American college football season
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 .
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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 at LSU * L 0–2175,405 [2] September 20 South Dakota * W 24–326,120 September 27 Arkansas State * W 31–732,580 [3] October 4 at Tulsa * L 0–323,213 October 11 at Iowa State L 7–3150,163 October 18 at No. 17 Oklahoma L 21–3574,638 October 25 No. 16 Missouri ABC L 3–1330,610 November 1 Kansas W 18–20 (forfeit)^43,276 November 8 at No. 5 Nebraska L 8–5576,121 November 15 Oklahoma State L 0–1022,370 November 22 Colorado W 17–1417,510 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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^ 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.
1980 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 80 Mike Cox So QB 4 Darrell Ray Dickey So OT 77 Doug Hoppock Jr RB 20 Kenny Smith Jr C 51 Pat Sura Sr
Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 7 Jim Jackson Jr
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 Injured Redshirt
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