1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1981 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1981 record	2–9 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Dickey (4th season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons

1981 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#11 Nebraska †	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#20 Oklahoma	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
#19 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1981 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 2–9, and a 1–6 record in Big Eight Conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9/12/1981*		South Dakota		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	W 31-10	20,210
9/19/1981*		at #15 Washington		Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington	None	L 20-3	52,343
9/26/1981*		Drake		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	L 18-17	31,220
10/3/1981*		at Tulsa		Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma	None	L 35-21	18,196
10/10/1981		at #13 Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	None	L 58-13	61,012
10/17/1981		#19 Nebraska		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	L 49-3	45,915
10/24/1981		at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	None	L 17-14	51,600
10/31/1981†		#11 Iowa State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	W 10-7	26,650
11/7/1981		#17 Oklahoma		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	L 28-21	33,200
11/14/1981†		at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	None	L 31-10	49,300
11/21/1981		at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	None	L 24-21	23,921
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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