1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1972 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
1972 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Oklahoma $ 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Nebraska $ 5 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 16 Colorado 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The Big 8 Conference mandated Oklahoma forfeits in three conference games, giving Nebraska the title. Oklahoma reverted this record at a later date; hence, both Oklahoma[1] and Nebraska[2] claim this title.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson.[3] The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Tulsa*
W 21–1328,000[4]
September 16at BYU*
L 9–3231,753[5]
September 23at No. 10 Arizona State*
L 14–5650,682[6]
September 30Tampa*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 31–735,000[7]
October 7No. 12 Colorado
L 17–3840,000[8]
October 14Kansas
W 20–1942,000[9]
October 21at No. 20 Iowa State
L 22–2536,231[10]
October 28at No. 8 Oklahoma
L 0–5261,826[11]
November 4No. 16 Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 14–3137,500[12]
November 11Oklahoma State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 14–4525,000[13]
November 18at No. 5 Nebraska
L 7–5975,079[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 76 Del Acker Sr
TE Joe Brandt
OT 77 Bill Brittain Jr
FB 32 Don Calhoun Jr
TE 83 Henry Childs Jr
WR 46 Rick Fergerson
WR 47 John Goerger Sr
QB 11 Steve Grogan So
RB Bill Holman
G 69 Larry Hopkins Jr
RB 25 Isaac Jackson Jr
TE Keith Jones
RB Gust Kumis
WR John McCarthy
QB 10 Dennis Morrison Sr
WR Don Parham
WR 38 Bud Peterson
OT 61 Chuck Price Jr
C 59 Fred Rothwell
RB David Specht
OL Paul Steninger
RB Leroy Thomas
WR J Washington
G 74 John Wells Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 20 Terry Brown Jr
LB Gordon Chambliss
DT 75 Charles Clarington Jr
DB 19 Ron Coppenbarger Sr
DL Clayton Ferguson
DL Gary Glatz
LB 50 Greg Jones Jr
DB Donald Lareau
DB 35 Gary Melcher Sr
DE 86 John O'Neill Sr
DE 87 Bert Oettmeier Jr
DB 29 Ron Solt So
DL Roger Stucky
LB Kevin Vohoska
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Keith Brumley
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). soonersports.com. Oklahoma Athletics. p. 6. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). huskers.com. Nebraska Athletics. p. 206. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "1972 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "K-State comes on late". The Kansas City Star. September 10, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "BYU flattens K-State". The Tulsa World. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A-State smothers Kansas State, 56–14". The Arizona Republic. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kansas State tames Tampa". Great Bend Tribune. October 1, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colorado destroys Kansas State". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kansas State upsets Kansas, 20–10". The Journal News. October 15, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cyclones storm past Kansas State". The Kansas City Star. October 22, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sooners dump Kansas State". Longview Morning Journal. October 29, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mizzou adds K-State to list of victims". The Sedalia Democrat. November 5, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Big plays lift Oklahoma State". Omaha World-Herald. November 12, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Nebraska shatters K-State". The State. November 19, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1972 Kansas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
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