1976 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1976 Kansas State Wildcats football
1976 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	1–10 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach	Ellis Rainsberger (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Dick Selcer (2nd season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 Colorado +	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Oklahoma State +	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 5 Oklahoma +	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	4	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	1
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Ellis Rainsberger, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last in the Big 8.^[1] Kansas played home games in KSU Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	BYU*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 13–3	27,100	^[2]
September 18	at No. 11 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 14–34	50,027
September 25	Wake Forest*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 0–13	25,500	^[3]
October 2	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 10–20	30,353
October 9	No. 9 Missouri	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 21–28	22,200
October 16	at No. 3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 0–51	76,150
October 23	Kansas	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 14–24	41,459
October 30	at Iowa State	Cylone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 14–45	44,797
November 6	at No. 17 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 20–49	70,987
November 13	No. 17 Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 21–45	21,000
November 20	No. 15 Colorado	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 28–35	16,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1976 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`81`	Paul Coffman	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`79`	Mike Osborn	Jr
LB	`59`	Gary Spani	Jr
DB	`32`	Marvin Switzer	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "1976 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ "KU, K-Staate impressive in home debuts". The Salina Journal. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "K-State blanked, 13–0". Lincoln Journal Star. September 26, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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