2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team (variously "K-State" or "KSU") represented Kansas State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The head coach was Ron Prince, who was in his third and final season at the helm of the Wildcats. The 2008 signing class was one that saw 26 signees, including 19 junior college transfers.

2008 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Record5–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Ron Prince (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorDave Brock (1st year)
Offensive schemeSingle set back
Defensive coordinatorTim Tibesar (2nd year)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Uniform
2008 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 19 Missouri xy  5 3   10 4  
Nebraska x  5 3   9 4  
Kansas  4 4   8 5  
Colorado  2 6   5 7  
Kansas State  2 6   5 7  
Iowa State  0 8   2 10  
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 4 Texas x%  7 1   12 1  
No. 12 Texas Tech x  7 1   11 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State  5 3   9 4  
Baylor  2 6   4 8  
Texas A&M  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The schedule kicked off with four non-conference games, including a first ever trip to Louisville, Kentucky to face the Louisville Cardinals. After the non-conference schedule, K-State headed into Big 12 Conference play with Texas Tech, and ended the season with Iowa State.

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