1990 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1990 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDel Miller (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBob Cope (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
1990 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Colorado $ 7 0 0 11 1 1
No. 24 Nebraska 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Oklahoma 5 2 0 8 3 0
Iowa State 2 4 1 4 6 1
Kansas 2 4 1 3 7 1
Kansas State 2 5 0 5 6 0
Missouri 2 5 0 4 7 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1990 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 5–6, and a 2–5 record in Big Eight Conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 86:30 p.m.Western Illinois*W 27–625,432[1]
September 151:10 p.m.New Mexico State*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 52–719,200[2]
September 226:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois*L 35–4214,102[3]
September 291:10 p.m.New Mexico*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 38–622,812[4]
October 61:10 p.m.No. 8 Nebraska
L 8–4535,757[5]
October 131:10 p.m.Oklahoma State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 23–1722,856[6]
October 201:30 p.m.at MissouriL 10–3147,181[7]
October 271:00 p.m.at KansasL 24–2745,000[8]
November 31:10 p.m.Iowa State
W 28–1415,246[9]
November 101:00 p.m.at OklahomaPSNL 7–3469,106[10]
November 171:10 p.m.at No. 2 ColoradoL 3–6451,136[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Source: [12]

References

  1. ^ "Success all around helps K-State win". The Kansas City Star. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "KSU romps and stomps on Aggies". The Manhattan Mercury. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Last-minute TD leads NIU past 'Cats". The Manhattan Mercury. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Barta is catalyst in K-State's surge". The Kansas City Star. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cornhuskers' depth wilts K-State in second half". The Kansas City Star. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "K-State dumps Cowboys". Tulsa World. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers slash withering Wildcats". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Record kick lifts KU past K-State". The Olathe Daily News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "K-State sends ISU into deep freeze". The Waterloo Courier. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "OU puts mild back in Cats". The Daily Oklahoman. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Buffaloes crush WIldcats, 64–3". The Salina Journal. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1990 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2026.