American college football season
The 1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder . The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium . The season saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 1–10, and a 0–7 record in Big Eight Conference play. This was Snyder's first season as head coach. It also saw K-State pick up its first win in 31 games, dating back to the 29–12 win against Kansas on October 18, 1986.
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 9 9:00 p.m. at No. 25 Arizona State * L 0–3168,606 September 16 1:10 p.m. Northern Iowa * L 8–1028,275 September 23 1:10 p.m. Northern Illinois * L 20–3720,256 September 30 1:10 p.m. North Texas * W 20–1726,564 [ 1] October 7 1:30 p.m. at No. 4 Nebraska L 7–5876,265 October 14 3:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State L 13–1740,100 October 21 1:10 p.m. Missouri L 9–2129,492 October 28 1:10 p.m. Kansas L 16–2135,652 November 4 1:00 p.m. at Iowa State L 11–3640,332 November 11 1:30 p.m. at Oklahoma L 19–4271,000 November 18 12:10 p.m. No. 2 Colorado L 11–5920,117 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class RB David Bowman RB Richard Boyd TE Russ Campbell QB , P Chris Cobb RB Antoine Dulan OL Chad Faulkner OL Shawn Fleming TE Alan Friedrich WR Eric Gallon QB Matt Garber WR Frank Hernandez OL Eric Herrick RB D. Hudson RB Pat Jackson TE Al Jones RB Sonny Ray Jones OL Toby Lawrence RB Curtis Madden OL Will McCain OL Mike Orr RB Terry Richards WR Michael Smith QB Carl Straw QB Paul Watson WR Mike Wheeler OL Paul Yniguez
Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Elijah Alexander LB Brooks Barta DL John Crawford DL Ramon Davenport LB James Enin-Okut DL Ekwensi Griffith DB Erick Harper LB Matt Hennesy DL Maurice Henry DB Tyreese Herds DL Robert Hubbell DB Marcus Miller DB Danny Needham LB Chris Patterson DB Dimitrie Scott DL Anthony Williams
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K David Kruger
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Game information Fourth quarter UNT – Carl Brewer 47-yard pass from Scott Davis (kick good), 1:35. North Texas 17-14. KSU – Frank Hernandez 12-yard pass from Carl Straw (no kick), 0:00. Kansas St 20-14. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards.
Kansas State snapped 30-game winless streak (since 1986) and fans tore down the goalposts [ 4]
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