1982 Kansas State Wildcats football team
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| No. 3 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.
The Wildcats finished the 1982 season with a record of 6–5–1, and a 3–3–1 record in Big Eight Conference play. It was the program's first winning season since 1970. During the season Kansas State played its first night game in KSU Stadium, a 36–7 win over Kansas. Temporary lights were erected for the game by TBS, which televised the contest. A then-record crowd of 43,167 attended the game.
Following the season, Kansas State was invited to its first ever bowl game, the 1982 Independence Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers. The Badgers beat the Wildcats, 14–3. The 1982 Independence Bowl was the first college football game televised live by ESPN. After the season Dickey was named coach of the year by the Big Eight Conference.
Schedule
September 11Kentucky*
W 23-9 29,400 September 18South Dakota*
- KSU Stadium
- Manhattan, Kansas
W 42-331,100 September 25Wichita State*
- KSU Stadium
- Manhattan, Kansas
W 31-740,100 October 2at No. 13 Arizona State*
L 30-761,824
October 9Missouri
- KSU Stadium
- Manhattan, Kansas
T 7-730,450 October 16at No. 6 Nebraska
L 42-1376,268 October 23Kansas
- KSU Stadium
- Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)
WTBSW 36-743,167 October 30at Iowa State
W 9-352,078 November 6at No. 14 Oklahoma
ABCL 24-1076,129 November 13Oklahoma State
- KSU Stadium
- Manhattan, Kansas
L 24-1630,400 November 20Colorado
- KSU Stadium
- Manhattan, Kansas
W 33-1024,300 December 11vs. Wisconsin
ESPNL 14-324,684
Template:CFB Schedule End Table references[1]
References
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1982)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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