The 1968 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.[1] 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. 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 | Source |
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| September 21 | Colorado State* | | | W 21–0 | 22,641 | [2] |
| September 28 | at No. 4 Penn State* | | | L 9–25 | 45,024 | [3] |
| October 5 | at Virginia Tech* | | | W 34–19 | 19,000 | [4] |
| October 12 | Iowa State | | | L 14–23 | 32,000 | [5] |
| October 19 | at Colorado | | | L 14–37 | 30,500 | [6] |
| October 26 | No. 14 Missouri | | | L 20–56 | 28,000 | [7] |
| November 2 | at Oklahoma | | | L 20–35 | 36,700 | [8] |
| November 9 | at Nebraska | | | W 12–0 | 65,986 | [9] |
| November 16 | No. 7 Kansas | | ABC | L 29–38 | 36,000 | [10] |
| November 23 | Oklahoma State | | | W 21–14 | 18,000 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
| 1968 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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References
- ^ "1968 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado State wins 21–13 over Lobos in WAC game". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. September 15, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ranked Penn State beats Kansas State". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Ed (October 6, 1968). "Inspired K-State Team Devours Virginia Tech's Football Gobblers, 34-19". The Danville Register. Danville, Virginia. Associated Press. p. 1D. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Cyclones foil K-State". The Kansas City Star. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Anderson, Buffs riddle K-State". The Wichita Beacon & Eagle. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mizzou routs K-State, 56 to 20". Omaha World-Herald. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners recover to pelt K-State, 35–20". Tulsa World. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats escape from Big 8 grave, 12–0". Omaha World-Herald. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K.U. outguns Wildcats, aims for bowl". The Kansas City Star. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas State rally overtakes Cowboys". Omaha World-Herald. November 24, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1968 Kansas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
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