1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in 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.

1989 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDel Miller (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBob Cope (1st season)
Base defense4–3
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 99:00 p.m.at No. 25 Arizona State*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.Kansas 
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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

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1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB David Bowman
RB Richard Boyd
TE Russ Campbell
QB, 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
  •   Redshirt

Season summary

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North Texas

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

at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

  • Date: September 30, 1989
  • [3]
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
  Final Kansas St drive

References

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  1. ^ "'Cats win! 'Cats win! Holy cow!". The Manhattan Mercury. October 1, 1989. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.