1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1995 Kansas State Wildcats football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 54–21 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
1995 record	10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Dimel (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bob Stoops (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jim Leavitt (5th season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium (Capacity: 43,000)
Seasons

1995 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Nebraska †	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
#5 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#9 Kansas	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#7 Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Missouri	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
*† – Bowl Alliance representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1995 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 10–2, and a 5–2 record in Big 8 Conference play. 1995 was the last year of the Big Eight. The next year was the inaugural season of the Big 12 Conference.

The season culminated with a victory against Colorado State in the 1995 Holiday Bowl. The 10-win season was the first for Kansas State since 1910, and the final top-10 ranking was the first in program history.

The Wildcats finished the 1995 season leading NCAA Division I-A in total defense, and also shut out three opponents for the first time in school history. The team shut out Akron, Northern Illinois, and Missouri. The Wildcats later repeated the feat in 1999 and 2002.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2*	6:10 PM	Temple		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 34–7	34,927
September 9*	6:00 PM	at Cincinnati	#21	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati		W 23–21	16,887
September 23*	6:10 PM	Akron	#19	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 67–0	33,145
September 30*	1:10 PM	Northern Illinois	#16	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 44–0	38,527
October 7	1:10 PM	Missouri	#13	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 32–0	37,925
October 14	2:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	#8	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 23–17	38,000
October 21	2:30 PM	at #2 Nebraska	#8	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	ABC	L 25–49	76,072
October 28	1:10 PM	#6 Kansas	#14	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown/Governor's Cup)		W 41–7	44,284
November 4	1:10 PM	#25 Oklahoma	#9	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 49–10	40,138
November 11	1:00 PM	at Iowa State	#7	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa		W 49–7	27,356
November 18	2:30 PM	#9 Colorado	#7	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	ABC	L 17–27	42,454
December 29*	8:00 PM	vs. #25 Colorado State	#10	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 54–21	51,051
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Table references

Roster

1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 64 Johnson, JasonJason Johnson 5.0 !Jr QB 6 Miller, MattMatt Miller 7.0 !Sr WR 83 Lockett, KevinKevin Lockett 5.0 !Jr TE 86 Swift, JustinJustin Swift 1.0 !Fr T 58 Weiner, ToddTodd Weiner 3.0 !So T 76 Young, RyanRyan Young 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Canty, ChrisChris Canty 3.0 !So LB 9 Gaskins, PercellPercell Gaskins 7.0 !Sr LB 42 Simoneau, MarkMark Simoneau 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 38 Gramatica, MartinMartin Gramatica 3.0 !So	Head coach Bill Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt