1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1995 Kansas State Wildcats football
Holiday Bowl Champions
Holiday Bowl vs. Colorado State, Won 54-21
Conference Big 8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #7
1995 record 10-2 (5-2 Big 8)
Head coach Bill Snyder
Defensive coordinator Bob Stoops/Jim Leavitt
Home stadium KSU Stadium
Seasons
« 1994 1996 »
1995 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Nebraska † 7 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0
#5 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#9 Kansas 5 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#7 Kansas State 5 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma 2 – 5 – 0     5 – 5 – 1
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 8 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Missouri 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
*† – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1995. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1995 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 10-2, and a 5-2 record in Big 8 play. The season culminated with a victory against Colorado State in the 1995 Holiday Bowl. 1995 was the last year of the Big 8 Conference. 1996 was the inaugural year of the Big 12 Conference.

1995 was the first year that Kansas State shutout 3 opponents in one season. They shutout Akron, Northern Illinois, and Missouri. The Wildcats repeated the feat in 1999 and 2002.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
9/2/1995 6:10 PM Temple* KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS None W 34-7   34,927
9/9/1995 6:00 PM at Cincinnati* #21 Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH None W 23-21   16,887
9/23/1995 6:10 PM Akron* #19 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS None W 67-0   33,145
9/30/1995 1:10 PM Northern Illinois* #16 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS None W 44-0   38,527
10/7/1995 1:10 PM Missouri #13 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS None W 32-0   37,925
10/14/1995 2:00 PM at Oklahoma State #8 Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK None W 23-17   38,000
10/21/1995 2:30 PM at #2 Nebraska #8 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC L 49-25   76,072
10/28/1995 1:10 PM #6 Kansas #14 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown/Governor's Cup) None W 41-7   44,284
11/4/1995 1:10 PM #25 Oklahoma #9 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS None W 49-10   40,138
11/11/1995 1:00 PM at Iowa State #7 Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA None W 49-7   27,356
11/18/1995 2:30 PM #9 Colorado #7 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS ABC L 27-17   42,454
12/29/1995 8:00 PM vs. #25 Colorado State* #10 Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) ESPN W 54-24   51,051
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Table references[2]

References

  1. ^ Shutout history
  2. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Universtiy coaching records by game (1995)". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=1995. Retrieved January 11, 2011. 

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