1944 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1944 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Six Conference
Record2–5–2 (1–4 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1943
1945  
1944 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma $ 4 0 16 3 1
Iowa State 3 1 16 1 1
Missouri 2 1 23 5 2
Nebraska 2 3 02 6 0
Kansas 1 4 03 6 1
Kansas State 1 4 02 5 2
  • $ Conference champion

The 1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1944 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ward Haylett, in his third and final year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 2–5–2 record with a 1–4 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 45 points and gave up 215 points. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Wichita *T 6–63,500
October 7 Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–333,500
October 14at Michigan State *L 6–457,000 [2]
October 21at Oklahoma L 0–687,000
October 28 Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 0–143,102
November 4at Wichita* Wichita, KS W 15–0
November 11 Kansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 18–148,000 [3]
November 182:00 p.m. Olathe NAS *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
T 0–0 [4] [5]
November 25at Nebraska L 0–352,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. "1944 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. Bob Latshaw (October 15, 1944). "MSC Scoops Up Kansas State Fumbles, Romps to 45-6 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Underdog Fighting Wildcats Break Jayhawk Grid Jinx: First Big-Six Win for State". Manhattan Mercury. November 12, 1944. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "K-State Plays Clippers". Kansas City Times . Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. November 18, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. "'Cats-Clippers In A Scoreless Tie". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle . Manhattan, Kansas. November 19, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .