1982 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1982 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5–1 (3–3–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
1982 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
3 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Missouri 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Iowa State 1 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Kansas 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 2
Colorado 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

The Wildcats finished the 1982 season with a record of 6–5–1, and a 3–3–1 record in Big Eight Conference play. It was the program's first winning season since 1970. During the season Kansas State played its first night game in KSU Stadium, a 36–7 win over Kansas. Temporary lights were erected for the game by TBS, which televised the contest. A then-record crowd of 43,167 attended the game.

Following the season, Kansas State was invited to its first ever bowl game, the 1982 Independence Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers. The Badgers beat the Wildcats, 14–3. The 1982 Independence Bowl was the first college football game televised live by ESPN. After the season Dickey was named coach of the year by the Big Eight Conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11Kentucky*
W 23–929,400[1]
September 18South Dakota*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 42–331,100[2]
September 251:30 p.m.Wichita State*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 31–740,100[3]
October 2at No. 13 Arizona State*
L 7–3061,824[4]
October 9Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
T 7–730,450[5]
October 16at No. 6 Nebraska
L 13–4276,268[6]
October 23Kansas
WTBSW 36–745,595[7]
October 30at Iowa State
W 9–352,078[8]
November 6at No. 14 Oklahoma
ABCL 10–2476,129[9]
November 13Oklahoma State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 16–2430,400[10]
November 20Colorado
W 33–1024,300[11]
December 11vs. Wisconsin*
ESPNL 3–1449,523[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[13]

Roster

1982 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Gary Darnell – Defensive Coordinator & assistant head coach
  • Jerry Boyce – Offensive Coordinator
  • Joe Hatcher – Quarterbacks
  • Don Bocchi – Running backs
  • Dick Bumpas – Defensive line
  • Mo Lattimore – Defensive ends
  • Chuck Driesbach – Defensive backs
  • Jim Davie – Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "K-State uses field goals, Kentucky fumbles prove costly". The Kansas City Star. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "K-State whips outmanned USD". Argus-Leader. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats shuck Shockers, 31–7". The Manhattan Mercury. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sun Devils manhandle Kansas State". The Wichita Eagle. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tiger, 'Cat attacks stall in stiff wind". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nebraska romps". Tulsa World. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats tar, feather Jayhawks, 36–7". The Salina Journal. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Offense? Not at Iowa State". Quad-City Times. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "3 big plays let Sooners dump KSU". Omaha World-Herald. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cowboys top Kansas State". St. Joseph News-Press. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wildcats bowl over Colorado 33–10". The Kansas City Star. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wright hurls Badgers past Wildcats, 14–3". The Shreveport Times. December 12, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1982)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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