1944 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1944 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Six Conference
1944 record 2-5-2 (1-4 Big 6)
Head coach Ward Haylett
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1944 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Oklahoma 4 0 1     6 3 1
Iowa State 3 1 1     6 1 1
Missouri 2 1 2     3 5 2
Nebraska 2 3 0     2 6 0
Kansas 1 4 0     3 6 1
Kansas State 1 4 0     2 5 2
Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1944. The team's head football coach was Ward Haylett, in his third and final year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 2-5-2 record with a 1-4 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big 6. The Wildcats scored 45 points and gave up 215 points.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
9/30/1944 Wichita State* Memorial StadiumManhattan, KS T 6-6   3,500
10/7/1944 Missouri Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 0-33    
10/14/1944 at Michigan State* Macklin Field • East Lansing, MI L 6-45    
10/21/1944 at Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 0-68    
10/28/1944 Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 0-14   3,102
11/4/1944 at Wichita State* Unknown • Wichita, KS W 15-0    
11/11/1944 Kansasdagger Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown) W 18-14   7,500
11/18/1944 Olathe NAS* Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS T 0-0    
11/25/1944 at Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE L 0-35    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP. All times are in Central Time.

References

    1. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia Edited by Michael MacCambridge

    2. K-State Football Vault- The History of the Wildcats by Kevin Haskin

    3. * 1944 Game Results