1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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.

1995 Kansas State Wildcats football
Holiday Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDana Dimel (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Stoops (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJim Leavitt (5th season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
(Capacity: 43,000)
1995 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 5 Colorado 5 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 7 Kansas State 5 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 9 Kansas 5 –2 –010 –2 –0
Oklahoma 2 –5 –05 –5 –1
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –04 –8 –0
Missouri 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Iowa State 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:10 p.m.Temple*
W 34–734,927
September 96:00 p.m.at Cincinnati*No. 21
W 23–2116,887
September 236:10 p.m.Akron*No. 19
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 67–033,145
September 301:10 p.m.Northern Illinois*No. 16
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 44–038,527
October 71:10 p.m.MissouriNo. 13
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 30–037,925
October 142:00 p.m.at Oklahoma StateNo. 8
W 23–1738,000
October 212:30 p.m.at No. 2 NebraskaNo. 8
ABCL 25–4976,072
October 281:10 p.m.No. 6 KansasNo. 14
W 41–744,284
November 41:10 p.m.No. 25 OklahomadaggerNo. 9
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 49–1040,138
November 111:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 7
W 49–727,356
November 182:30 p.m.No. 9 ColoradoNo. 7
ABCL 17–2742,454
December 298:00 p.m.vs. Colorado State*No. 10
ESPNW 54–2151,051
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster
1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Brian Kavanagh Jr
WR 22 Jimmy Dean Jr
G 74 Kendyl Jacox So
OT 71 Scott Heun
RB 24 Eric Hickson So
C 64 Jason Johnson Jr
RB 20 Mike Lawrence So
WR 83 Kevin Lockett Jr
TE 80 Brian Lojka Sr
G 78 Jeremy Martin
QB 6 Matt Miller Sr
OT 63 Chris Oltmanns
WR 89 Mitch Running Sr
WR 7 Tyson Schwieger Sr
TE 86 Justin Swift Fr
OT 58 Todd Weiner So
OT 76 Ryan Young Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 2 Chris Canty So
LB 8 DeShawn Fogle Jr
LB 9 Percell Gaskins Sr
LB 50 Travis Ochs So
LB 42 Mark Simoneau Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 16 James Garcia Fr
K 38 Martin Gramatica So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings
Main article: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP——212219161388149771010107
Coaches Poll——232119151388148771010106

Game summaries

At Nebraska
Kansas State at Nebraska
1 234Total
Wildcats 6 0019 25
• Cornhuskers 14 2177 49
Scoring summary
110:29NebMike Fullman 79-yard punt return (Kris Brown kick)Neb 7–0
17:23KSUKevin Lockett 18-yard pass from Matt Miller (Gramatica kick failed)Neb 7–6
10:02NebJon Vedral fumble recovery in end zone (Kris Brown kick)Neb 14–6
29:46NebSheldon Jackson 11-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick)Neb 21–6
25:21NebAhman Green 10-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick)Neb 28–6
25:09NebLuther Hardin 2-yard interception return (Kris Brown kick)Neb 35–6
34:31NebJon Vedral 32-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick)Neb 42–6
413:07KSUMitch Running 7-yard pass from Brian Kavanagh (pass failed)Neb 42–12
47:33KSUKevin Lockett 11-yard pass from Brian Kavanagh (Gramatica kick)Neb 42–19
45:59KSUClyde Johnson 6-yard blocked punt return (pass failed)Neb 42–25
43:43NebAhman Green 13-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick)Neb 49–25
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
Colorado at Kansas State
1 234Total
• No. 9 Buffaloes 7 3017 27
No. 7 Wildcats 0 377 17
See also: 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Vs. Colorado State (Holiday Bowl)
Main article: 1995 Holiday Bowl
See also: 1995 Colorado State Rams football team

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References
  1. "Shutout history". Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
  2. DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1995)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  3. "Nebraska Prevails In Battle Of Unbeatens". The Spokesman-Review. October 22, 1995. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  4. "Kansas State Rebounds From Loss to Nebraska, Stuns No. 6 Kansas, 41-7". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1995. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  5. "Holiday delight for 'Cats". The Salina Journal via newspapers.com. December 30, 1995. Retrieved December 1, 2019.


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