1975 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1975 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record3–8 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Pendry (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Dick Selcer (1st season)
Home stadium KSU Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma + 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 9 Nebraska + 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 16 Colorado 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Kansas 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Missouri 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Iowa State 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head football coach was Ellis Rainsberger, in his first of three years at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1975 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 3–8, and a dismal 0–7 record in Big Eight Conference play. [1]

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1975 was the first time in school history that the Wildcats were shut out three times in one season; the other time was in 1980. The Wildcats were shut out by Texas A&M, Kansas, Nebraska. They scored just 23 points in 7 conference games, an average of just 3.26 points per game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Tulsa *
W 17–1634,000 [2]
September 20 Wichita State *
W 32–031,000 [3]
September 27at Wake Forest *
W 17–1617,700 [4]
October 4No. 6 Texas A&M *
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–1037,100 [5]
October 11 Iowa State
L 7–1723,600 [6]
October 18No. 2 Oklahoma Dagger-14-plain.png
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 3–2534,700 [7]
October 25at No. 15 Missouri
L 3–3562,860 [8]
November 1at Kansas
L 0–2853,480 [9]
November 8No. 3 Nebraska
L 0–1241,300 [10]
November 15at Oklahoma State
L 3–5640,100 [11]
November 22at No. 9 Colorado
L 7–3344,345 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 81 Paul Coffman So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 79Mike OsbornSo
LB 59 Gary Spani So
DB 32Marvin SwitzerJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1975 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kansas State holds off Tulsa, 71–16". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Kansas State rips Wichita State". Pensacola News Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "'Cats nip Wake Forest". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wildcats' upset bid falls short". Longview Morning Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Big plays give ISU win 17–7". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Sooners step past Wildcats". The Salina Journal. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Strangest thing: Missouri fans go home early". The Columbia Daily Tribune. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Jayhawks blank Kansas State 28–0". The Daily Standard. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Huskers top K-State". Casper Star-Tribune. November 9, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cowboys bomb Wildcats 56–3". The Waterloo Courier. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Buffs didn't forget". Rapid City Journal. November 23, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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