Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes

Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes
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UniversityKansas Wesleyan University
AssociationNAIA
ConferenceKCAC (primary)
LocationSalina, Kansas
Varsity teams25
Football stadiumGene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex[1]
Basketball arenaMabee Arena
Baseball stadiumDean Evans Stadium
Softball stadiumBill Burke Park
Soccer stadiumGene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex[1]
NicknameCoyotes
ColorsPurple and gold[2]
   
Websitekwucoyotes.com

The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes are the athletic teams that represent Kansas Wesleyan University, located in Salina, Kansas, in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1902–03 academic year.[3]

Varsity teams

Kansas Wesleyan competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports:

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Bowling
Bowling Cross country
Cross country Flag football
Football Golf
Golf Soccer
Soccer Softball
Tennis Tennis
Track and field1 Track and field1
Volleyball Volleyball
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor

Football

Further information on KWU football: 2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season and List of Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes head football coaches
1893 KW football team

The Coyotes football program made its first appearance in 1893 with a record of four wins and one loss.[4] They would not field a team again until 1899 when the school played one game against Kansas State Agriculture College (now known as Kansas State University) and lost by a score of 17–5.[5] The program continued every year until 1904[6] when the program was suspended for one year. In all, the school did not field a team during the following years: 1894–1898, 1904, 1910–1913, 1918, and 1943–1945. As of completion of the 2009 season, the program has an all-time record of 379 wins, 377 losses, and 38 ties.[4]

Bowl games

Kansas Wesleyan played in American Family Insurance Charity Bowl on December 12, 2000, against rival Bethany. The team lost by a score of 20–3.[7]

Facilities

Former Glenn Martin Stadium, home to KWU football and soccer teams. The stadium was demolished in 2014[8] and replaced by Gene Bissell Field
Venue Sport(s) Open. Ref.
Gene Bissell Field [n 1] Football
Soccer
Track and field
2015
 [9]
Mabee Arena Basketball
2008
 [10]
Dean Evans Stadium Baseball
1992
 [11]
Salina South High School Fields Softball
n/i
 [12]
Bradley Courts [n 1] Tennis
n/i
 [13]
Notes
  1. ^ a b Part of the Graves Family Sports Complex.

References

  1. ^ a b maintained Salina Media Group. "VIDEO: Video Tour of New KWU Stadium".
  2. ^ Kansas Wesleyan University Style & Branding Guide (PDF). July 1, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Member Institutions (Kansas Wesleyan University)". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  4. ^ a b College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2010-10-27 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan
  5. ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan Results 1895-1899
  6. ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan Results 1900-1904
  7. ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan bowl history
  8. ^ Demolition Of Glenn Martin Stadium Begins on Ksal.com, 9 Jan 2014
  9. ^ JRI Stadium
  10. ^ Mabee Arena
  11. ^ Dean Evans Stadium
  12. ^ Salina South High School Softball Fields
  13. ^ [1]
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