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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-

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1896 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

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 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	8-1-2	304	102	Lost 14-20	4-0-1	128	41	George H. Sauer
Iowa State	3-6	111	141		1-4	44	94	Emmett R. Abe Stuber
Oklahoma	7-2-1	194	161		4-0-1	102	60	Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Missouri	6-4	240	116		3-2	146	61	Don B. Faurot
Nebraska	2-7	73	191		2-3	54	88	Bernard E. Bernie Masterson
Kansas State	0-10	71	283		0-5	27	157	Sam Francis

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.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.