1982 Kansas State Wildcats football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1982
Team=Kansas State Wildcats


Conference=Big 8 Conference
Division=
ShortConference=Big 8
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Record= 6-5-1
ConfRecord= 3-3-1
HeadCoach=Jim Dickey
OffCoach=
DefCoach=
StadiumArena=KSU Stadium
Champion=
BowlTourney= Independence Bowl vs. Wisconsin
BowlTourneyResult= Lost, 14-3The 1982 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1982. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

The Wildcats finished the 1982 season with a record of 6-5-1, and a 3-3-1 record in Big 8 play – the first winning record at the school since 1970. During the season Kansas State played its first night game in KSU Stadium, a 36-7 win over the University of Kansas. Temporary lights were erected for the game by TBS, which televised the contest. A then-record crowd of 43,167 attended the game.

Following the season, Kansas State was invited to its first ever bowl game, the 1982 Independence Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers. The Badgers beat the Wildcats, 14-3. The 1982 Independence Bowl was the first college football game televised live by ESPN.

Schedule

1982 Results

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-!colspan=6| Regular seasonCFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 9/11/1982
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homecoming =
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opponent = Kentucky
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
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score = 23-9
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w/l = w
date = 9/18/1982
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opponent = South Dakota
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
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score = 42-3
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w/l = w
date = 9/25/1982
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opponent = Wichita State
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
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score = 31-7
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w/l = l
date = 10/2/1982
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opprank = 13
opponent = Arizona State
site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
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score = 30-7
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w/l = t
date = 10/9/1982
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opponent = Missouri
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
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score = 7-7
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w/l = l
date = 10/16/1982
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opprank = 6
opponent = Nebraska
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium, Lincoln
site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
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score = 42-13
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w/l = w
date = 10/23/1982
nonconf =
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time = no
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opponent = Kansas
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename = Governor's Cup
tv = TBS
score = 36-7
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w/l = w
date = 10/30/1982
nonconf =
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time = no
rank =
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opponent = Iowa State
site_stadium = Cyclone Stadium
site_cityst = Ames, IA
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score = 9-3
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w/l = l
date = 11/6/1982
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time = no
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opprank = 14
opponent = Oklahoma
site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Norman, OK
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tv = ABC
score = 56-10
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 11/13/1982
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opponent = Oklahoma State
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
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score = 24-16
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 11/20/1982
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time = no
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opponent = Colorado
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
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score = 33-10
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-!colspan=6| Independence BowlCFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 12/11/1982
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opponent = Wisconsin
site_stadium = Independence Stadium
site_cityst = Shreveport, LA
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tv = ESPN
score = 14-3
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See also

*1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
*Kansas State Wildcats football

References

External links

;Official sites
* [http://www.k-state.edu/ Kansas State University homepage]
* [http://www.k-statesports.com/ Official KSU athletics site]