1992 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1992 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill Snyder (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Del Miller (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Jim Leavitt (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bob Stoops (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

1992 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Nebraska $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Colorado %	5	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 22 Kansas	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma	3	–	2	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Oklahoma State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Bowl Coalition representative as champion % – Bowl Coalition at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. The 1992 season saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 5–6, and a 2–5 record in Big Eight Conference play. The season ended with a loss against Nebraska in the 1992 Coca-Cola Classic. This was not considered a post-season game.

The team played a Thursday night game on ESPN on November 5, 1992, against Iowa State. The Wildcats had their first undefeated home season (5–0) since 1934.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	6:30 p.m.	No. 16 (I-AA) Montana*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 27–12	32,712
September 26	6:30 p.m.	Temple*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 35–14	28,833
October 3	12:30 p.m.	New Mexico State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 19–0	33,310
October 10	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)		L 7–31	48,604
October 17	2:00 p.m.	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	KSN	L 16–28	12,472
October 24	1:10 p.m.	at No. 9 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	KSN	L 7–54	52,235
October 31	1:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 14–16	60,230
November 5	7:00 p.m.	Iowa State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	ESPN	W 22–13	23,815
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 14–27	37,093
November 21	1:10 p.m.	Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 10–0	20,197
December 5	10:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Nebraska	Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic, rivalry)		L 24–38	50,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1992 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Andre Coleman Jr OT 73 Barrett Brooks So RB 1 Eric Gallon Sr QB 5 Chad May So C 72 Quentin Neujahr Jr QB 13 Jason Smargiasso Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 29 Mike Ekeler So LB 9 Percell Gaskins So LB 45 Kirby Hocutt So CB 4 Thomas Randolph Jr LB 36 Brent Venables Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Del Miller – Offensive Coordinator & assistant head coach John Latina – Offensive line & running game coordinator Dana Dimel – Offensive line Bob Stoops – co-Defensive Coordinator Jim Leavitt – co-Defensive Coordinator & linebackers John Hendrick – Defensive line Mike Stoops – Defensive ends Ben Griffith – Assistant Nick Quartaro – Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt