1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1969 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadium KSU Stadium
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Missouri + 6 1 09 2 0
No. 11 Nebraska + 6 1 09 2 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 2 08 3 0
Oklahoma 4 3 06 4 0
Kansas State 3 4 05 5 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 05 5 0
Iowa State 1 6 03 7 0
Kansas 0 7 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

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The team was again led by quarterback Lynn Dickey and finished the season ranked as the top passing offense in the Big Eight Conference for the second straight year. Kansas State also led the Big Eight in rushing defense. Despite the good statistics, 1969 saw the Wildcats finish with an even record of 5–5, and a 3–4 record in the Big Eight. [1] The Wildcats did, however, post the school's first victory over a ranked team, rolling over #11 Oklahoma, 59–21.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Baylor *W 45–1530,000
September 27at Arizona *W 42–2738,750 [2]
October 4No. 2 Penn State *L 14–1737,000
October 11at Kansas W 26–2248,285
October 18 Iowa State
W 34–728,674
October 25No. 11 Oklahoma Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 18
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 59–2135,615
November 1at No. 14 Missouri No. 12L 38–4140,000
November 8at Oklahoma State No. 15L 19–2835,700
November 15No. 17 Nebraska
L 7–1040,000
November 22at Colorado L 32–4537,400
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 40Charlie CollinsSr
QB 11 Lynn Dickey Jr
G 76 Ira Gordon Sr
RB 32Russell Harrison
RB 42 Mack Herron Sr
OT 75 Lynn Larson Sr
WR 44Bob LongSo
RB 23 Mike Montgomery Jr
G 79Dean ShaternickJr
TE 80Forrest WellsJr
WR 48Sonny YarnellJr
OL 69James CarverJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 55Keith BestSo
DB 20 Ron Dickerson Jr
LB 54Jim DukelowJr
DE 84Mike KuhnJr
LB 57Randy RossSr
DB 26 Clarence Scott Jr
DE 70 Ron Yankowski Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. "1969 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. "K-State stymies Arizona, 42–27". Tulsa World. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.