1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team
American college football season
The 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder . The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium . 1995 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 10–2, and a 5–2 record in 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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:10 p.m. Temple * W 34–734,927
September 9 6:00 p.m. at Cincinnati * No. 21 W 23–2116,887
September 23 6:10 p.m. Akron * No. 19 W 67–033,145
September 30 1:10 p.m. Northern Illinois * No. 16 W 44–038,527
October 7 1:10 p.m. Missouri No. 13 W 30–037,925
October 14 2:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State No. 8 W 23–1738,000
October 21 2:30 p.m. at No. 2 Nebraska No. 8 ABC L 25–4976,072
October 28 1:10 p.m. No. 6 Kansas No. 14 W 41–744,284
November 4 1:10 p.m. No. 25 Oklahoma No. 9 W 49–1040,138
November 11 1:00 p.m. at Iowa State No. 7 W 49–727,356
November 18 2:30 p.m. No. 9 Colorado No. 7 ABC L 17–2742,454
December 29 8:00 p.m. vs. Colorado State * No. 10 ESPN W 54–2151,051
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Roster
1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — — 21 22 19 16 13 8 8 14 9 7 7 10 10 10 7 Coaches Poll — — 23 21 19 15 13 8 8 14 8 7 7 10 10 10 6
Game summaries
At Nebraska
Kansas State at Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
6
0 0 19
25
• Cornhuskers
14
21 7 7
49
Scoring summary 1 10:29 Neb Mike Fullman 79-yard punt return (Kris Brown kick) Neb 7–0
1 7:23 KSU Kevin Lockett 18-yard pass from Matt Miller (Gramatica kick failed) Neb 7–6
1 0:02 Neb Jon Vedral fumble recovery in end zone (Kris Brown kick) Neb 14–6
2 9:46 Neb Sheldon Jackson 11-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick) Neb 21–6
2 5:21 Neb Ahman Green 10-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick)Neb 28–6
2 5:09 Neb Luther Hardin 2-yard interception return (Kris Brown kick) Neb 35–6
3 4:31 Neb Jon Vedral 32-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick) Neb 42–6
4 13:07 KSU Mitch Running 7-yard pass from Brian Kavanagh (pass failed) Neb 42–12
4 7:33 KSU Kevin Lockett 11-yard pass from Brian Kavanagh (Gramatica kick) Neb 42–19
4 5:59 KSU Clyde Johnson 6-yard blocked punt return (pass failed) Neb 42–25
4 3:43 Neb Ahman Green 13-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick) Neb 49–25
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Kansas
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Colorado
Colorado at Kansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 9 Buffaloes
7
3 0 17
27
No. 7 Wildcats
0
3 7 7
17
Vs. Colorado State (Holiday Bowl)
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References
^ "Shutout history" . Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008 .
^ 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 .
^ "Nebraska Prevails In Battle Of Unbeatens" . The Spokesman-Review . October 22, 1995. Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
^ "Kansas State Rebounds From Loss to Nebraska, Stuns No. 6 Kansas, 41-7" . Los Angeles Times . October 29, 1995. Retrieved October 21, 2019 .
^ "Holiday delight for 'Cats" . The Salina Journal via newspapers.com. December 30, 1995. Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
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