1982 Kansas State
6–5–1 (3–3–1 Big Eight), coached by Jim Dickey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 42–3Sep 18
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Kentucky | W 23–9 | 51% |
| Sep 18 | vs South Dakota | W 42–3 | 88% |
| Sep 25 | vsWichita State | W 31–7 | 51% |
| Oct 2 | at 13Arizona State | L 7–30 | 16% |
| Oct 9 | vs Missouri | T 7–7 | 39% |
| Oct 16 | at 6Nebraska | L 13–42 | 14% |
| Oct 23 | vs Kansas | W 36–7 | 54% |
| Oct 30 | at Iowa State | W 9–3 | 34% |
| Nov 6 | at 14Oklahoma | L 10–24 | 21% |
| Nov 13 | vs Oklahoma State | L 16–24 | 59% |
| Nov 20 | vs Colorado | W 33–10 | 71% |
| Dec 11Bowls & playoff | vs WisconsinIndependence Bowl | L 3–14 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 14–3 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 6–5–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 4th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 230–180
- Coach
- Jim Dickey
- Elo
- 1462 +67 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.6 No. 44 of 109; offense No. 79, defense No. 16
- SRS
- 4.0 No. 43 of 113 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jerry Boyce
- Defensive coordinator
- Gary Darnell
All-Big Eight
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Mike WallaceWRAP-1; UPI-1- Reggie SingletaryDEAP-1; UPI-1
- Greg BestDBAP-2; UPI-1
Second team
- Darrell DickeyQBAP-2
- L.E. MadisonDEAP-2
- Dan RuzichLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1982 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 7–0 | 12–1 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 6–1 | 8–4 | 16 |
| 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 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.