Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes

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.^[3]

Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes
University	Kansas Wesleyan University
Association	NAIA
Conference	KCAC (primary)
Location	Salina, Kansas
Varsity teams	25
Football stadium	Gene Bissell Field at the Graves Family Sports Complex[1]
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[1]
Nickname	Coyotes
Colors	Purple and gold[2]
Website	kwucoyotes.com

Varsity teams

Kansas Wesleyan competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports:

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Bowling
Bowling	Cross country
Cross country	Flag football
Football	Golf
Golf	Soccer
Soccer	Softball
Tennis	Tennis
Track and field1	Track and field1
Volleyball	Volleyball
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor

Football

Further information on KWU football: 2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season and List of Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes head football coaches

1893 KW football team

The Coyotes football program made its first appearance in 1893 with a record of four wins and one loss.^[4] 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.^[5] The program continued every year until 1904^[6] 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.^[4]

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.^[7]

Facilities

Former Glenn Martin Stadium, home to KWU football and soccer teams. The stadium was demolished in 2014^[8] and replaced by Gene Bissell Field

Venue	Sport(s)	Open.	Ref.
Gene Bissell Field [n 1]	Football Soccer Track and field	2015	[9]
Mabee Arena	Basketball	2008	[10]
Dean Evans Stadium	Baseball	1992	[11]
Salina South High School Fields	Softball	n/i	[12]
Bradley Courts [n 1]	Tennis	n/i	[13]

Notes

1. Part of the Graves Family Sports Complex.