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Kansas State Football Team History

Kansas State Wildcats

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Founded: 1863
Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Capacity: 51,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Jim Dickey
Conference: Big Eight-

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1896 <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024

1984 Season Highlights

Jim Dickey enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Kansas State.

1984 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	@ Vanderbilt	14	26	L
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Tennessee Tech	28	12	W
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Texas Christian	10	42	L
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Oklahoma	6	24	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ South Carolina	17	49	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Kansas	24	7	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Missouri	21	61	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Nebraska	14	62	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Oklahoma State	6	34	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Iowa State	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Colorado	38	6	W

1984 Season Totals
Record	3-7 -1
Points Scored	185
Scoring Average	16.8
Points Allowed	330
Defense Average	30.0
Opponents Record	63-48
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	0-5 -1

1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1984 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	5-6	218	298		4-3	148	185	Mike Gottfried
Iowa State	2-7-2	149	263		0-5-2	76	149	Jim Criner
Nebraska	10-2	387	115	Won 28-10	6-1	228	71	Tom Osborne
Oklahoma	9-2-1	306	164	Lost 17-28	6-1	179	89	Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State	10-2	312	148	Won 21-14	5-2	165	94	Pat Jones
Kansas State	3-7-1	185	330		2-4-1	116	201	Jim Dickey
Missouri	3-7-1	310	301		2-4-1	191	190	Warren Powers
Colorado	1-10	172	364		1-6	101	225	Bill McCartney

1984 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1984 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.