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1976 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1976 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Selcer (2nd season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Colorado + 5 2 0 8 4 0
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 2 0 9 2 1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 3 0 8 3 0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 3 0 9 3 1
Missouri 3 4 0 6 5 0
Kansas 2 5 0 6 5 0
Kansas State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Ellis Rainsberger, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last in the Big 8.[1] Kansas played home games in KSU Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11BYU*W 13–327,100
September 18at No. 11 Texas A&M*L 14–3450,027
September 25Wake Forest*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–1325,500
October 2at Florida State*L 10–2030,353
October 9No. 9 Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 21–2822,200
October 16at No. 3 NebraskaL 0–5176,150
October 23Kansas
L 14–2441,459
October 30at Iowa StateL 14–4544,797
November 6at No. 17 OklahomaL 20–4970,987
November 13No. 17 Oklahoma Statedagger
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 21–4521,000
November 20No. 15 Colorado
L 28–3516,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1976 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.