1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1971 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. 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 Eight Conference play.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Utah State*
L 7–1030,000
September 18at Tulsa*
W 19–1023,500
September 25BYU*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 23–737,500[2]
October 2at No. 6 Colorado
L 21–3147,740
October 9at Kansas
L 13–3951,151
October 16Iowa Statedagger
L 0–2431,074
October 23No. 2 Oklahoma
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 28–7537,198
October 30at Missouri
W 28–1252,498
November 6at Oklahoma State
W 35–2334,758
November 13No. 1 Nebraska
L 17–4442,300
November 20Memphis State*
W 28–2117,234
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Dennis Morrison Jr
G 74 John Wells So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 19 Ron Coppenbarger Jr
DE 86 John O'Neill Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1971 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cats overcome misplays, 23–7". The Kansas City Star. September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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