1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1971 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
1971 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Missouri 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1971 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 5–6, and a 2–5 record in Big Eight Conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Utah State*
L 7–1030,000[2]
September 18at Tulsa*
W 19–1023,500[3]
September 25BYU*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 23–737,500[4]
October 2at No. 6 Colorado
L 21–3147,740[5]
October 9at Kansas
L 13–3951,617[6]
October 16Iowa State
L 0–2432,000[7]
October 23No. 2 Oklahoma
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 28–7540,000[8]
October 30at Missouri
W 28–1252,498[9]
November 6at Oklahoma State
W 35–2335,500[10]
November 13No. 1 Nebraska
L 17–4442,300[11]
November 20Memphis State*
W 28–2117,234[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Roster

1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Dennis Morrison Jr
G 74 John Wells So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 19 Ron Coppenbarger Jr
DE 86 John O'Neill Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1971 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Utah State edges Wildcats, 10–7". Lincoln Sunday Journal & Star. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "K-State scuttles Tulsa despite 97-yard dash". The Daily Oklahoman. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cats overcome misplays, 23–7". The Kansas City Star. September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado takes revenge-filled 31–21 decision from Kansas State". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kansas tops Wildcats". The Terre Haute Tribune. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cyclones' air assault ruins K-State, 24–0". Tulsa World. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Not Vegas, but Sooners roll 711". Independent Press-Telegram. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats post first Big Eight win". The Hutchinson News. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wildcats claw Cowboys". The Hays Daily News. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Huskers overcome poor defense 44–17". The Daily Nonpareil. November 14, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wildcats ease by Memphis". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 21, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1971 Kansas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
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