At 76, Snyder, who recently became only the fourth active head coach to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, is 193-101-1 and enters the 2016 season second among active coaches in victories behind only Nick Saban, who has 195 going into Monday’s CFP championship.
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“Following our bowl game against Arkansas, I had a chance to visit with my family, and they collectively wanted me to do what I wanted to do and none were against my decision to return as long as I am having a positive impact on the young people in our program, my health is in order and as long as I am wanted by the University and the wonderful Kansas State fan base,” Snyder said.
Snyder’s Wildcats got off to a slow, injury-prone start to the 2015 season, but the young, makeshift squad that used a receiver under center in the Liberty Bowl finished the season with three straight Big 12 wins.
The Wildcats hope to carry their second-half momentum into next season when the Cats open 2016 against the Rose Bowl champion Stanford Cardinal. Snyder will turn 77 a day before K-State hosts Texas Tech on Oct. 8.
“We are all grateful for the incredible leadership of Coach Snyder, and I was delighted when he affirmed to me that he plans to continue,” K-State athletics director John Currie said. “We look forward to him leading the Wildcats into Palo Alto for our 2016 opener on September 2.”
Before Snyder joined the Wildcats, K-State had just three winning seasons in 50 years, but the architect of the “greatest turnaround in college football history” turned the program into a national contender that advanced to 11-straight bowl games and tallied six 11-win seasons over a seven-year stretch.
