1968 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1968 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadium KSU Stadium
Seasons
  1967
1969  
1968 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Kansas + 6 1 09 2 0
No. 11 Oklahoma + 6 1 07 4 0
No. 9 Missouri 5 2 08 3 0
Nebraska 3 4 06 4 0
Colorado 3 4 04 6 0
Kansas State 2 5 04 6 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 03 7 0
Iowa State 1 6 03 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. [1] The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

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1968 was a significant year in Wildcat football history. KSU Stadium debuted as the new home for the football team, which moved from Memorial Stadium. The team was led by sophomore quarterback Lynn Dickey and finished the season as the best passing offense in the Big Eight.

1968 was also significant for the fact that the Wildcats were ranked for only the second time in school history (the first since 1953), and for the first time in the AP Poll. The team was ranked #20 going in its game against #4 Penn State. Wildcats went on to lose the game, 25–9, and would not be ranked the rest of the season, although they would return to the rankings in the 1969 season.

1968 was also the last time the Wildcats beat Nebraska until the 1998 season, and the last time K-State beat Nebraska in Lincoln until 2003.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Colorado State *W 21–022,641 [2]
September 28at No. 4 Penn State *L 9–2545,024
October 5at Virginia Tech *W 34–1919,000 [3]
October 12 Iowa State
L 14–2331,507
October 19at Colorado L 14–3732,500
October 26No. 14 Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 20–5626,449
November 2at Oklahoma L 20–3543,782
November 9at Nebraska W 12–067,466
November 16No. 7 Kansas Dagger-14-plain.png
ABC L 29–3835,937
November 23 Oklahoma State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 21–1417,645
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 36 Larry Brown Sr
WR 40Charlie CollinsJr
QB 11 Lynn Dickey So
G 76 Ira Gordon Jr
RB 42 Mack Herron Sr
WR 81 Dave Jones Sr
G 65Mike KuhnSo
OT 75 Lynn Larson Sr
WR 44Bob LongSo
RB 23 Mike Montgomery So
QB 10Bill NossekSr
G 79Dean ShaternickSo
TE 80Forrest WellsSo
WR 88Sonny YarnellSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 20 Ron Dickerson So
LB 54Jim DukelowSo
DE 82Bill KennedySr
LB 57Randy RossJr
DB 26 Clarence Scott So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "1968 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. "Colorado State wins 21–13 over Lobos in WAC game". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. September 15, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Young, Ed (October 6, 1968). "Inspired K-State Team Devours Virginia Tech's Football Gobblers, 34-19". The Danville Register . Danville, Virginia. Associated Press. p. 1D. Retrieved January 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .