About Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium is a College Football stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. It opened in 1968. It was designed by Populous. It seats 50,000. Its current tenant is Kansas State Wildcats (College Football), since 1968. By capacity it ranks 63rd of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 132nd oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use. It has also been known as KSU Stadium (1968–2005).
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Kansas State Wildcats While based here: 59 seasons · 342-322-4 regular season · 26 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1968–present
Big 12 1996–2026 · Big Eight Conference 1968–1995 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1968–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium?
The capacity of Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium is 50,000.
When was Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium built?
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium opened in 1968.
Who designed Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium?
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium was designed by Populous.
Who operates Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium?
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium is operated by Kansas State University.
Who plays at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium?
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium is the home venue of Kansas State Wildcats.
Where did the Kansas State Wildcats play before Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium?
Before moving to Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in 1968, the Kansas State Wildcats played at Memorial Stadium from 1922 to 1967.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
2006 - Present
CurrentKSU Stadium
1968 - 2005
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| World War I Memorial Stadium | 1922– | 1.1 mi |
| Ahearn Field | 1911–1922 | 1.2 mi |
| Yager Stadium Moore Bowl | 1928– | 49 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.