1968 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1968 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1968 record	4–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Vince Gibson (2nd season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

1968 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Kansas +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Nebraska	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1968 college football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

1968 was a significant year in Wildcat football history. KSU Stadium debuted as the new home for the football team, which moved from Memorial Stadium. The team was led by sophomore quarterback Lynn Dickey and finished the season as the best passing offense in the Big Eight.

1968 was also significant for the fact that the Wildcats were ranked for only the second time in school history (the first since 1953), and for the first time in the AP Poll. The team was ranked #20 going in its game against #4 Penn State. The Wildcats went on to lose the game, 25–9, and would not be ranked the rest of the season, although they would return to the rankings in the 1969 season.

1968 was also the last time the Wildcats beat Nebraska until the 1998 season, and the last time K-State beat Nebraska in Lincoln until 2003.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	Colorado State*	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	None	W 21-0	22,641
September 28	at No. 4 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	None	L 25-9	45,024
October 5	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	None	W 34-19	19,000
October 12	Iowa State	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	None	L 23-14	31,507
October 19	at Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	None	L 37-14	32,500
October 26	No. 14 Missouri	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	None	L 56-20	26,449
November 2	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	None	L 35-20	43,782
November 9	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	None	W 12-0	67,466
November 16	No. 7 Kansas	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	ABC	L 38-29	35,937
November 23	Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	None	W 21-14	17,645
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

Kansas State Wildcats football
Venues	Ahearn Field (1911–1921) Memorial Stadium (1922–1967) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State Kansas: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup)
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Wildcat Victory" "Wabash Cannonball" Marching band Timeline of football in Kansas Aggieville riots 1939 Nebraska game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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