WHEREAS, The 1997 Kansas State University (K-State) football team ended the reg-
ular season with a 10-1 record, finished the season with a tremendous 35-18 victory over
Syracuse in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl and was ranked seventh in the nation in the final Asso-
ciated Press poll; and

    WHEREAS, The K-State ``Wildcats'' are coached by Bill Snyder, who in his nine seasons
at K-State has amassed a 66-37-1 coaching record including five consecutive bowl games.
He is credited with orchestrating the greatest turnaround in college football; and

    WHEREAS, The team's co-captains for the 1997 season were Eric Hickson, Travis
Ochs, Mark Simoneau, Todd Weiner and Ryan Young; and

    WHEREAS, The K-State Wildcats were ranked in the top 25 for 50 consecutive weeks,
and were nationally ranked for 75 of the past 79 polls. It is one of just six schools in the
nation to win nine games in each of the past five seasons. The K-State defense has been
the cornerstone of the Wildcats' success. K-State finished fourth in the nation in total
defense in 1997 after leading the nation in 1995 and being No. 16 in 1996. The team ended
the regular season ranked No. 3 in the nation in kickoff returns and No. 14 in punt returns.
The K-State offense rushed for 2,422 yards and 29 touchdowns this season; and

    WHEREAS, Kansas State University was recognized by Paul Harvey in his December
17, 1997, broadcast by saying that ``some smaller schools have a bigger per capita impact.
Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, generates both scholars and athletes in
numbers all out of proportion to the school's 20,000 enrollment''; and

    WHEREAS, The team's coaches are head coach Bill Snyder, assistant coaches Ron
Hudson, Mark Mangino, Greg Peterson, Mike Stoops, Jon Fabris, Larry Kramer, Mo La-
timore, Michael Smith and Brent Venables, graduate assistants Chuck Culver and Matt
Miller plus assistant athletic director for football operations Sean Snyder, strength coach
Rod Cole, head trainer Jim Kleinau and video specialist Scott Eilert: Now, therefore,

    Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That we congratulate and commend
the 1997 Kansas State University football team for its successful season; and

    Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to provide an
enrolled copy of this resolution to Dr. Jon Wefald, President, Kansas State University; Max
Urick, Director of Athletics; and 10 copies to Coach Bill Snyder, all in care of Vanier
Football Complex, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506.

Senate Resolution No. 1849 was sponsored by Senators Oleen, Barone, Becker, Biggs,
Bleeker, Bond, Brownlee, Clark, Corbin, Donovan, Downey, Emert, Feleciano, Gilstrap,
Gooch, Goodwin, Hardenburger, Harrington, Hensley, Huelskamp, Jones, Jordan, Karr,
Kerr, Langworthy, Lawrence, Lee, Morris, Petty, Praeger, Pugh, Ranson, Salisbury, Sal-
mans, Schraad, Steffes, Steineger, Tyson, Umbarger and Vidricksen.

I hereby certify that the above Resolution originated in the Senate, and was adopted
by that body

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President of the Senate.

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Secretary of the Senate.