The 1975 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season . The team's head football coach was Ellis Rainsberger , in his first of three years at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium . 1975 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 3–8, and a dismal 0–7 record in Big Eight Conference play.
1975 was the first time in school history that the Wildcats were shut out three times in one season; the other time was in 1980. The Wildcats were shut out by Texas A&M , Kansas , Nebraska .
Schedule [ ]
Date
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Result
Attendance
9/13/1975*
at Tulsa
Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma
W 17-16 34,000
9/20/1975*
Wichita State
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
W 32-0 31,000
9/27/1975*
at Wake Forest
Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
W 17-16 17,700
10/4/1975*
#6 Texas A&M
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
L 0-10 37,100
10/11/1975
Iowa State
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
L 7-17 25,698
10/18/1975†
#2 Oklahoma
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
L 3-25 33,196
10/25/1975†
at #15 Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
L 3-35 62,860
11/1/1975
at Kansas
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown )
L 0-28 50,538
11/8/1975
#3 Nebraska
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
L 0-12 41,300
11/15/1975
at Oklahoma State
Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma
L 3-56 40,100
11/22/1975
at #9 Colorado
Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado
L 7-33 44,345
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Roster [ ]
1975 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DE
79
Osborn, Mike Mike Osborn 3.0 ! So
LB
59
Spani, Gary Gary Spani 3.0 ! So
DB
32
Switzer, Marvin Marvin Switzer 5.0 ! Jr
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
References [ ]
