1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1989 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDel Miller (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Cope (1st season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Colorado $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 11 Nebraska 6 1 0 10 2 0
Oklahoma 5 2 0 7 4 0
Iowa State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0 4 7 0
Kansas 2 5 0 4 7 0
Missouri 1 6 0 2 9 0
Kansas State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented

KSU Stadium. The season saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 1–10, and a 0–7 record in Big Eight Conference play. This was Snyder's first season as head coach. It also saw K-State pick up its first win in 31 games, dating back to the 29–12 win against Kansas
on October 18, 1986.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 99:00 p.m.at No. 25
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
  • L 0–3168,606
    September 161:10 p.m.Northern Iowa*L 8–1028,275
    September 231:10 p.m.Northern Illinois*
    • KSU Stadium
    • Manhattan, KS
    L 20–3720,256
    September 301:10 p.m.North Texas*
    • KSU Stadium
    • Manhattan, KS
    W 20–1726,564[1]
    October 71:30 p.m.at No. 4 NebraskaL 7–5876,265
    October 143:00 p.m.at Oklahoma StateL 13–1740,100
    October 211:10 p.m.Missouri
    • KSU Stadium
    • Manhattan, KS
    L 9–2129,492
    October 281:10 p.m.
    rivalry
    )
    L 16–2135,652
    November 41:00 p.m.at Iowa StateL 11–3640,332
    November 111:30 p.m.at OklahomaL 19–4271,000
    November 1812:10 p.m.No. 2 Colorado
    L 11–5920,117
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    [2]

    Personnel

    1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB David Bowman
    RB Richard Boyd
    TE Russ Campbell
    P
    Chris Cobb
    RB Antoine Dulan
    OL Chad Faulkner
    OL Shawn Fleming
    TE Alan Friedrich
    WR Eric Gallon
    QB Matt Garber
    WR Frank Hernandez
    OL Eric Herrick
    RB D. Hudson
    RB Pat Jackson
    TE Al Jones
    RB Sonny Ray Jones
    OL Toby Lawrence
    RB Curtis Madden
    OL Will McCain
    OL Mike Orr
    RB Terry Richards
    WR Michael Smith
    QB Carl Straw
    QB Paul Watson
    WR Mike Wheeler
    OL Paul Yniguez
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DL Elijah Alexander
    LB Brooks Barta
    DL John Crawford
    DL Ramon Davenport
    LB James Enin-Okut
    DL Ekwensi Griffith
    DB Erick Harper
    LB Matt Hennesy
    DL Maurice Henry
    DB Tyreese Herds
    DL Robert Hubbell
    DB Marcus Miller
    DB Danny Needham
    LB Chris Patterson
    DB Dimitrie Scott
    DL Anthony Williams
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K David Kruger
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    North Texas

    #1 (I-AA) North Texas Mean Green at Kansas State Wildcats (0–3)
    Period 1 2 Total
    North Texas 0
    Kansas St 0

    at

    KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

    Game information
    Fourth quarter
    • UNT – Carl Brewer 47-yard pass from Scott Davis (kick good), 1:35. North Texas 17-14.
    • KSU – Frank Hernandez 12-yard pass from Carl Straw (no kick), 0:00. Kansas St 20-14. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards.

    Kansas State snapped 30-game winless streak (since 1986) and fans tore down the goalposts [4]

    External videos
    video icon Final Kansas St drive

    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    2. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
    3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 01.
    4. ^ "Kansas State ends 30 game dry spell." Associated Press. Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 01. Retrieved 2022-Dec-03.