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2015 VALERO ALAMO BOWL K-STATE VS. UCLA Friday | January 2, 2015 | 5:45 PM CST | ESPN Alamodome (65,000) | San Antonio, Texas TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Media Information 3 Alamodome 4 San Antonio Area 5 2014 Bowl Preview 6 Team Quick Facts The 2015 Valero Alamo Bowl will be Kansas State’s 16th bowl appearance under legendary coach Bill Snyder and fifth straight since 2010. 7 Wildcat Notebook K-STATE FOOTBALL • VALERO ALAMO BOWL INFORMATION 13 Depth Chart KANSAS STATE FOOTBALL TEAM HEADQUARTERS Marriott Rivercenter 14 Rosters 101 Bowie Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 16 Head Coach Bill Snyder Phone: 210.223.1000 19 Assistant Coaches KANSAS STATE FOOTBALL PRACTICE FACILITIES Alamo Heights High School 23 Support Staff 6900 Broadway San Antonio, Texas 78209 KENNY LANNOU RYAN LACKEY Assistant AD/Communications Assistant Director/Communications 24 The Wildcats 44 Season Review VALERO ALAMO BOWL • MEDIA INFORMATION 46 Updated Record Book MEDIA HEADQUARTERS 49 Season Statistics Marriott Riverwalk 889 East Market Street San Antonio, Texas 61 Game-By-Game Recaps Phone: 210.224.4555 73 Big 12 Standings | Statistics ALAMO BOWL HEADQUARTERS 100 Montana Street 77 All-Big 12 Teams San Antonio, Texas 78203 RICK HILL SETH KRUG VP of Marketing and Media Assistant 78 Team Bowl Records Communications 84 Individual Bowl Records 86 Career Bowl Records 2014 K-STATE FOOTBALL RESULTS RECORD: 9-3 [7-2 Big 12 Conference] 87 Opponent Bowl Records ON THE COVER DATE OPPONENT [TV] RESULT ATTENDANCE Five-time national coach of the year Aug. 30 Stephen F. Austin [KSHDTV] W, 55-16 52,830 88 Bowl Recaps and 2015 College Football Hall of Fame Sept. 6 at Iowa State* [FS1] W, 32-28 54,800 candidate Bill Snyder. Sept. 18 Auburn [ESPN] L, 14-20 53,046 Sept. 27 UTEP [FSN] W, 58-28 52,899 CREDITS Oct. 4 Texas Tech* [ESPNU] W, 45-13 52,726 EDITOR: Ryan Lackey, Kenny Lannou Oct. 18 at Oklahoma* [ESPN] W, 31-30 85,019 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Ryan Lackey, Kenny Lannou Oct. 25 Texas* [ESPN] W, 23-0 52,879 LAYOUT & DESIGN: Ryan Lackey, Kenny Lannou Nov. 1 Oklahoma State* [ABC] W, 48-14 53,746 COVER DESIGN: Ron Cook Nov. 8 at TCU* [FOX] L, 20-41 48,012 PHOTOGRAPHY Nov. 20 at West Virginia* [FS1] W, 26-20 47,683 Scott Weaver, Pete Aiken, John LeBarge, Alamo Bowl Nov. 29 Kansas* [FS1] W, 51-13 53,439 PRINTING Dec. 6 at Baylor* [ESPN] L, 27-38 47,934 Mainline Printing, Topeka, Kan. Home Games in BOLD The 2015 Kansas State Football Valero Alamo Bowl Guide is a * Big 12 Conference Game product of the K-State Athletic Communications office. NIKE is the official footwear and apparel supplier of the Kansas State football program. 1 K-STATESPORTS.COM MEDIA INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS REPRESENTATIVES BOWL WEEK INTERVIEWS KANSAS STATE Kansas State players and coaches will first be available to the media on Sunday, De- Kenny Lannou, Assistant A.D. for Communications cember 28, upon arrival at the team hotel. Monday’s (29th) practice will also be open to the Mobile Phone: 785.587.7867 | E-Mail: [email protected] media for the first 15 minutes. Please refer to the below schedule/media availability chart Ryan Lackey, Assistant Director of Communications for all other media opportunities throughout the week. Mobile Phone: 785.587.7865 | E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.k-statesports.com PRACTICES Kansas State will practice at Alamo Heights High School during its time at the Valero UCLA Alamo Bowl. One practice session (12/29) will be open to the media for the first 15 min- Steve Rourke, Associate SID utes and then will be closed for the remainder of the workout. Please consult the practice Mobile Phone: 310.882.8418 | E-Mail: [email protected] schedule | media availability chart below for specific dates/times. Skip Powers, Associate SID Mobile Phone: 205.246.7834 | E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.uclabruins.com POSTGAME K-State’s locker room will be closed. Head coach Bill Snyder and requested players will VALERO ALAMO BOWL also be made available to the media at K-State’s designated interview location inside the Rick Hill, Vice President, Marketing/Communications Alamodome. Phone: 210.704.6388 | E-Mail: [email protected] Seth Krug, Media Assistant Phone: 210.704.6389 | E-Mail: [email protected] K-STATE PREGAME PEP RALLY Website: www.alamobowl. The K-State Alumni Association, K-State Athletics, Kansas State University Foundation Social Media: twitter.com/valeroalamobowl, facebook.com/valeroalamobowl and the President’s Office will host a pregame pep rally during the afternoon on Thursday, #alamobowl January 1, at a location and time to be determined. President Kirk Schulz, Athletics Director instagram.com/valeroalamobowl, pinterest.com/valeroalamobowl John Currie, K-State football team and coaches, and the K-State band and cheerleaders will all be in attendance. Details regarding the location of the pep rally can be found at www.k- statesports.com/bowlgame. Media needing more information on the K-State Pregame Pep KANSAS STATE TRAVEL ITINERARY Rally should visit www.k-state.com or contact: Kansas State will travel to the San Antonio area directly from Manhattan via charter air service on Sunday, December 28. K-State’s travel party will arrive in Texas early that Kenny Lannou, Assistant A.D. for Communications, K-State Athletics afternoon, and head coach Bill Snyder and selected players will be made available to the Phone: 785.587.7867 media at the team hotel (Marriott Rivercenter) upon arrival. Exact arrival time to the hotel E-Mail: [email protected] will be determined at a later time. Linda Cook, Assistant VP/Director of Communications, K-State Alumni Association Phone: 785.532.5051 E-Mail: [email protected] KANSAS STATE PRACTICE SCHEDULE | MEDIA AVAILABILITY [SUBJECT TO CHANGE | ALL TIMES CST] DATE | TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION OPEN | CLOSED INTERVIEWS Sunday, Dec. 28 TBD Team Arrival Marriott Rivercenter Open Coach Snyder and selected players upon arrival Monday, Dec. 29 TBD Practice Alamo Heights High School First 15 Minutes Open None Tuesday, Dec. 30 9 - 10:30 a.m. SeaWorld San Antonio SeaWorld Open Selected Players Tuesday, Dec. 30 TBD Press Conference Marriott Riverwalk Open Coordinators and Players Wednesday, Dec. 31 TBD Press Conference Marriott Riverwalk Open Coordinators and Players Thursday, Jan. 1 11 a.m. Head Coach Press Conference Marriott Riverwalk Open Both Head Coaches Friday, Jan. 2 5:45 p.m. 2015 Valero Alamo Bowl Alamodome Open Postgame availability 2 IT’S ALL ABOUT FAMILY ALAMODOME SAN ANTONIO’S ALAMODOME The Alamodome is what is known as a “third generation” facility. It features column-free spans for ALAMODOME FUN FACTS unobstructed viewing and curtain wall system for configuration flexibility. With the Alamodome, you get the advantage of both a convention center and a dome without the • 65,000-seat capacity drawbacks of either. The Alamodome is large enough to easily accommodate assemblies and trade- • 240 tons of chiller for ice rink shows. The column-free design makes it unlike other domes in one very important way: it has an intimate, “human” scale. • 13 miles of piping under each ice rink • 1,600,000 sq feet under roof The Alamodome opened on May 15, 1993, at a cost of approximately $186 million. It is owned and • 400 Horse Power for each of the two boilers operated by the City of San Antonio. • 7 Elevators per column It is the preferred venue for many trade shows, conventions and concerts such as Monster Jam, • 2 Freight Elevators per column Disney on Ice, and the Valero Alamo Bowl. George Strait played a concert in the Alamodome in June • 2 Escalators per column of 2013 setting an all time attendance record for the largest concert ever played in San Antonio; the • 3,699 total kilowatt output by back-up generators (3 generators at 1,233 kw each) attendance was 73,086 people. • 1500 Horse power in each generator • 961 Doors in Alamodome The Alamodome was the home of the NBA World Champion San Antonio Spurs from the years of 1993 to 2002. Additionally, the Valero Alamo Bowl takes place here every year. The Alamodome was • 46 full time staff awarded the 2001 HOSPY Award for Outstanding Recreational Facility by the Greater San Antonio • 135+ part time staff Hotel and Motel Association. • 57 acres • 672,000 pavers around the building (216,000 sq. ft.) • 88 restrooms • 16 meeting rooms • 2836 parking spaces JANUARY 2, 2015 • 55 designated handicap parking spaces San Antonio, TX • 4 outside business call Alamodome home • 7 fi rst aid rooms • 25 permanent concession stands 3 K-STATESPORTS.COM CITY OF SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS WEATHER AS WARM AS ITS PEOPLE REMEMBER THE ALAMO With 300 days of sunshine annually and an average temperature of 70 degrees, the only The Alamo began as the San Antonio de Valero, a Spanish Mission, in 1718. The fi rst mis- ice you’ll fi nd in San Antonio is in the bottom of your margarita. sion in San Antonio, the Alamo is now the No. 1 most visited tourist attraction in Texas. The city’s four southernmost Spanish colonial missions—Concepción, San José, San Juan and Espada—are included in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and WALK THIS WAY are walled compounds encompassing a church and buildings where the priests and local San Antonio boasts one of the nation’s most desirable and compact downtowns with Native Americans lived and worked. hotels, restaurants and major attractions all walkable from the Alamodome. In 2013, Valero Alamo Bowl Champion Oregon walked from their hotel to the Alamodome for their walk-through and the game .
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