1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1971 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big 8 Conference
1971 record 5-6 (2-5 Big 8)
Head coach Vince Gibson
Home stadium KSU Stadium
Seasons
« 1970 1972 »
1971 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Nebraska 7 – 0 – 0     13 – 0 – 0
#2 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#3 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 1
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Missouri 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1971. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1971 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 5-6, and a 2-5 record in Big 8 play.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
Non-conference Schedule
9/11/1971 Utah State* KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 10-7   30,000
9/18/1971 at Tulsa* Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 19-10   23,500
9/25/1971 BYU* KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 23-7   37,500
Conference Schedule
10/2/1971 at #6 Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 31-21   47,740
10/9/1971 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown) L 39-13   51,617
10/16/1971 Iowa State KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 24-0   31,074
10/21/1971 #2 Oklahoma KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 75-28   37,198
10/29/1971 at Missouri Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO W 28-12   52,498
11/6/1971 at Oklahoma State Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK W 35-23   34,758
11/13/1971 #1 Nebraska KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 44-17   42,300
Non-conference Schedule
11/19/1971 Memphis State* Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN W 28-21   17,234
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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