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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–6 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | KSU Stadium |
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| No. 2 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Nebraska $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Colorado | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. [3] The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | Tulsa * | W 21–13 | 28,000 | |
| September 16 | at BYU * | L 9–32 | 31,752 | |
| September 23 | at No. 10 Arizona State * | L 14–56 | 50,682 | |
| September 30 | Tampa * |
| W 31–7 | 25,000 |
| October 7 | No. 12 Colorado |
| L 17–38 | 40,000 |
| October 14 | Kansas |
| W 20–19 | 39,947 |
| October 21 | at No. 20 Iowa State | L 22–25 | 35,893 | |
| October 28 | at No. 8 Oklahoma | L 0–52 | 61,451 | |
| November 4 | No. 16 Missouri |
| L 14–31 | 37,500 |
| November 11 | Oklahoma State  |
| L 14–45 | 25,000 |
| November 18 | at No. 5 Nebraska | L 7–59 | 75,079 | |
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