1980 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1980 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadium KSU Stadium
Seasons
  1979
1981  
1980 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 010 2 0
No. 7 Nebraska 6 1 010 2 0
Missouri 5 2 08 4 0
Iowa State 3 4 07 4 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 04 7 0
Kansas State 2 5 04 7 0
Kansas 1 6 02 8 1
Colorado 1 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. [1] The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

Contents

1980 was the second time in school history that the Wildcats were shut out three times in one season, the only other time being in 1975. The Wildcats were shut out by LSU, Tulsa, Oklahoma State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13at LSU *L 0–2175,405 [2]
September 20 South Dakota *W 24–326,120
September 27 Arkansas State *
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 31–732,580 [3]
October 4at Tulsa *L 0–323,213
October 11at Iowa State L 7–3150,163
October 18at No. 17 Oklahoma L 21–3574,638
October 25No. 16 Missouri Dagger-14-plain.png
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ABC L 3–1330,610
November 1 Kansas
W 18–20 (forfeit)^43,276
November 8at No. 5 Nebraska L 8–5576,121
November 15 Oklahoma State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–1022,370
November 22 Colorado
W 17–1417,510
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

^ Kansas mistakenly counts this as a win. Kansas was forced by the Big Eight Conference to forfeit this game after beating Kansas State on the field, 20–18. Kerwin Bell, a Kansas running back was later determined to be ineligible at the time of the game.

Roster

1980 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 80Mike CoxSo
QB 4Darrell Ray DickeySo
OT 77 Doug Hoppock Jr
RB 20Kenny SmithJr
C 51Pat SuraSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 60 Monte Bennett Sr
DT 76 Stevan Clark Sr
LB 93Mitch FooteSr
LB 99Mike OrrSo
CB 41Steve SchusterSr
LB 57Jack WilliamsonJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 7Jim JacksonJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Gary Darnell Defensive Coordinator & assistant head coach
  • Carl Selmer Offensive line
  • Mo Lattimore Defensive ends
  • Chuck Driesbach Defensive backs
  • Jim Davie Assistant
  • Jim Donnan Assistant
  • Dennis Franchione Assistant
  • George Walstad Assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. "1980 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. "Louisiana State stymies Kansas State 21–0". The Kansas City Star. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kansas State builds some confidence in downing Arkansas State 31–7". The Kansas City Star. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1980)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.