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1984 Kansas State

3–⁠7–⁠1 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Jim Dickey.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1984, game by game: lost at Vanderbilt 14–26; won vs. Tennessee Tech 28–12; lost at TCU 10–42; lost at No. 7 Oklahoma 6–24; lost at South Carolina 17–49; won vs. Kansas 24–7; lost vs. Missouri 21–61; lost at No. 4 Nebraska 14–62; lost vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State 6–34; tied at Iowa State 7–7; won vs. Colorado 38–6+32−48Lost 14–26 at Vanderbilt-12VanderbiltWon 28–12 vs. Tennessee Tech+16Tennessee TechLost 10–42 at TCU-32TCULost 6–24 at No. 7 Oklahoma-18No. 7 OklahomaLost 17–49 at South Carolina-32South CarolinaWon 24–7 vs. Kansas+17KansasLost 21–61 vs. Missouri-40MissouriLost 14–62 at No. 4 Nebraska-48No. 4 NebraskaLost 6–34 vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State-28No. 7 Oklahoma StateTied 7–7 at Iowa State0Iowa StateWon 38–6 vs. Colorado+32Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atVanderbiltL 14–⁠2637%
Sep 15vsTennessee TechW 28–⁠1270%
Sep 22atTCUL 10–⁠4235%
Sep 29at7OklahomaL 6–⁠2412%
Oct 6atSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠4919%
Oct 13vsKansasW 24–⁠744%
Oct 20vsMissouriL 21–⁠6134%
Oct 27at4NebraskaL 14–⁠626%
Nov 3vs7Oklahoma StateL 6–⁠3418%
Nov 10atIowa StateT 7–⁠737%
Nov 17vsColoradoW 38–⁠659%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 38–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 tied for 5th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
185–⁠330
Coach
Jim Dickey
Elo
1375 −19 this season
SP+ rating
-10.2 No. 83 of 106; offense No. 68, defense No. 89
SRS
−9.3 No. 84 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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All-Big Eight

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Barton HundleyDBAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

  • Damian JohnsonDown linemenAP-2; UPI-2
  • Brad LambertDBUPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska6–⁠110–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠19–⁠2–⁠16
Oklahoma State5–⁠210–⁠27
Kansas4–⁠35–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Colorado1–⁠61–⁠10
Iowa State0–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.