Wildcat fans are seated in the official K-State sections of the stadium. “The University of Arkansas has a storied history in this classic game”. Under the leadership of President Dr. Kirk Schulz and Athletic Director John Currie, Kansas State is one of the most respected universities in the country.

The Wildcats are led by legendary Head Coach Bill Snyder.

The game matches the Big 12 and the SEC.

As for Bielema, he will get the opportunity to coach against one of his mentors.

The coaching matchup and whether this will be the 76-year-old Snyder’s final game will be the predominant storylines, but here are five more things to know about K-State heading into next month’s game. Snyder took the K-State job after Bielema arrived at Iowa as a defensive lineman.

That made the Wildcats an attractive team, according to its executive director Steve Ehrhart. We pride ourselves on being a very national game.

The game is Saturday January 2nd in Memphis, Tennessee. Detailed information regarding bowl ticket order fulfillment has been emailed to fans who placed a pre-order.