1942 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1942 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Six Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1941
1943  
1942 Big Six Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri $ 4 0 18 3 1
Oklahoma 3 1 13 5 2
Nebraska 3 2 03 7 0
Kansas State 2 3 03 8 0
Iowa State 1 4 03 6 0
Kansas 1 4 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1942 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1942 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ward Haylett, in his first year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 3–8 record with a 2–3 record in conference play. They finished in fourth place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 79 points and gave up 334 points. [1]

Kansas State was ranked at No. 230 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Kansas Wesleyan * Salina, KS W 37–6
September 26at Texas *L 0–6415,000 [3]
October 3 Fort Riley *L 7–215,500
October 10at Duquesne *L 0–3313,176
October 17 Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 2–465,500
October 24 Kansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 7–19 [4]
October 31at Wichita * Wichita, KS L 0–95,000 [5] [6]
November 7at Oklahoma L 0–768,000
November 14at Indiana *L 0–547,500
November 21 Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 7–64,180
November 28at Nebraska W 19–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "1942 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Longhorns rip Kansas State in 64–0 rout". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 27, 1942. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jayhawks Spoil Cat Homecoming 19 to 7". The Morning Chronicle. October 25, 1942. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wichita Whips Wildcats, 9-0". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1942 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "K-State Drops Sixth Straight Game 9 to 0: Shockers Win For Graham". The Morning Chronicle. November 1, 1942 via Newspapers.com.