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: Vince Gibson Conference: Big Eight-
1972 Season Highlights
Vince Gibson enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Kansas State.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Tulsa
21
13
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Brigham Young
9
32
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Arizona State
14
56
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Tampa
31
7
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Colorado
17
38
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Kansas
20
19
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Iowa State
22
55
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Oklahoma
0
52
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Missouri
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Oklahoma State
14
45
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Nebraska
7
59
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 169
Scoring Average 15.4
Points Allowed 407
Defense Average 37.0
Opponents Record 70-44
Conference Record 1-6
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 0-5
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 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.