1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1969 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big 8 Conference
1969 record 5-5 (3-4 Big 8)
Head coach Vince Gibson
Home stadium KSU Stadium
Seasons
« 1968 1970 »
1969 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Missouri 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
#11 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
#16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1969. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1969 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 5-5, and a 3-4 record in Big 8 play. 1969 was the first year the Wildcats ever beat a ranked team, when they beat number 11 Oklahoma.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
Non-conference Schedule
9/20/1969 at Baylor* Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 45-15   30,000
9/27/1969 at Arizona* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 42-27   38,750
10/4/1969 #2 Penn State* #20 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 17-14   37,000
Conference Schedule
10/11/1969 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown) W 26-22   51,000
10/18/1969 Iowa State KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 34-7   28,674
10/25/1969 #11 Oklahoma #18 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 59-21   35,615
11/1/1969 at #14 Missouri #12 Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO L 41-38   40,000
11/8/1969 at Oklahoma State #15 Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK L 28-19   35,700
11/15/1969 #17 Nebraska KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 10-7   41,000
11/22/1969 at Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 45-32   37,400
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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