1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1945 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Six Conference
Record1–7 (0–5 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1944
1946  
1945 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri $ 5 0 06 4 0
Oklahoma 4 1 05 5 0
Iowa State 2 2 14 3 1
Nebraska 2 3 04 5 0
Kansas 1 3 14 5 1
Kansas State 0 5 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1945 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lud Fiser, in his first and only 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 71 points and gave up 268 points. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Wichita *W 13–6
October 6 Olathe NAS *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 12–34 [2]
October 13at Marquette *L 13–559,000 [3]
October 20at Missouri L 7–418,500
October 27 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 13–418,000
November 3at Iowa State L 13–405,572
November 10 Nebraska Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 0–2411,000
November 17at Kansas Dagger-14-plain.pngL 0–2715,700 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. "1945 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. "Olathe Trounces Wildcats, 32-14". The Manhattan Mercury . Manhattan, Kansas. October 7, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Marquette Beats Kan. State, 55-13: Wildcats Score on Passes in Night Game at Milwaukee". The Wichita Eagle. October 14, 1945. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jayhawks Smother Wildcats, 27-0". The Manhattan Mercury. November 18, 1945. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.