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 = https://kwucoyotes.com/

| altlogo = 200px

}}

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 20 intercollegiate varsity sports:

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Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Bowling
Bowling	Cross country
Cross country	Flag football
Football	Golf
Golf	Soccer
Soccer	Softball
Tennis	Tennis
Track and field{{sup\|1}}	Track and field{{sup\|1}}
Volleyball	Volleyball
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=Football=

{{further|topic=KWU football|2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season|List of Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes head football coaches}}

File:Kansas wesleyan football team 1893.jpg

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

Facilities

File:KWU stadium bleachers wide 1.jpg

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Gene Bissell Field {{refn\|Part of the Graves Family Sports Complex.\|group=n\|name=gfsc}}	Football Soccer Track and field	{{center\|2015}}	[https://kwucoyotes.com/facilities/jri-stadium-graves-family-sports-complex-/6 JRI Stadium]
Mabee Arena	Basketball	{{center\|2008}}	[https://kwucoyotes.com/facilities/mabee-arena/1 Mabee Arena]
Dean Evans Stadium	Baseball	{{center\|1992}}	[https://kwucoyotes.com/facilities/dean-evans-stadium/10 Dean Evans Stadium]
Salina South High School Fields	Softball	{{center\|n/i}}	[https://kwucoyotes.com/facilities/salina-south-high-school-softball-fields/12 Salina South High School Softball Fields]
Bradley Courts {{refn\|group=n\|name=gfsc}}	Tennis	{{center\|n/i}}	[https://kwucoyotes.com/facilities/bradley-tennis-courts-graves-family-sports-complex-/3 ]

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References

External links

{{Official website}}

Category:Sports in Salina, Kansas