1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1989 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	1–10 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Del Miller (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bob Cope (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

1989 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	9:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–31	68,606
September 16	1:10 p.m.	Northern Iowa*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 8–10	28,275
September 23	1:10 p.m.	Northern Illinois*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 20–37	20,256
September 30	1:10 p.m.	North Texas*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 20–17	26,564	[1]
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 7–58	76,265
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 13–17	40,100
October 21	1:10 p.m.	Missouri	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 9–21	29,492
October 28	1:10 p.m.	Kansas	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 16–21	35,652
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 11–36	40,332
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 19–42	71,000
November 18	12:10 p.m.	No. 2 Colorado	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 11–59	20,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

North Texas

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
North Texas			0
Kansas State			0

at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

• Date: September 30, 1989
• ^[2]

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 ^[3]

External videos
Final Kansas St drive

Personnel

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 Bill Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Del Miller – Offensive Coordinator Bob Cope – Defensive Coordinator John Latina – Offensive line & running game coordinator Dana Dimel – Offensive line Kevin Ramsey – Outside linebacker Bob Stoops – Defensive backs Nick Quartaro – Assistant Mike Nelson – Assistant Tom Grogan – Assistant Charlie Coe – Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "'Cats win! 'Cats win! Holy cow!". The Manhattan Mercury. October 1, 1989. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 01.
3. "Kansas State ends 30 game dry spell." Associated Press. Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 01. Retrieved 2022-Dec-03.