Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes
{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes
| logo = Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes logo.svg
| logo_width = 200
| university = Kansas Wesleyan University
| association = NAIA
| conference = KCAC (primary)
| director =
| location = Salina, Kansas
| teams = 25
| stadium = Gene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex{{cite web|url=http://www.ksal.com/video-video-tour-of-new-kwu-stadium/ |title=VIDEO: Video Tour of New KWU Stadium|author=maintained Salina Media Group}}
| soccerstadium = Gene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex
| basketballarena = Mabee Arena
| baseballfield = Dean Evans Stadium
| softballstadium = Bill Burke Park
| mascot =
| nickname = Coyotes
| pageurl = http://www.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.{{cite web|url=http://www.kcacsports.com/members.php#19|publisher=Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |access-date=May 27, 2013|title=Member Institutions (Kansas Wesleyan University)}}
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.
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=Football=
{{further|topic=KWU football|2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season|List of Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes head football coaches}}
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The Coyotes football program made its first appearance in 1893 with a record of four wins and one loss.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/kcac/kansas_wesleyan/index.php College Football Data Warehouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027160927/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/kcac/kansas_wesleyan/index.php |date=2010-10-27 }} Kansas Wesleyan 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.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/kcac/kansas_wesleyan/yearly_results.php?year=1895 College Football Data Warehouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019053049/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/kcac/kansas_wesleyan/yearly_results.php?year=1895 |date=2012-10-19 }} Kansas Wesleyan Results 1895-1899 The program continued every year until 1904[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/kcac/kansas_wesleyan/yearly_results.php?year=1900 College Football Data Warehouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019053058/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/kcac/kansas_wesleyan/yearly_results.php?year=1900 |date=2012-10-19 }} Kansas Wesleyan Results 1900-1904 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.
==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.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/kcac/kansas_wesleyan/bowl_history.php College Football Data Warehouse] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014220755/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/kcac/kansas_wesleyan/bowl_history.php |date=2012-10-14 }} Kansas Wesleyan bowl history
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External links
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{{Kansas Wesleyan University}}
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{{Kansas Sports}}