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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
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 KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (
rivalry ) 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 KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (
rivalry ) W 17–1417,510
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
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
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons