Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes | |
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University | Kansas Wesleyan University |
Association | NAIA |
Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Athletic director | Mike Hermann |
Location | Salina, Kansas |
Football stadium | Gene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex |
Basketball arena | Mabee Arena |
Baseball stadium | Dean Evans Stadium |
Softball stadium | Bill Burke Park |
Soccer stadium | Gene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex |
Nickname | Coyotes |
Colors | Purple and Gold |
Website | www |
The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes are the athletic teams that represent Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas. They are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
The Coyotes football program made its first appearance in 1893 with a record of four wins and one loss. 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. The program continued every year until 1904 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.
Kansas Wesleyan played in American Charity Bowl on December 12, 2000 against rival Bethany. The team lost by a score of 20–3.