Best college football coach in history from each state

TUSCALOOSA, AL - CIRCA 1958-1982: Paul Bryant, head coach of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team observes the play during a game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Alabama) (Photo by University of Alabama/Collegiate Images/Getty Images) /

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MANHATTAN, KS – NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Bill Snyder (C) of the Kansas State Wildcats gets carried off the field, after winning his 200th career game against the Kansas Jayhawks on November 26, 2016 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images) /

Kansas: Bill Snyder

The Purple Wizard continues to pile up victories at Kansas State, helping him further separate from the pack in the history of The Sunflower State.

A native of St. Joseph, Snyder stayed in-state to attend play quarterback at Missouri before transferring to William Jewell as a halfback and cornerback. Three years after graduating in 1966, Snyder got his first collegiate coaching experience as a graduate assistant at USC under McKay and bounced around five different stops over the next decade.

Finally, Kansas State gave Snyder his first college head coaching gig in 1989 in an effort to turn around one of the traditionally worst programs in the nation. Snyder posted the school’s first winning record in nine years in 1991 and led the Wildcats to their second-ever bowl appearance twp seasons later.

The Wildcats won at least 10 games in seven different seasons from 1995-2003 with six finishes in the top 10 and their first conference title since the Great Depression. Kansas State fell off when Snyder briefly retired from 2006-2009, but don’t have a losing record in his second stint and was even in contention for the national title for much of 2012.

Snyder owns a career record of 202-105-1, an impressive feat given Kansas State’s lifetime .370 winning percentage prior to his arrival. As the Wildcats have little history outside of Snyder and Kansas has enjoyed just brief periods of success as a program, the Hall of Famer is well ahead of the pack in the Sunflower State.

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