MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Athletics is asking fans to help stripe out Bill Snyder Family Stadium for the season opener and K-State Family Reunion against South Dakota as the department honors Coach Snyder for his 2015 College Football Hall of Fame selection.
Fans are asked to wear either purple or white depending on their ticket location in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Fans can access the stadium map showing the shirt color for their section at www.kstatesports.com.
“Many fans have reached out over the last several years asking to stripe out the football stadium for a game, and we thought doing so September 5 will be a great visual way to celebrate the start of the season and Coach Snyder’s selection into the College Football Hall of Fame,” said Associate AD for Ticketing and Fan Strategies Scott Garrett. “With another sellout crowd expected for the game, we are excited for this opportunity to showcase the passion of the K-State Family to the entire nation.”
Fans will have the opportunity to purchase a limited edition t-shirt for this game (purple or white depending on seat location) which features Coach Snyder’s 16 Goals and his 2015 hall of fame selection recognition. These t-shirts can be purchased beginning June 22 at the following locations:
- K-State Superstore in Manhattan (McCall Road)
- K-State Super Store at the Stadium
- K-State Superstore online (kstategear.com)
- The official K-State Online Store (k-statesports.com)
In addition, shirts can be found at various Kansas Sampler locations across the state and online at rallyhouse.com. Kansas Sampler locations include:
Wichita
3053 North Rock Road
Wichita, KS 67226
Mission
6858 Johnson Drive
Mission, KS 66202
Town Center
4845 W. 117th St.
Leawood, KS 66211
Topeka
5918 SW 21st St.
Topeka, KS 66604
Olathe
16485 W. 119th St.
Olathe, KS 66061
Oak Park
9750 Quivira Road
Lenexa, KS 66215
In an effort to mobilize the grassroots support that has always been so crucial to K-State’s success, $5 from each purchased limited edition t-shirt will go directly toward the future northeast corner component of the stadium or Phase 3B of the Vanier Football Complex Project.
A representative from the National Football Foundation will be on hand for the game to honor Coach Snyder’s selection into the hall of fame and will do so in a brief pre-game salute.
The season opener will kick off at 6:10 p.m. A limited number of single-game tickets, including standing room only tickets on the northeast hill and scattered single seats throughout the stadium, will be available online at www.kstatesports.com beginning June 22. The game will also be broadcast world-wide on K-StateHD.TV, and following the recent announcement of a new digital partnership with SportsLabs, current monthly and annual K-StateHD.TV subscribers will need to cancel their existing account through the current provider by clicking here.
Beginning July 1, all fans will need to re-subscribe to K-StateHD.TV as a new account and can do so at k-statesports.com following launch to gain access to the South Dakota game. Those current subscribers who have paid for annual subscriptions will be contacted directly via email for specific details and instructions regarding how their subscription will be transferred to the new platform.