1976 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1976 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1976 record	1–10 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach	Ellis Rainsberger (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Selcer (2nd year)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

1976 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Oklahoma +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
#14 Oklahoma State +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#16 Colorado +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#9 Nebraska	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
#19 Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1976 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ellis Rainsberger. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9/11/1976	BYU*		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 13-3	27,100
9/18/1976	at #11 Texas A&M*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		L 14-34	50,027
9/25/1976	Wake Forest*		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 0-13	25,500
10/2/1976	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 10-20	30,353
10/9/1976	#9 Missouri		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 21-28	22,200
10/16/1976	at #3 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 0-51	76,150
10/23/1976	Kansas		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)		L 14-24	41,459
10/30/1976	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		L 14-45	44,797
11/6/1976	at #17 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 20-49	70,987
11/13/1976	#17 Oklahoma State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 21-45	21,000
11/19/1976	#15 Colorado		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 28-35	16,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.