1987 Kansas State Wildcats football team
American college football season
The 1987 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1987 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 0–10–1 overall and 0–6–1 in Big Eight Conference play. Kansas State scored 135 points and gave up 421 points.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 5 Austin Peay * L 22–2623,350 [ 1]
September 19 Army * L 14–4127,500
September 26 at No. 19 Iowa * L 13–3867,700
October 3 Tulsa * L 25–3728,400
October 10 at Missouri L 10–3440,772
October 17 No. 1 Oklahoma L 10–5927,200
October 24 at No. 2 Nebraska L 3–5676,106
October 31 at No. 12 Oklahoma State L 7–5640,150
November 7 Kansas T 17–1737,600
November 14 at Iowa State L 14–1633,516
November 21 Colorado L 0–4112,500
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries
Austin Peay
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Army
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At Iowa
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Tulsa
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At Missouri
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Oklahoma
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At Nebraska
Nebraska secured their 26th consecutive winning season, tying the NCAA record, and rolled up 459 rushing yards using 17 rushing players, while the Cornhusker defense prevented a touchdown for the third game in a row.
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas St
Passing
Gary Swim
12/29, 118 Yds, INT
Rushing
Lee Pickett
9 Rush, 44 Yds
Receiving
Kent Dean
5 Rec, 59 Yds
Nebraska
Passing
Clete Blakeman
9/10, 165 Yds, TD
Rushing
Tyreese Knox
8 Rush, 100 Yds, TD
Receiving
Todd Millikan
3 Rec, 46 Yds
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
KSU
NU
1
13:18
3
66
Nebraska
Steve Taylor 49-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good
0
7
1
8:23
10
39
Nebraska
Tom Banderas 15-yard touchdown reception from Steve Taylor, Chris Drennan kick good
0
14
1
0:25
10
80
Nebraska
Richard Bell 46-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good
0
21
2
7:07
10
56
Nebraska
Clete Blakeman 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good
0
28
2
2:24
3
1
Kansas St
29-yard field goal by Mark Porter
3
28
2
0:00
7
88
Nebraska
Hendley Hawkins 40-yard touchdown reception from Clete Blakeman, Chris Drennan kick good
3
35
3
8:17
7
47
Nebraska
Micah Heibel 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good
3
42
3
0:41
10
83
Nebraska
Gerry Gdowski 10-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good
3
49
4
10:53
3
63
Nebraska
Tyreese Knox 50-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good
3
56
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
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56
At Oklahoma State
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Kansas
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At Iowa State
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Colorado
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Personnel
1987 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
89
Eric Blades
So
TE
48
Brent Cotton
Sr
WR
87
Todd Cowings
Sr
TE
80
Kent Dean
Sr
RB
27
Tom Dillon
So
OL
70
Chad Faulkner
So
OL
Matt Garver
QB
12
Tim Hanson
Sr
RB
28
Maurice Henry
So
WR
83
Dan Hughes
Sr
RB
29
Tony Jordan
Sr
RB
Rick Lewis
OL
Will McCain
RB
30
Lee Pickett
Jr
RB
Terry Richards
OL
Russ Strange
QB
10
Carl Straw
Fr
QB
15
Gary Swim
Jr
WR
Lawrence Tolbert
WR
88
John Williams
So
RB
Ray Wilson
OL
Eric Zabelin
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
22
Mark Austin
Jr
LB
Dewayne Baziel
DL
98
Doug Blackbourne
Jr
DB
Robert Easterwood
DB
6
Erick Harper
So
DB
Tyreese Herds
DB
Brad Lambert
DL
Bobby Lawrence
DL
Tim MacDonald
DB
16
Marcus Miller
So
LB
34
Grady Newton
Sr
DL
Jim Oehm
LB
33
David Wallace
Sr
LB
59
Matt Wallerstedt
Sr
LB
Lorne Whittle
DT
99
Brandon Wackerly
Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
David Kruger
P
Ken Olson
K
1
Mark Porter
Jr
P
Shane Pouch
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Mike Deal – Offensive Coordinator
Jerry Hartman – Defensive Coordinator
Rich Rachel – Assistant head coach
Dave Flegal – Assistant
Dale Steele – Assistant
Mark Deal – Assistant
Bill Singler – Assistant
L. C. Cole – Assistant
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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