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1986 Kansas State Wildcats football
1986 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Stan Parrish (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Ken Bowman (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Hartman (1st season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Colorado	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
No. 5 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Stan Parrish. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. They finished with a record of 2–9 overall and 1–6 in Big Eight Conference play.

The Wildcats' October 18 win against rival Kansas would be the program's last victory for 31 games, stretching until the 1989 season, when they defeated North Texas 20–17 on a last-second touchdown pass. Kansas State posted a 0-30-1 record during the streak, with the lone tie also coming against Kansas in 1987.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Western Illinois*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 35–7	26,320	^[1]
September 6	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–41	37,842
September 13	Northern Iowa*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 0–17	28,820	^[2]
September 20	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 22–35	26,139
October 4	at No. 6 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 10–56	74,284
October 18	Kansas	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 29–12	38,320
October 25	Missouri	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 6–17	19,850
November 1	at No. 9 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 0–38	75,893
November 8	Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 3–23	21,270
November 15	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 19–48	32,305
November 22	Colorado	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 3–49	14,700
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Oklahoma

Kansas State Wildcats (1–3) at Oklahoma Sooners (2–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	10	0	0	10
Oklahoma	21	7	7	21	56

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: October 4
Game attendance: 74,284
^[3]

Game information

Kansas State

Randy Williams
13/21, 97 Yds, INT
Todd Moody
19 Rush, 57 Yds
Todd Elder
6 Rec, 60 Yds

Oklahoma

Eric Mitchel
1/6, 58 Yds, TD
12 Rush, 126 Yds, 2 TD
Carl Cabbiness
1 Rec, 58 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	KSU	OKLA
1					Oklahoma	Lydell Carr 1-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	0	7
1					Oklahoma	Eric Mitchel 56-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	0	14
1					Oklahoma	Spencer Tillman 5-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	0	21
2					Oklahoma	Eric Mitchel 3-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	0	28
2					Kansas State	Blocked punt returned 19 yards for touchdown by Grady Newton, Mark Porter kick good	7	28
2					Kansas State	32-yard field goal by Mark Porter	10	28
3					Oklahoma	Carl Cabbiness 58-yard touchdown reception from Eric Mitchel, Tim Lashar kick good	10	35
4					Oklahoma	Glenn Sullivan 1-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	10	42
4					Oklahoma	Glenn Sullivan 12-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	10	49
4					Oklahoma	Rotnei Anderson 6-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	10	56
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	56

Personnel

1986 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G		Bob Bessert (C)
RB		Clark Brown
WR		Todd Elder
QB		Tim Hanson
WR	`83`	Dan Hughes	Jr
RB	`29`	Tony Jordan	Jr
RB		Todd Moody (C)
WR	`88`	John Williams	Fr
QB		Randy Williams
FB		Ray Wilson

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT		Kevin Humphrey (C)
DT		Jeffrey Hurd (C)
LB		Grady Newton

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Mark Porter

Head coach

Stan Parrish

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ken Bowman – Offensive Coordinator
Jerry Hartman – Defensive Coordinator
Rich Rachel – Linebackers
Dave Flegal – Assistant
Mike Deal – Assistant
Mark Deal – Assistant
Bill Singler – Assistant
L. C. Cole – Assistant
Leo Bouchard – Assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "K-State opens season with 35–7 victory". The Olathe Daily News. August 31, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "KSU snoozes through loss against UNI". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Oct 05. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.