American college football season
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.[ 1]
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 . They scored just 23 points in 7 conference games, an average of just 3.26 points per game.
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 at Tulsa * W 17–1634,000 September 20 Wichita State * W 32–031,000 [ 2] September 27 at Wake Forest * W 17–1617,700 [ 3] October 4 No. 6 Texas A&M * L 0–1037,100 October 11 Iowa State L 7–1725,698 October 18 No. 2 Oklahoma L 3–2533,196 October 25 at No. 15 Missouri L 3–3562,860 November 1 at Kansas L 0–2850,538 November 8 No. 3 Nebraska L 0–1241,300 November 5 at Oklahoma State L 3–5640,100 November 22 at No. 9 Colorado L 7–3344,345 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1975 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 79 Mike Osborn So LB 59 Gary Spani So DB 32 Marvin Switzer Jr
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