1986 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1986 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Bowman (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Hartman (1st season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
1986 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Colorado 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. 5 Nebraska 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Missouri 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Stan Parrish. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. They finished with a record of 2–9 overall and 1–6 in Big Eight Conference play.

The Wildcats' October 18 win against rival Kansas would be the program's last victory for 31 games, stretching until the 1989 season, when they defeated North Texas 20–17 on a last-second touchdown pass. Kansas State posted a 0-30-1 record during the streak, with the lone tie also coming against Kansas in 1987.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Western Illinois*
W 35–726,320[1]
September 6at Texas Tech*
L 7–4137,842[2]
September 13Northern Iowa*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–1728,820[3]
September 20at TCU*
L 22–3526,139[4]
October 4at No. 6 Oklahoma
L 10–5674,284[5]
October 18Kansas
W 29–1238,320[6]
October 25Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 6–1719,850[7]
November 1at No. 9 Nebraska
L 0–3875,893[8]
November 8Oklahoma State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 3–2321,270[9]
November 15at Iowa State
L 19–4832,305[10]
November 22Colorado
L 3–4914,700[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Oklahoma

See also: 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Kansas State Wildcats (1–3) at Oklahoma Sooners (2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Kansas State 0 10 0010
Oklahoma 21 7 72156

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 4
  • Game attendance: 74,284
  • [12]
Game information

Roster

1986 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G Bob Bessert (C)
RB Clark Brown
WR Todd Elder
QB Tim Hanson
WR 83 Dan Hughes Jr
RB 29 Tony Jordan Jr
RB Todd Moody (C)
WR 88 John Williams Fr
QB Randy Williams
FB Ray Wilson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT Kevin Humphrey (C)
DT Jeffrey Hurd (C)
LB Grady Newton
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Mark Porter
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ken Bowman – Offensive Coordinator
  • Jerry Hartman – Defensive Coordinator
  • Rich Rachel – Linebackers
  • Dave Flegal – Assistant
  • Mike Deal – Assistant
  • Mark Deal – Assistant
  • Bill Singler – Assistant
  • L. C. Cole – Assistant
  • Leo Bouchard – Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "K-State opens season with 35–7 victory". The Olathe Daily News. August 31, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cowan, Tech bounce Wildcats". The Odessa American. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "KSU snoozes through loss against UNI". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "TCU's QB leads team to 35–22 win". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mitchel, Sooners rip Kansas State". The Herald. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Totally new' K-State beats Kansas". Omaha World-Herald. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cameron paces 17–6 MU win". Daily American Republic. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Snow proves bigger problem for NU than Wildcats, 38–0". The Daily Nonpareil. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cowboys defeat Wildcats behind freshman passer". Star-Herald. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Espinoza, Cyclones ax Cats for Banker's first victory". Tulsa World. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Buffs return, and win". The Mercury. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Oct 05. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.
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