How to Watch Kansas State Wildcats Football Without Cable

The Wildcats are primed for a great year. Read on to learn how to watch them all season long.

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The Kansas State Wildcats football program has been one of the most consistent of the 21st century. Coming off a victory in the 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl, the team is looking for another strong finish in the Big 12 in 2024. Let’s take a closer look at how you can follow all of the action this upcoming season.

This Week’s Wildcats Football Game

Kansas State Wildcats Channels

Currently, Kansas State is scheduled to play one game on ESPN+, one game on either ESPN or ESPN2, and one game on Fox. If the school makes it to the Big 12 title game, it will appear on ABC.

Many Big 12 games are also shown on FS1, so there is a chance that Kansas State will appear on the network during the 2024 season. The Big 12 also has a streaming service called Big 12 Now that streams as part of the overall ESPN+ content package.

Streaming Kansas State Wildcats

Most of the full cable replacement streaming services will have you set up well to watch Kansas State football all season.

All of the services provide cloud DVR storage and (other than Sling’s Orange plan) streaming on multiple devices at once.

Fubo

The Fubo Pro package starts at $79.99/mo and includes all the networks that Kansas State will appear on this season excluding ESPN+. You’ll also get access to FS2, the ACC Network and Big 10 Network if you’re interested in following additional college football content.

See our Fubo review for all the details.

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DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM carries ESPN, ESPN2, and FS1 through its Entertainment Package, which starts at $79.99/mo. You will also get access to local Fox, ABC and other channels to provide the most for your money.

For more information, see our DIRECTV STREAM review.

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Hulu + Live TV

Hulu + Live TV starts at $76.99/mo and includes Disney+ and ESPN+. You can get ESPN+ on its own for $10.99 per month or $108.99 per year.

Our Hulu Live review has more.

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Sling TV

Sling TV offers ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3 through its Sling Orange package. The package starts at $40 a month and allows you to watch Wildcats football on a multitude of devices. You can get FS1 through the Sling Blue package, which is $40 a month. If you get both packages together, you will pay $55 a month.

Get all the details in our Sling TV review.

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YouTube TV

YouTube TV also carries ESPN, ESPN2 and FS1. You’ll also have access to Fox and ABC to ensure that you don’t miss any of the nationally televised games.

Kansas State Wildcats Football

Kansas State plays its home games at Bill Snyder Family Field, which has a capacity of roughly 50,000 people. The team is currently coached by Chris Kileman, who was hired by the team in 2019 to replace Bill Synder. Synder is considered to be the best coach in the team’s history and is widely credited for turning the program around.

Prior to Synder’s arrival in 1989, the team had appeared in a single bowl game, which was a 14-3 loss to Wisconsin in the 1983 Independence Bowl. Although the team would lose that game, it does have the distinction of being the first live college football game televised on ESPN.

In Synder’s first season, the team won a single game, but it represented the team’s first win in three seasons. In 1990, the team would win five games, which marked only the third time the team had done so since 1973.

Wildcats History

The team had won just 299 games prior to his arrival and would win 215 during his two tenures with the school. Kansas State would win the Big 12 in 2003, which was the school’s first conference title since 1934 when the conference was known as the Big Eight. The school’s other Big 12 conference titles came in 2012 and 2022.

Kansas State won its first bowl game in 1993 when the school beat Wyoming 52-17 in the Copper Bowl. Today, the Copper Bowl is now known as the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. The Wildcats would then appear in a bowl game every year through 2003, and the school has appeared in a total of 24 bowl games since 1993 and 25 overall. They have 11 victories in those games with a perfect 3-0 record in the Holiday Bowl and a 35-14 win against Syracuse in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl.

Players and Ranking

There have been a number of notable players who have played for Kansas State despite the fact that many were lightly recruited at the time.

During Bill Synder’s tenure, it was common for the team to recruit players from junior colleges in Kansas. This is how quarterback Micheal Bishop would become the starting quarterback at Kansas State in 1998 and how running back and returner Darren Sproles would join the team and be its breakout star in 2003.

During the 1998 season, the Wildcats would spend a week atop the polls and were considered favorites to win a national title. However, they lost in the 1998 title game to Texas A&M on a controversial touchdown call in overtime.

Kansas State Rivalries

Kansas State has a number of rivals including Kansas, Iowa State and Nebraska. Their series against Iowa State included two games at Arrowhead Stadium in 2009 and 2010 that were referred to as Farmageddon. The two schools still play each other but at their own stadiums.

In addition, the Wildcats games against Kansas are known as the Sunflower Showdown. The Wildcats last played Nebraska in 2010 when the school decided to leave the Big 12 for the Big 10.

2024 Kansas State Wildcats Football Schedule

Wrapping Up

The Kansas State Wildcats have largely turned their program from a laughingstock to one that has the respect of fans nationwide. If you want to follow the Wildcats this year, there are a number of streaming services that carry the stations needed to do so.

Fubo is our top choice for Wildcats fans. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

FAQs

What is the Sunflower Showdown?

The Sunflower Showdown is the name of the annual game between the Wildcats and the Jayhawks of Kansas. Kansas leads the overall series 64-52-1, and the two teams have met every year since 1911 without interruption. The tie occurred after “The Toilet Bowl” in 1987 when the teams entered the game with a single win between them.

How can I watch teams other than the Wildcats without cable?

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