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]
   
Websitewww.kwucoyotes.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 25 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include competitive cheer, competitive dance and eSports.

Athletics bus for the Coyotes at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas
Stadium bleachers at the former Glen Martin Stadium at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas.

Football

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]


References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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
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