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1973 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at No. 14 Florida*
L 10–2150,673[2]
September 22Tulsa*
W 21–027,500
September 29at Tampa*
W 17–1625,578
October 6Memphis State*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 21–1634,970
October 13at No. 19 Kansas
L 18–2551,574
October 20Iowa State
W 21–1929,062
October 27No. 3 Oklahomadagger
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 14–5629,523
November 3at No. 12 Missouri
L 7–3151,931
November 10at Oklahoma State
L 9–2838,000
November 17No. 10 NebraskaManhattan, KS (rivalry)L 21–5042,000
November 23at Colorado
W 17–1446,771
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  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.


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