1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team explained

Year:1995
Team:Kansas State Wildcats
Sport:football
Conference:Big Eight Conference
Short Conf:Big 8
Coachrank:6
Aprank:7
Record:10–2
Conf Record:5–2
Head Coach:Bill Snyder
Hc Year:7th
Off Coach:Dana Dimel
Oc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Pro-style
Codef Coach1:Jim Leavitt
Codc1 Year:5th
Codef Coach2:Bob Stoops
Codc2 Year:5th
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:KSU Stadium
Champion:Holiday Bowl champion
Bowl:Holiday Bowl
Bowl Result:W 54–21 vs. Colorado State

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

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Rankings

See main article: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.

Game summaries

At Nebraska

See also: 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry.

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Kansas

See also: 1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team.

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Colorado

See also: 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

Vs. Colorado State (Holiday Bowl)

See main article: 1995 Holiday Bowl.

See also: 1995 Colorado State Rams football team.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shutout history . 2008-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080830042034/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas_state/last_opponent_shutout.php . 2008-08-30 . dead .
  2. Web site: Kansas State University coaching records by game (1995). College Football Data Warehouse. David. DeLassus. January 11, 2011. October 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020111708/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=1995. dead.
  3. News: Nebraska Prevails In Battle Of Unbeatens . . October 22, 1995 . December 1, 2019.
  4. News: Kansas State Rebounds From Loss to Nebraska, Stuns No. 6 Kansas, 41-7 . . October 29, 1995 . October 21, 2019.
  5. News: Holiday delight for 'Cats . The Salina Journal via newspapers.com . December 30, 1995 . December 1, 2019.