2023 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2023 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats were led by Chris Klieman in his fifth year as their head coach.

They played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2022 regular season 10–4 and 7–2 in Big 12 play and appeared in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game, where they defeated the TCU Horned Frogs in overtime, 31–28. They earned a berth in the Sugar Bowl, where they were defeated by the Alabama Crimson Tide, 45–20.

Big 12 preseason poll
The Big 12 preseason poll was released on July 6. Kansas State was picked 2nd in the conference.

First place votes in parentheses.

Southeast Missouri State

 * Sources: K-State Box Score K-State Recap

Troy

 * Sources: K-State Box Score K-State Recap

at Texas Tech
Starting quarterback Behren Morton exited the game at halftime with an undisclosed injury. Morton had been dealing with a sprained AC joint in his throwing shoulder ever since he took over for the injured Tyler Shough.

at No. 7 Texas

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Fox's Big Noon Kickoff show was on Texas's campus for the first time this season.

102,846 is the 5th highest attendance for a game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to date

at No. 25 Kansas
In the first matchup in Sunflower Showdown with both teams ranked in 28 years, the teams traded scores early in the game. In the beginning of the second half, Kansas took an 11 point lead. K-State would come back to win the game. It was the 15th straight loss for KU in the rivalry. The loss also officially eliminated Kansas' slim hopes to play in the Big 12 championship game.