title: Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes
text: # 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.
  
  ## Varsity teams
  
  Kansas Wesleyan competes in 25 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include competitive cheer, competitive dance and eSports.
  
  ### Football
  
  The Coyotes football program made its first appearance in 1893 with a record of four wins and one loss. 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. The program continued every year until 1904 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.
  
  **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.
  
  