# 1986 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1986 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Stan Parrish. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. They finished with a record of 2–9 overall and 1–6 in Big Eight Conference play.
The Wildcats' October 18 win against rival Kansas would be the program's last victory for 31 games, stretching until the 1989 season, when they defeated North Texas 20–17 on a last-second touchdown pass. Kansas State posted a 0-30-1 record during the streak, with the lone tie also coming against Kansas in 1987.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | Western Illinois* | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | W 35–7 | 26,320 |
| September 6 | at Texas Tech* | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX | L 7–41 | 37,842 |
| September 13 | Northern Iowa* | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | L 0–17 | 28,820 |
| September 20 | at TCU* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | L 22–35 | 26,139 |
| October 4 | at No. 6 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | L 10–56 | 74,284 |
| October 18 | Kansas | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | W 29–12 | 38,320 |
| October 25 | Missouri | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | L 6–17 | 19,850 |
| November 1 | at No. 9 Nebraska | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | L 0–38 | 75,893 |
| November 8 | Oklahoma State | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | L 3–23 | 21,270 |
| November 15 | at Iowa State | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA (rivalry) | L 19–48 | 32,305 |
| November 22 | Colorado | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | L 3–49 | 14,700 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Game summaries
### Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
* Date: October 4
* Game attendance: 74,284
Game information :
Kansas State
Randy Williams 13/21, 97 Yds, INT
Todd Moody 19 Rush, 57 Yds
Todd Elder 6 Rec, 60 Yds
Oklahoma
Eric Mitchel 1/6, 58 Yds, TD 12 Rush, 126 Yds, 2 TD
Carl Cabbiness 1 Rec, 58 Yds, TD :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | KSU | OKLA |
| 1 | | | | | Oklahoma | Lydell Carr 1-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | | | | | Oklahoma | Eric Mitchel 56-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | | | | | Oklahoma | Spencer Tillman 5-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | | | | | Oklahoma | Eric Mitchel 3-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | | | | | Kansas State | Blocked punt returned 19 yards for touchdown by Grady Newton, Mark Porter kick good | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | | | | | Kansas State | 32-yard field goal by Mark Porter | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | | | | | Oklahoma | Carl Cabbiness 58-yard touchdown reception from Eric Mitchel, Tim Lashar kick good | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | | | | | Oklahoma | Glenn Sullivan 1-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | | | | | Oklahoma | Glenn Sullivan 12-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 10 | 49 |
| 4 | | | | | Oklahoma | Rotnei Anderson 6-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 10 | 56 |
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