1951 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1951 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Seven Conference
Record0–9 (0–6 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1950
1952  
1951 Big Seven Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Oklahoma $ 6 0 08 2 0
Colorado 5 1 07 3 0
Kansas 4 2 08 2 0
Iowa State 2 4 04 4 1
Nebraska 2 4 02 8 0
Missouri 2 4 03 7 0
Kansas State 0 6 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1951 college football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Meek, in his first season at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1951 saw the team finish with a record of 0–9, and a 0–6 record in Big Seven Conference play. The Wildcats scored just 73 points while giving up 212. [1] They finished in seventh place in the Big Seven Conference.

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Kansas State's record was 1–7–1 at the end of the season, including a 6–6 tie with Nebraska and a 14–12 victory over Missouri. However, when head coach Bill Meek learned after the season that an ineligible player had participated, he immediately self-reported the violation to the NCAA and the school voluntarily forfeited the win and the tie.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22 Cincinnati *L 0–34 [2]
September 29at Iowa *L 0–1629,700
October 6 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 6–6 (forfeit)12,000
October 1at Iowa State L 6–3215,789
October 20 Colorado Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 7–2014,523
October 27at Kansas L 14–3320,000
November 3No. 17 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–3311,248
November 10at Tulsa *L 26–4213,226
November 17at Missouri L 14–12 (forfeit)13,545
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Iowa

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  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Iowa Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game attendance: 29,700

Iowa had eight scoring opportunities in the game but only came away with 16 points because of fumbles and penalties. Kansas State came closest to score in the second quarter, reaching Iowa 19 yard line. [3]

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References

  1. "1951 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/127686892
  3. "K-State Surprise In Defensive Play". Hutchinson News Herald. September 30, 1951.