Kansas State Football Team History
Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Founded: 1863 Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium Capacity: 51,000 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Sam Francis Conference: Big Eight-
1947 Season Highlights
Sam Francis enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kansas State.
1947 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Oklahoma State
0
12
L
Fri., Sep. 26 @
Texas El Paso
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
New Mexico
18
20
L
Fri., Oct. 10 @
Boston College
13
49
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Missouri
7
47
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Nebraska
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Kansas
0
55
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Oklahoma
13
27
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Iowa State
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Florida
7
25
L
1947 Season Totals
Record 0-10
Points Scored 71
Scoring Average 7.1
Points Allowed 283
Defense Average 28.3
Opponents Record 47-44
Conference Record 0-5
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 0-6
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1947 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1947 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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