1975 Kansas State
3–8 (0–7 Big Eight), coached by Ellis Rainsberger. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wichita State 32–0Sep 20
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Tulsa | W 17–16 | 30% |
| Sep 20 | vsWichita State | W 32–0 | 75% |
| Sep 27 | at Wake Forest | W 17–16 | 63% |
| Oct 4 | vs 6Texas A&M | L 0–10 | 39% |
| Oct 11 | vs Iowa State | L 7–17 | 50% |
| Oct 18 | vs 2Oklahoma | L 3–25 | 17% |
| Oct 25 | at 15Missouri | L 3–35 | 21% |
| Nov 1 | at Kansas | L 0–28 | 29% |
| Nov 8 | vs 3Nebraska | L 0–12 | 16% |
| Nov 15 | at Oklahoma State | L 3–56 | 23% |
| Nov 22 | at 9Colorado | L 7–33 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Colorado 33–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 89–248
- Coach
- Ellis Rainsberger
- Elo
- 1385 −86 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.5 No. 81 of 132; offense No. 114, defense No. 45
- SRS
- −1.4 No. 73 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Joe Pendry
- Defensive coordinator
- Dick Selcer
All-Big Eight
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Gary SpaniLBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
Carl PenningtonLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1975 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–1 | 11–1 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 10–2 | 9 |
| Colorado | 5–2 | 9–3 | 16 |
| Kansas | 4–3 | 7–5 | |
| Oklahoma State | 3–4 | 7–4 | |
| Missouri | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
| Iowa State | 1–6 | 4–7 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.