1973 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1973 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Nebraska 4 – 2 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Kansas 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
No. 17 Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1973 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 5–6 overall and a 2–5 record in Big Eight Conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at No. 14 Florida*
L 10–2150,673[2]
September 22Tulsa*
W 21–027,500[3]
September 296:38 p.m.at Tampa*
W 17–1625,578[4]
October 61:30 p.m.Memphis State*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 21–1634,970[5]
October 13at No. 19 Kansas
L 18–2552,000[6]
October 20Iowa State
W 21–1930,500[7]
October 27No. 3 Oklahoma
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 14–5634,500[8]
November 3at No. 12 Missouri
L 7–3151,931[9]
November 10at Oklahoma State
L 9–2838,000[10]
November 17No. 10 Nebraska
L 21–5042,000[11]
November 23at Colorado
W 17–1439,771[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[13]

Roster

1973 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 32 Don Calhoun Sr
TE 83 Henry Childs Sr
QB 11 Steve Grogan Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1973 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "'Cats toppled by Florida". The Kansas City Star. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cats pounce on Hurricane". The Daily Oklahoman. September 23, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Blocked punt boosts KSU". Omaha World-Herald. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kansas State spurts over Memphis State". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late touchdown lifts Kansas over K-State". Lincoln Journal Star. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "K-State upends ISU". Quad-City Times. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Struck paces OU to 56–14 romp". Lincoln Journal Star. October 28, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Missouri defense stiffens to stop K-State attack". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 4, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cowboys back in winners circle, rock KSU 28–9". Southwest Times Record. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cornhuskers roll". St. Joseph News-Press. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes fumble away Big Eight finale". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. November 25, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Kansas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
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