1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1981 Big Eight Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1981 Kansas State Wildcats football
1981 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1981 record	2–9 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Dickey (4th season);
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1981 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 2–9, and a 1–6 record in Big Eight Conference play.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	South Dakota*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 31–10	20,210
September 19	at No. 15 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 3–20	52,343
September 26	Drake*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 17–18	31,220
October 3	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–35	18,196
October 10	at No. 13 Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 13–58	61,012
October 17	No. 19 Nebraska	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 3–49	45,915
October 24	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 14–17	51,600
October 31	No. 11 Iowa State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 10–7	26,650
November 7	No. 17 Oklahoma	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 21–28	33,200
November 14	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–31	49,300
November 21	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 21–24	23,921
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`11`	Donnie Campbell	So
TE	`80`	Mike Cox	Jr
QB	`4`	Darrell Ray Dickey	Jr
T	`77`	Doug Hoppock	Sr
C	`56`	Jim Kennedy	Jr
WR	`89`	Rick Manning	So
RB	`20`	Kenny Smith	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`15`	Greg Best	Sr
LB	`24`	Vic Kenning	Sr
FS	`8`	Mike Kopsky	Jr
DB	`47`	Jim Bob Morris	Sr
LB	`99`	Mike Orr	So
LB	`57`	Jack Williamson	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`5`	Scott Fulhage	Fr

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1981 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Oklahoma	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
No. 19 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll