2006 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2006 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Ron Prince, in his first year at K-State after leaving his offensive coordinator position at Virginia. Prince had no other head coaching experience prior to accepting the K-State job.

2006 Kansas State Wildcats football
Texas Bowl, L 10–37 vs. Rutgers
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Record7–6 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Ron Prince (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorJames Franklin (1st year)
Defensive coordinatorRaheem Morris (1st year)
Home stadiumBill Snyder Family Football Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
2006 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Nebraska x  6 2   9 5  
Missouri  4 4   8 5  
Kansas State  4 4   7 6  
Kansas  3 5   6 6  
Colorado  2 6   2 10  
Iowa State  1 7   4 8  
South Division
No. 11 Oklahoma x$  7 1   11 3  
No. 13 Texas  6 2   10 3  
Texas A&M  5 3   9 4  
Texas Tech  4 4   8 5  
Oklahoma State  3 5   7 6  
Baylor  3 5   4 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The Wildcats played their home games in Bill Snyder Family Stadium, which had previously been known as KSU Stadium but was renamed by the university's athletic department after Bill Snyder's first retirement following the 2005 season.

2006 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 7–6, and a 4–4 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season ended with a loss to Rutgers in the Texas Bowl.

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