When Bill Snyder took the job as head coach of the Wildcats, he was asked to perform the greatest turnaround in the history of college football, and it started with a win over North Texas State in 1989, and culminated with K-State's second bowl game appearance in their long history. In 1993 the Wildcats took on the high-powered offense of Wyoming in the Weiser Lock Copper Bowl.Wyoming got out to an early 3-0 lead, but it was all K-State from there. J.J. Smith scored K-State's first touchdown, starting what would be a total domination by KSU. The Wildcats racked up 502 total yards, and Andre Coleman (pictured) was responsible for more than half of that with 283 total yards. Coleman was named the MVP of the game and scored two touchdowns, one on a 68 yard punt return to put K-State up 24-10 at halftime and the other was right after halftime on a 61-yard pass reception from Chad May to put the game out of Wyoming's reach. Coleman ended the game with 8 receptions for 144 yards, while May racked up 275 yards on 19-28 passing. J.J. Smith led Kansas State on the ground with 133 yards on 20 carries. D-back Kenny McEntyre capped things off for K-State with a 37 yard interception return for at TD as K-State picked up their first bowl win in school history and finished the '93 season with a 9-2-1 record. Final Score 52-17.
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