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1995 Kansas State

10–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Bill Snyder, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1995, game by game: won vs. Temple 34–7; won at Cincinnati 23–21; won vs. Akron 67–0; won vs. Northern Illinois 44–0; won vs. Missouri 30–0; won at Oklahoma State 23–17; lost at No. 2 Nebraska 25–49; won vs. No. 6 Kansas 41–7; won vs. No. 25 Oklahoma 49–10; won at Iowa State 49–7; lost vs. No. 9 Colorado 17–27; won vs. Colorado State 54–21+67−24Won 34–7 vs. Temple+27TempleWon 23–21 at Cincinnati+2CincinnatiWon 67–0 vs. Akron+67AkronWon 44–0 vs. Northern Illinois+44Northern Illino…Won 30–0 vs. Missouri+30MissouriWon 23–17 at Oklahoma State+6Oklahoma StateLost 25–49 at No. 2 Nebraska-24No. 2 NebraskaWon 41–7 vs. No. 6 Kansas+34No. 6 KansasWon 49–10 vs. No. 25 Oklahoma+39No. 25 OklahomaWon 49–7 at Iowa State+42Iowa StateLost 17–27 vs. No. 9 Colorado-10No. 9 ColoradoWon 54–21 vs. Colorado State+33Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsTempleW 34–⁠786%
Sep 9atCincinnatiW 23–⁠2168%
Sep 23vsAkronW 67–⁠090%
Sep 30vsNorthern IllinoisW 44–⁠083%
Oct 7vsMissouriW 30–⁠082%
Oct 14atOklahoma StateW 23–⁠1777%
Oct 21at2NebraskaL 25–⁠4925%
Oct 28vs6KansasW 41–⁠755%
Nov 4vs25OklahomaW 49–⁠1074%
Nov 11atIowa StateW 49–⁠782%
Nov 18vs9ColoradoL 17–⁠2757%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsColorado StateHoliday BowlW 54–⁠2157%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 54–⁠21 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 21
  2. Wk 4: 22
  3. Wk 5: 19
  4. Wk 6: 16
  5. Wk 7: 13
  6. Wk 8: 8
  7. Wk 9: 8
  8. Wk 10: 14
  9. Wk 11: 9
  10. Wk 12: 7
  11. Wk 13: 7
  12. Wk 14: 10
  13. Wk 15: 10
  14. Wk 16: 10
  15. Final: 7

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 1995.

Consensus All-AmericanChris Canty, DB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Eight
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 7
Points
456–⁠166
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1702 +101 this season
SP+ rating
22.7 No. 10 of 107; offense No. 12, defense No. 13
SRS
19.6 No. 9 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dana Dimel
Defensive coordinators
Jim Leavitt and Bob Stoops
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 4Percell Gaskins LBSt. Louis Rams

All-Big Eight

9 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Matt MillerQBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠012–⁠01
Kansas5–⁠210–⁠29
Kansas State5–⁠210–⁠27
Colorado5–⁠210–⁠25
Oklahoma2–⁠55–⁠5–⁠1
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠8
Iowa State1–⁠63–⁠8
Missouri1–⁠63–⁠8

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