KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State football has been selected to face No. 5 Alabama in the Allstate Sugar Bowl held 11 a.m. Dec. 31 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Sugar Bowl marks K-State’s 24th bowl game. The No. 9 Wildcats are 10-13 all-time in bowl games.
Sunday's bowl announcement comes on the heels of K-State's 31-28 victory over TCU in overtime Saturday during the Big 12 title game.
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While the Wildcats are 10-3 on the season, the Crimson Tide is 10-2.
This is K-State's first appearance in the Sugar Bowl, the 89th annual of the bowl. The only other time the team has played in the Superdome was during a 1988 loss to Tulane.
"We're thrilled to welcome Kansas State fans for the first time, and we're always happy to have our old friends from Alabama back in town," Lloyd Frischhertz, president of the Sugar Bowl committee, said in a statement. "We expect this to be an outstanding New Year's weekend in New Orleans for the teams, their friends and family, and all of the amazing Wildcat and Crimson Tide fans."
K-State will be the home team and have the home bench in the matchup.
Tickets for the game can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
