1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1981 Kansas State Wildcats football
1981 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Dickey (4th season);
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1981 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 2–9, and a 1–6 record in Big Eight Conference play.^[1]

1981 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Oklahoma	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
No. 19 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	South Dakota*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 31–10	20,210
September 19	at No. 15 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 3–20	52,343
September 26	Drake*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 17–18	31,220
October 3	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–35	18,196
October 10	at No. 13 Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 13–58	61,012
October 17	No. 19 Nebraska	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 3–49	45,915
October 24	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 14–17	51,600
October 31	No. 11 Iowa State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 10–7	26,650
November 7	No. 17 Oklahoma	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 21–28	33,200
November 14	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–31	49,300
November 21	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 21–24	23,921
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game