1980 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1980 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1980 record	4-7 (1-6 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Dickey
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

1980 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#7 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Colorado	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

1980 was the second time in school history that the Wildcats were shut out three times in one season, the only other time being in 1975. The Wildcats were shut out by LSU, Tulsa, Oklahoma State.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9/13/1980	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana		L 21-0	75,405
9/20/1980	South Dakota*	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 24-3	26,120
9/27/1980	Arkansas State*	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 31-7	32,580
10/4/1980	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma		L 3-0	23,213
10/11/1980	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa		L 31-7	50,163
10/18/1980	at No. 11 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		L 35-21	74,638
10/25/1980	Missouri	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	ABC	L 13-3	30,610
11/1/1980	Kansas	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)		W 1-0 (KU forfeit)^	43,276
11/8/1980	at No. 5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		L 55-8	76,121
11/15/1980	Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		L 10-0	22,370
11/22/1980	Colorado	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 17-14	17,510
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Table references^[1]

^ The University of Kansas mistakenly counts this as a win. Kansas was forced by the Big Eight Conference to forfeit this game after beating Kansas State on the field, 20-18. Kerwin Bell, a Kansas running back was later determined to be ineligible at the time of the game.

For more details on this game, see Governor's Cup (Kansas) § 1980: The forfeit.

References

↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1980)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

Kansas State Wildcats football

Venues	Ahearn Field (1911–1921) Memorial Stadium (1922–1967) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State Kansas: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Wildcat Victory" "Wabash Cannonball" Marching band Timeline of football in Kansas Aggieville riots 1939 Nebraska game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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