# 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1995 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 10–2, and a 5–2 record in Big 8 Conference play. 1995 was the last year of the Big Eight. The next year was the inaugural season of the Big 12 Conference.
The season culminated with a victory against Colorado State in the 1995 Holiday Bowl. The 10-win season was the first for Kansas State since 1910, and the final top-10 ranking was the first in program history.
The Wildcats finished the 1995 season leading NCAA Division I-A in total defense, and also shut out three opponents for the first time in school history. The team shut out Akron, Northern Illinois, and Missouri. The Wildcats later repeated the feat in 1999 and 2002.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:10 p.m. | Temple* | | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | | W 34–7 | 34,927 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati* | No. 21 | Nippert StadiumCincinnati OH | | W 23–21 | 16,887 |
| September 23 | 6:10 p.m. | Akron* | No. 19 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | | W 67–0 | 33,145 |
| September 30 | 1:10 p.m. | Northern Illinois* | No. 16 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | | W 44–0 | 38,527 |
| October 7 | 1:10 p.m. | Missouri | No. 13 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | | W 30–0 | 37,925 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | No. 8 | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | | W 23–17 | 38,000 |
| October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Nebraska | No. 8 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ABC | L 25–49 | 76,072 |
| October 28 | 1:10 p.m. | No. 6 Kansas | No. 14 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | | W 41–7 | 44,284 |
| November 4 | 1:10 p.m. | No. 25 Oklahoma | No. 9 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | | W 49–10 | 40,138 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 7 | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA (rivalry) | | W 49–7 | 27,356 |
| November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 9 Colorado | No. 7 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | ABC | L 17–27 | 42,454 |
| December 29 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado State* | No. 10 | Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) | ESPN | W 54–21 | 51,051 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | 23 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |

## Game summaries
### At Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 |
| • Cornhuskers | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Sooners | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • No. 9 Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 9 Buffaloes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| No. 7 Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### Vs. Colorado State (Holiday Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 10 Wildcats | 7 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 54 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
* ↑ "Shutout history". Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
* ↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1995)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
* ↑ "Nebraska Prevails In Battle Of Unbeatens". The Spokesman-Review. October 22, 1995. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
* ↑ "Kansas State Rebounds From Loss to Nebraska, Stuns No. 6 Kansas, 41-7". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1995. Retrieved October 21, 2019.