1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1969 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
1969 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Missouri + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

The team was again led by quarterback Lynn Dickey and finished the season ranked as the top passing offense in the Big Eight Conference for the second straight year. Kansas State also led the Big Eight in rushing defense. Despite the good statistics, 1969 saw the Wildcats finish with an even record of 5–5, and a 3–4 record in the Big Eight.[1] The Wildcats did, however, post the school's first victory over a ranked team, rolling over #11 Oklahoma, 59–21.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Baylor*
W 45–1530,000[2]
September 27at Arizona*
W 42–2738,750[3]
October 4No. 2 Penn State*
L 14–1737,000[4]
October 11at Kansas
W 26–2251,000[5]
October 18Iowa State
W 34–729,000[6]
October 25No. 11 OklahomaNo. 18
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 59–2138,500[7]
November 1at No. 14 MissouriNo. 12
L 38–4140,000[8]
November 8at Oklahoma StateNo. 15
L 19–2835,700[9]
November 15No. 17 Nebraska
L 7–1040,000[10]
November 22at Colorado
L 32–4537,400[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

Roster

1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 40 Charlie Collins Sr
QB 11 Lynn Dickey Jr
G 76 Ira Gordon Sr
RB 32 Russell Harrison
RB 42 Mack Herron Sr
OT 75 Lynn Larson Sr
WR 44 Bob Long So
RB 23 Mike Montgomery Jr
G 79 Dean Shaternick Jr
TE 80 Forrest Wells Jr
WR 48 Sonny Yarnell Jr
OL 69 James Carver Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 55 Keith Best So
DB 20 Ron Dickerson Jr
LB 54 Jim Dukelow Jr
DE 84 Mike Kuhn Jr
LB 57 Randy Ross Sr
DB 26 Clarence Scott Jr
DE 70 Ron Yankowski Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1969 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wildcats smash Baylor, 48–15". St. Joseph News-Press. September 21, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "K-State stymies Arizona, 42–27". Tulsa World. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cats stubborn in defeat". The Kansas City Star. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jayhawks fall to Kansas State". The Salisbury Post. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "KSU clips Cyclones for a 2nd Big 8 win". Omaha World-Herald. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eureka! Kansas State confounds the experts, Sooners and fans with 59–21 victory". The Salina Journal. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Missouri staggers K-State 41–38". The Tennessean. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cowboys aerials nip Kansas St". The Houston Chronicle. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Huskers romp past K-State". The Ann Arbor News. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Buffaloes crowd Liberty's corral for 'Bear' hunt". The Commercial Appeal. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Kansas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
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