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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 010 0 1
No. 7 Nebraska 4 2 19 2 1
No. 18 Kansas 4 2 17 4 1
No. 17 Missouri 3 4 08 4 0
Oklahoma State 2 3 25 4 2
Colorado 2 5 05 6 0
Kansas State 2 5 05 6 0
Iowa State 2 5 04 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

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 KansasL 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 MissouriL 7–3151,931
November 10at Oklahoma StateL 9–2838,000
November 17No. 10 NebraskaManhattan, KS (rivalry)L 21–5042,000
November 23at ColoradoW 17–1446,771
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.


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