1974 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1974 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Vince Gibson (8th season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons ←  1973 1975  →

1974 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson, who served his eighth and final season. ^[1] The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. It was the final season for Wildcat quarterback Steve Grogan.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Tulsa *	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 31–14	18,000	[2]
September 21	Wichita State *	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 17–0	32,800	[3]
September 28	Pacific (CA) *	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 38–7	24,100	[4]
October 5	at Mississippi State *	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 16–21	31,000	[5]
October 12	No. 19 Kansas	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 13–20	45,000	[6]
October 19	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 18–23	35,000	[7]
October 26	at No. 2 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–63	61,826	[8]
November 2	Missouri	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 15–52	23,000	[9]
November 9	No. 17 Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 5–29	18,000	[10]
November 16	at No. 6 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 7–35	76,188	[11]
November 23	Colorado	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 33–19	12,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Steve Grogan Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Vince Gibson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1974 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
2. "Kan. St. downs Tulsa". The Huntsville Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wildcats perk up to spill Wichita". The Kansas City Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cats post 3rd straight win". The Salina Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mississippi State logs 21–16 victory". Pensacola News Journal. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Jayhawks nudge K-State, 20–13". Casper Star-Tribune. October 13, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Soph leads ISU". The Daily Nonpareil. October 20, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sooners commit K-State to dwarf list". The Lawton Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Missouri claws K-State, 52–15". Tulsa World. November 3, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Fiesta bound Cowboys smash Wildcats, 29–5". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. November 10, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "'Cats hang tough for a while in 35–7 setback". The Kansas City Star. November 17, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "KS dumps Colorado". The El Paso Times. November 24, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.