1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1971 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
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

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11Utah State*L 7–1030,000
September 18at Tulsa*W 19–1023,500
September 25BYU*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 23–737,500
October 2at No. 6 ColoradoL 21–3147,740
October 9at
rivalry
)
L 13–3951,151
October 16Iowa Statedagger
L 0–2431,074
October 23No. 2 Oklahoma
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 28–7537,198
October 30at MissouriW 28–1252,498
November 6at Oklahoma StateW 35–2334,758
November 13No. 1 Nebraska
L 17–4442,300
November 20
Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
  • W 28–2117,234
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "1971 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.