Despite some shining moments in the 1920s and 1930s, Kansas State was historically one of the worst programs in NCAA history until 1989, when the athletic department hired Bill Snyder as head coach.
Despite some shining moments in the 1920s and 1930s, by 1989 the school was statistically the worst program in NCAA Division I with a record of 299--509--41. Fortunes changed in 1989, when the athletic department hired Bill Snyder as head coach.