1943 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1943 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Six Conference
Record1–7 (0–5 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1942
1944  
1943 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma $ 5 0 07 2 0
Missouri 3 2 03 5 0
Iowa State 3 2 04 4 0
Kansas 2 3 04 5 1
Nebraska 2 3 02 6 0
Kansas State 0 5 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1943 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1943 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ward Haylett, in his second year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 1–7 record with a 0–5 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 48 points and gave up 209 points. [1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Kansas State ranked 185th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 42.4. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Washburn *W 13–73,000
October 9at Missouri L 14–474,500
October 16 William Jewell *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 6–193,600
October 23 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–373,000
October 30at Kansas L 2–252,500 [3]
November 6 Nebraska Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 7–133,500
November 12 Washburn *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 6–13
November 20at Iowa State L 0–483,772
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. "1943 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Wildcats Fall To Jayhawkers". The Manhattan Mercury. October 31, 1943. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.