1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team
American college football season
The 1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1981 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 2–9, and a 1–6 record in Big Eight Conference play.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | South Dakota* | | W 31–10 | 20,210 | [2] |
September 19 | at No. 15 Washington* | | L 3–20 | 52,343 | [3] |
September 26 | Drake* | | L 17–18 | 31,220 | [4] |
October 3 | at Tulsa* | | L 21–35 | 18,196 | [5] |
October 10 | at No. 13 Missouri | | L 13–58 | 61,012 | [6] |
October 17 | No. 19 Nebraska | | L 3–49 | 45,915 | [7] |
October 24 | at Kansas | | L 14–17 | 51,600 | [8] |
October 31 | No. 11 Iowa State | | W 10–7 | 26,650 | [9] |
November 7 | No. 17 Oklahoma | | L 21–28 | 33,200 | [10] |
November 14 | at Oklahoma State | | L 10–31 | 49,300 | [11] |
November 21 | at Colorado | | L 21–24 | 23,921 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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QB
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11
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Donnie Campbell
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So
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TE
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80
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Mike Cox
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Jr
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QB
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4
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Darrell Ray Dickey
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Jr
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OT
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77
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Doug Hoppock
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Sr
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C
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56
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Jim Kennedy
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Jr
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WR
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89
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Rick Manning
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So
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RB
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20
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Kenny Smith
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Sr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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CB
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15
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Greg Best
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Sr
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LB
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24
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Vic Kenning
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Sr
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FS
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8
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Mike Kopsky
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Jr
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DB
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47
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Jim Bob Morris
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Sr
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LB
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99
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Mike Orr
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So
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LB
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57
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Jack Williamson
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Sr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Gary Darnell – Defensive Coordinator & assistant head coach
- Jerry Boyce – Offensive Coordinator
- Joe Hatcher – Quarterbacks
- Don Bocchi – Running backs
- Dick Bumpas – Defensive line
- Mo Lattimore – Outside linebacker
- Chuck Driesbach – Defensive backs
- Jim Davie – Assistant
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1981 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "K-State drops USD". Argus-Leader. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington 'bombs' KSU". The Victoria Advocate. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K-State loses in heartbreaker". The Grand Island Independent. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TU's agony ends". Tulsa World. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 13 Missouri stays unbeaten with 58–13 rout". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nebraska rocks Wildcats, 49–3". The Sioux City Journal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas wins when kicker makes second chance count". The Kansas City Star. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K-State, Hundley shock Cyclones". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners escape Kansas State bid". The Dispatch. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys capitalize on miscues". Olathe News. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frosh leads Colorado past K-State, 24–21". The Des Moines Register. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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