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1989 Kansas State

1–⁠10 (0–⁠7 Big Eight), coached by Bill Snyder.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1989, game by game: lost at Arizona State 0–31; lost vs. Northern Iowa 8–10; lost vs. Northern Illinois 20–37; won vs. North Texas 20–17; lost at No. 4 Nebraska 7–58; lost at Oklahoma State 13–17; lost vs. Missouri 9–21; lost vs. Kansas 16–21; lost at Iowa State 11–36; lost at Oklahoma 19–42; lost vs. No. 2 Colorado 11–59+7−51Lost 0–31 at Arizona State-31Arizona StateLost 8–10 vs. Northern Iowa-2Northern IowaLost 20–37 vs. Northern Illinois-17Northern Illino…Won 20–17 vs. North Texas+3North TexasLost 7–58 at No. 4 Nebraska-51No. 4 NebraskaLost 13–17 at Oklahoma State-4Oklahoma StateLost 9–21 vs. Missouri-12MissouriLost 16–21 vs. Kansas-5KansasLost 11–36 at Iowa State-25Iowa StateLost 19–42 at Oklahoma-23OklahomaLost 11–59 vs. No. 2 Colorado-48No. 2 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atArizona StateL 0–⁠3117%
Sep 16vsNorthern IowaL 8–⁠1056%
Sep 23vsNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠3730%
Sep 30vsNorth TexasW 20–⁠1746%
Oct 7at4NebraskaL 7–⁠585%
Oct 14atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠1713%
Oct 21vsMissouriL 9–⁠2140%
Oct 28vsKansasL 16–⁠2149%
Nov 4atIowa StateL 11–⁠3620%
Nov 11atOklahomaL 19–⁠426%
Nov 18vs2ColoradoL 11–⁠596%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 59–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 120th-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 1989.

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠349
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1208 −88 this season
SP+ rating
-22.8 No. 98 of 103; offense No. 95, defense No. 94
SRS
−19.2 No. 98 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Del Miller
Defensive coordinator
Bob Cope
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 6Maurice Henry LBDetroit Lions

All-Big Eight

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Michael SmithWRAP-1

Second team

  • Chad FaulknerOLAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1989 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠011–⁠14
Nebraska6–⁠110–⁠211
Oklahoma5–⁠27–⁠4
Iowa State4–⁠36–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠44–⁠7
Kansas2–⁠54–⁠7
Missouri1–⁠62–⁠9
Kansas State0–⁠71–⁠10

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