# 1987 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1987 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1987 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 0–10–1 overall and 0–6–1 in Big Eight Conference play. Kansas State scored 135 points and gave up 421 points.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | Austin Peay* | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | L 22–26 | 23,350 |
| September 19 | Army* | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | L 14–41 | 27,500 |
| September 26 | at No. 19 Iowa* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | L 13–38 | 67,700 |
| October 3 | Tulsa* | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | L 25–37 | 28,400 |
| October 10 | at Missouri | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | L 10–34 | 40,772 |
| October 17 | No. 1 Oklahoma | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | L 10–59 | 27,200 |
| October 24 | at No. 2 Nebraska | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | L 3–56 | 76,106 |
| October 31 | at No. 12 Oklahoma State | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | L 7–56 | 40,150 |
| November 7 | Kansas | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | T 17–17 | 37,600 |
| November 14 | at Iowa State | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA (rivalry) | L 14–16 | 33,516 |
| November 21 | Colorado | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | L 0–41 | 12,500 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Game summaries
### At Nebraska

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas St | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Date: October 24, 1987
* Game attendance: 76,106
* Box Score
Nebraska secured their 26th consecutive winning season, tying the NCAA record, and rolled up 459 rushing yards using 17 rushing players, while the Cornhusker defense prevented a touchdown for the third game in a row.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kansas St | Passing | Gary Swim | 12/29, 118 Yds, INT |
| Kansas St | Rushing | Lee Pickett | 9 Rush, 44 Yds |
| Kansas St | Receiving | Kent Dean | 5 Rec, 59 Yds |
| Nebraska | Passing | Clete Blakeman | 9/10, 165 Yds, TD |
| Nebraska | Rushing | Tyreese Knox | 8 Rush, 100 Yds, TD |
| Nebraska | Receiving | Todd Millikan | 3 Rec, 46 Yds |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | KSU | NU |
| 1 | 13:18 | 3 | 66 | | Nebraska | Steve Taylor 49-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 8:23 | 10 | 39 | | Nebraska | Tom Banderas 15-yard touchdown reception from Steve Taylor, Chris Drennan kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 0:25 | 10 | 80 | | Nebraska | Richard Bell 46-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 7:07 | 10 | 56 | | Nebraska | Clete Blakeman 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | 2:24 | 3 | 1 | | Kansas St | 29-yard field goal by Mark Porter | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | 0:00 | 7 | 88 | | Nebraska | Hendley Hawkins 40-yard touchdown reception from Clete Blakeman, Chris Drennan kick good | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | 8:17 | 7 | 47 | | Nebraska | Micah Heibel 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good | 3 | 42 |
| 3 | 0:41 | 10 | 83 | | Nebraska | Gerry Gdowski 10-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good | 3 | 49 |
| 4 | 10:53 | 3 | 63 | | Nebraska | Tyreese Knox 50-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good | 3 | 56 |
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