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1991 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1991 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1991 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 7–4, and a 4–3 record in Big Eight Conference play.

1991 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDel Miller (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorJim Leavitt (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Stoops (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Nebraska + 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 20 Colorado + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 16 Oklahoma 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Kansas State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Kansas 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Missouri 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Oklahoma State 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 10 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

1991 saw the first winning season for Kansas State since 1982. Kansas State recorded their first shutout of an opponent since September 20, 1975, when they shut out Wichita State at home. The Wildcats shut out Missouri on November 16, 1991.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 76:30 p.m.Indiana State*
W 26–2526,183
September 146:30 p.m.Idaho State*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 41–727,126
September 216:30 p.m.Northern Illinois*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 34–1727,229
September 282:30 p.m.at No. 4 Washington*
L 3–5671,638
October 121:10 p.m.Kansasdagger 
W 16–1240,856
October 191:00 p.m.at No. 9 Nebraska
L 31–3876,209
October 261:10 p.m.No. 16 Colorado
L 0–1031,987
November 21:00 p.m.at No. 20 Oklahoma
L 7–2862,162
November 91:00 p.m.at Iowa State
W 37–737,052
November 161:00 p.m.Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 32–020,986
November 231:30 p.m.at Oklahoma State
W 36–2617,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • dagger Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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1991 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 86 Russ Campbell Sr
WR 28 Andre Coleman Jr
RB 1 Eric Gallon Jr
C 72 Quentin Neujahr So
OT 77 Mike Orr Jr
WR 88 Michael Smith Sr
OL   Doug Grush Sr
QB 14 Paul Watson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 89 Elijah Alexander Sr
LB Mike Ekeler Fr
LB 45 Kirby Hocutt Fr
CB 5 William Price Sr
MLB 52 Joe Boone Sr
DL 76 Evan Simpson Sr
CB 31 Thomas Randolph So
LB   Brent Venables Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K   Tate Wright Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured  Injured
  • Redshirt  Redshirt

Game summaries

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At Washington

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Kansas State at #4 Washington
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 300 3
• Huskies 21 14714 56
Scoring summary
Q113:08UWJay Barry 3 yard run (Travis Hanson kick)UW 7–0
Q110:30UWMario Bailey 71 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (kick failed)UW 13–0
Q13:21UWBeno Bryant 4 yard run (Travis Hanson kick)UW 20–0
Q212:22UWJay Barry 1 yard run (Travis Hanson kick)UW 27–0
Q23:00UWOrlando McKay 28 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Leif Johnson pass from Eric Bjornson)UW 35–0
Q20:00KSUTate Wright 42 yard field goalUW 35–3
Q34:19UWMario Bailey 32 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Travis Hanson kick)UW 42–3
Q411:05UWBeno Bryant 53 yard punt return (Jason Crabbe kick)UW 49–3
Q46:39UWNapoleon Kaufman 3 yard run (Jason Crabbe kick)UW 56–3
See also: 1991 Washington Huskies football team

At Nebraska

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Kansas State at #9 Nebraska
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 10140 31
• Cornhuskers 14 3714 38
See also: 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry

Colorado

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See also: 1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
#19 Buffaloes 3 0 7 0 10

After the season

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NFL Draft

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The following Wildcats were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
5 118 Rogerick Green Cornerback Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7 179 Russ Campbell Tight end Pittsburgh Steelers
10 254 Elijah Alexander Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1991)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.


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