1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1995 Kansas State Wildcats football
Holiday Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDana Dimel (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJim Leavitt (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Stoops (5th season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 0 0 12 0 0
No. 5 Colorado 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Kansas State 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 9 Kansas 5 2 0 10 2 0
Oklahoma 2 5 0 5 5 1
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 8 0
Missouri 1 6 0 3 8 0
Iowa State 1 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ –
    AP Poll

The 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented

Big 8 Conference play. 1995 was the last year of the Big Eight. The next year was the inaugural season of the Big 12 Conference
.

The season culminated with a victory against Colorado State in the 1995 Holiday Bowl. The 10-win season was the first for Kansas State since 1910, and the final top-10 ranking was the first in program history.

The Wildcats finished the 1995 season leading NCAA Division I-A in total defense, and also shut out three opponents for the first time in school history. The team shut out Akron, Northern Illinois, and Missouri. The Wildcats later repeated the feat in 1999 and 2002.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:10 p.m.Temple*W 34–734,927
September 96:00 p.m.at Cincinnati*No. 21W 23–2116,887
September 236:10 p.m.Akron*No. 19
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 67–033,145
September 301:10 p.m.Northern Illinois*No. 16
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 44–038,527
October 71:10 p.m.MissouriNo. 13
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 30–037,925
October 142:00 p.m.at Oklahoma StateNo. 8W 23–1738,000
October 212:30 p.m.at No. 2 NebraskaNo. 8ABCL 25–4976,072
October 281:10 p.m.No. 6
rivalry
)
W 41–744,284
November 41:10 p.m.No. 25 OklahomadaggerNo. 9
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 49–1040,138
November 111:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 7W 49–727,356
November 182:30 p.m.No. 9
rivalry
)
ABCL 17–2742,454
December 298:00 p.m.vs.
Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)
  • ESPNW 54–2151,051
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    [2]

    Roster

    1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 12 Brian Kavanagh Jr
    WR 22 Jimmy Dean Jr
    G 74 Kendyl Jacox So
    OT 71 Scott Heun
    RB 24 Eric Hickson So
    C 64 Jason Johnson Jr
    RB 20 Mike Lawrence So
    WR 83 Kevin Lockett Jr
    TE 80 Brian Lojka Sr
    G 78 Jeremy Martin
    QB 6 Matt Miller Sr
    OT 63 Chris Oltmanns
    WR 89 Mitch Running Sr
    WR 7 Tyson Schwieger Sr
    TE 86 Justin Swift Fr
    OT 58 Todd Weiner So
    OT 76 Ryan Young Fr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 2 Chris Canty So
    LB 8 DeShawn Fogle Jr
    LB 9 Percell Gaskins Sr
    LB 50 Travis Ochs So
    LB 42 Mark Simoneau Fr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    16 James Garcia Fr
    K 38 Martin Gramatica So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    AP
    212219161388149771010107
    Coaches Poll232119151388148771010106

    Game summaries

    At Nebraska

    Kansas State at Nebraska
    1 234Total
    Wildcats 6 0019 25
    Cornhuskers 14 2177 49

    [3]

    Kansas

    [4]

    Colorado

    Colorado at Kansas State
    1 234Total
    No. 9 Buffaloes 7 3017 27
    No. 7 Wildcats 0 377 17

    Vs. Colorado State (Holiday Bowl)

    [5]

    References

    1. ^ "Shutout history". Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
    2. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1995)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
    3. ^ "Nebraska Prevails In Battle Of Unbeatens". The Spokesman-Review. October 22, 1995. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
    4. ^ "Kansas State Rebounds From Loss to Nebraska, Stuns No. 6 Kansas, 41-7". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1995. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
    5. The Salina Journal
      via newspapers.com. December 30, 1995. Retrieved December 1, 2019.