MANHATTAN, Kan. — Following the recent addition of Stanford to K-State’s future football schedules, Athletics Director John Currie has announced that the Wildcats have reached an agreement to play a home-and-home series with Arizona of the Pac-12 Conference in 2024 and 2025.

 

The series with Arizona’s Wildcats begins with a game in Manhattan in 2024, while the series will shift to Tucson in 2025. The two teams have squared off a total of seven times with the last meeting being back in 1978, while Arizona holds a 5-1-1 edge in the series.

“We are excited to announce a home-and-home series with Arizona of the Pac-12 Conference,” Currie said. “It is important for us to continue to schedule non-conference games with opponents that make sense for K-State, and we feel playing a nationally-recognized program like Arizona is a great opportunity for our program and the entire K-State Nation.”

The agreement with Arizona continues a solid trend of marquee matchups for the Wildcats as K-State has already played recent series with Auburn (2007, 2014), UCLA (2009, 2010) and Miami (Fla.) (2011, 2012), while future series with Stanford (2016, 2021), Mississippi State (2018, 2019) and Vanderbilt (2017, 2020) have previously been announced.

The Wildcats, under hall of fame coach Bill Snyder, open the 2016 season onSeptember 2 at Stanford on the heels of their sixth straight bowl appearance and riding a 27-game home sellout streak.  The 2016 season will also mark the completion of Phase IIIB of the Bill Snyder Family Stadium master plan culminating $180 million in improvements to the stadium.

 

To join the K-State season ticket waiting list, contact the ticket office at 1-800-221-CATS. Spring practice will get underway in April, culminating with the Purple-White Game on April 23 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Upcoming K-State Football Non-Conference Opponents (all subject to change)

2016

Sept. 2                  at Stanford

Sept. 10                BYE

Sept. 17                Florida Atlantic

Sept. 24                Missouri State

 

2017 (Five Home Big 12 games)

Central Arkansas

Charlotte

at Vanderbilt
2018 (Four Home Big 12 games)

Mississippi State

UTSA
Home TBD

 

2019 (Five home Big 12 games)

Bowling Green

at Mississippi State
2020

Vanderbilt

Buffalo

 

2021

Stanford

 

2024

Arizona

 

2025

at Arizona

 

 

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KENNY LANNOU
Associate A.D. for Communications | K-State Athletics