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1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1995

| team = Kansas State Wildcats

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| 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

| captain =

| stadium = KSU Stadium

| champion = Holiday Bowl champion

| bowl = Holiday Bowl

| bowl_result = W 54–21 vs. Colorado State

}}

{{1995 Big Eight Conference football standings}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas_state/last_opponent_shutout.php |title=Shutout history |access-date=2008-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830042034/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas_state/last_opponent_shutout.php |archive-date=2008-08-30 |url-status=dead }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1995

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| time = 6:10 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| tv =

| score = 34–7

| attend = 34,927

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 21

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati OH

| tv =

| score = 23–21

| attend = 16,887

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| time = 6:10 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Akron

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| tv =

| score = 67–0

| attend = 33,145

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time = 1:10 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 16

| opponent = Northern Illinois

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| tv =

| score = 44–0

| attend = 38,527

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time = 1:10 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 13

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| tv =

| score = 30–0

| attend = 37,925

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Lewis Field

| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK

| tv =

| score = 23–17

| attend = 38,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = 25–49

| attend = 76,072

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time = 1:10 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 14

| opponent = Kansas

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 41–7

| attend = 44,284

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time = 1:10 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Oklahoma

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| tv =

| score = 49–10

| attend = 40,138

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 7

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Cyclone Stadium

| site_cityst = Ames, IA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 49–7

| attend = 27,356

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank = 7

| opponent = Colorado

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = 17–27

| attend = 42,454

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 29

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = Jack Murphy Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| gamename = Holiday Bowl

| tv = ESPN

| score = 54–21

| attend = 51,051

}}

}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=1995|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|first=David|last=DeLassus|access-date=January 11, 2011|title=Kansas State University coaching records by game (1995)|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020111708/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=1995|url-status=dead}}

Rankings

{{main|1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings}}

{{Ranking movements

| poll1title = AP

| poll1firstweek = 0

| poll1lastweek = 16

| poll1_0=NR

| poll1_1=NR

| poll1_2=21

| poll1_3=22

| poll1_4=19

| poll1_5=16

| poll1_6=13

| poll1_7=8

| poll1_8=8

| poll1_9=14

| poll1_10=9

| poll1_11=7

| poll1_12=7

| poll1_13=10

| poll1_14=10

| poll1_15=10

| poll1_16=7

| poll2title = Coaches Poll

| poll2firstweek = 0

| poll2lastweek =16

| poll2_0= NR

| poll2_1= –

| poll2_2= 23

| poll2_3=21

| poll2_4=19

| poll2_5=15

| poll2_6=13

| poll2_7=8

| poll2_8=8

| poll2_9=14

| poll2_10=8

| poll2_11=7

| poll2_12=7

| poll2_13=10

| poll2_14=10

| poll2_15=10

| poll2_16=6

}}

Game summaries

=At Nebraska=

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Kansas State at Nebraska

| Visitor = Wildcats

| Host = Cornhuskers

| V1 = 6| V2 = 0| V3 = 0| V4 = 19

| H1 = 14| H2 = 21| H3 = 7| H4 = 7

| Date = October 21

| Location = Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

| StartTime =

| TimeZone = CDT

| Attendance = 76,072

| Weather = {{convert|58|F}}, Sunny, Wind NW {{convert|5|-|10|mph|abbr=on}}

| Referee = Tom Ahlers

| TVAnnouncers = Mark Jones, Todd Blackledge, and Dean Blevins

| TVStation = ABC

}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time=10:29 |Team=Neb |Event=Mike Fullman 79-yard punt return (Kris Brown kick) |Score=Neb 7–0 |FirstEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time=7:23 |Team=KSU |Event=Kevin Lockett 18-yard pass from Matt Miller (Gramatica kick failed) |Score=Neb 7–6 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time=0:02 |Team=Neb |Event=Jon Vedral fumble recovery in end zone (Kris Brown kick) |Score=Neb 14–6 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time=9:46 |Team=Neb |Event=Sheldon Jackson 11-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick) |Score=Neb 21–6 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time=5:21 |Team=Neb |Event=Ahman Green 10-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick) |Score=Neb 28–6 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time=5:09 |Team=Neb |Event=Luther Hardin 2-yard interception return (Kris Brown kick) |Score=Neb 35–6 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time=4:31 |Team=Neb |Event=Jon Vedral 32-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick) |Score=Neb 42–6 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time=13:07 |Team=KSU |Event=Mitch Running 7-yard pass from Brian Kavanagh (pass failed) |Score=Neb 42–12 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time=7:33 |Team=KSU |Event=Kevin Lockett 11-yard pass from Brian Kavanagh (Gramatica kick) |Score=Neb 42–19 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time=5:59 |Team=KSU |Event=Clyde Johnson 6-yard blocked punt return (pass failed) |Score=Neb 42–25 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time=3:43 |Team=Neb |Event=Ahman Green 13-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Kris Brown kick) |Score=Neb 49–25 |LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{see also|1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry}}

{{cite news |title=Nebraska Prevails In Battle Of Unbeatens |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/oct/22/nebraska-prevails-in-battle-of-unbeatens-fraziers/ |publisher=The Spokesman-Review |date=October 22, 1995 |access-date=December 1, 2019}}

{{Clear}}

=Kansas=

{{see also|1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team}}

{{cite news |title=Kansas State Rebounds From Loss to Nebraska, Stuns No. 6 Kansas, 41-7 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-29-sp-62480-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 29, 1995 |access-date=October 21, 2019}}

{{Clear}}

=Oklahoma=

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Oklahoma at Kansas State

| Visitor = No. 25 Sooners

| Host = No. 9 Wildcats

| V1 = 3| V2 = 7| V3 = 0| V4 = 0

| H1 = 7| H2 = 21| H3 = 7| H4 = 14

| Date = November 4

| Location = KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

| StartTime = 1:30

| TimeZone = CST

| Attendance = 40,138

}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{Clear}}

=Colorado=

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Colorado at Kansas State

| Visitor = No. 9 Buffaloes

| Host = No. 7 Wildcats

| V1 = 7| V2 = 3| V3 = 0| V4 = 17

| H1 = 0| H2 = 3| H3 = 7| H4 = 7

| Date = November 18

| Location = KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

| StartTime = 2:30

| TimeZone = CST

| Attendance = 42,454

}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{see also|1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Vs. Colorado State (Holiday Bowl)=

{{main|1995 Holiday Bowl}}

{{see also|1995 Colorado State Rams football team}}

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Kansas State at Colorado

| Visitor = No. 10 Wildcats

| Host = Rams

| V1 = 7| V2 = 19| V3 = 21| V4 = 7

| H1 = 7| H2 = 0| H3 = 14| H4 = 0

| Date = December 29

| Location = Jack Murphy, San Diego, California

| StartTime =

| TimeZone =

| Attendance = 51,051

}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{Clear}}

{{Reflist}}

{{cite news |title=Holiday delight for 'Cats |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1895224/ |publisher=The Salina Journal via newspapers.com |date=December 30, 1995 |access-date=December 1, 2019}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1995

| team = Kansas State Wildcats

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players =

{{American football roster/Player|num=12|class=Jr|first=Brian|last=Kavanagh|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=22|class=Jr|first=Jimmy|last=Dean|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=74|class=So|first=Kendyl|last=Jacox|pos=OG|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=71|class= |first=Scott|last=Heun|pos=OT}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=24|class=So|first=Eric|last=Hickson|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=64|class=Jr|first=Jason|last=Johnson|dab=Jason Johnson (offensive lineman)|pos=C|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=20|class=So|first=Mike|last=Lawrence|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=Jr|first=Kevin|last=Lockett|pos=WR|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=80|class=Sr|first=Brian|last=Lojka|pos=TE}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=78|class= |first=Jeremy|last=Martin|pos=OG}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=6|class=Sr|first=Matt|last=Miller|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=63|class= |first=Chris|last=Oltmanns|pos=OT}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=89|class=Sr|first=Mitch|last=Running|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=Sr|first=Tyson|last=Schwieger|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=86|class=Fr|first=Justin|last=Swift|pos=TE|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=58|class=So|first=Todd|last=Weiner|pos=T|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=76|class=Fr|first=Ryan|last=Young|pos=T|link=y}}

| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=So|first=Chris|last=Canty|dab=Chris Canty (defensive back)|pos=CB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=8|class=Jr|first=DeShawn|last=Fogle|pos=LB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=Sr|first=Percell|last=Gaskins|pos=LB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=50|class=So|first=Travis|last=Ochs|pos=LB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=42|class=Fr|first=Mark|last=Simoneau|pos=LB|link=y}}

| special_teams_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=Fr|first=James|last=Garcia|pos=P}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=38|class=So|first=Martin|last=Gramatica|pos=K|link=y}}

}}

{{American football roster/Footer

| head_coach = *Bill Snyder

| asst_coach =

  • Dana Dimel – Offensive Coordinator
  • Ron Hudson – Quarterback & passing game coordinator
  • Greg Peterson – Wide receivers
  • Larry Kramer – Tight ends & offensive line
  • Bob Stoops – co-Defensive Coordinator
  • Jim Leavitt – co-Defensive Coordinator & linebackers
  • Mo Latimore – interior Defensive line
  • Mike Stoops – Defensive end
  • Mark Mangino – Recruiting Game Coordinator

| accessdate=

}}

References

{{Reflist}}

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