1968 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1968 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1968 record4–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Big Eight Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Kansas + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 9 Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Nebraska 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 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.

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. The 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[]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21Colorado State*
W 21–022,641
September 28at No. 4 Penn State*
L 25–945,024
October 5at VPI*
W 34–1919,000
October 12Iowa State
L 23–1431,507
October 19at Colorado
L 37–1432,500
October 26No. 14 Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 56–2026,449
November 2at Oklahoma
L 35–2043,782
November 9at Nebraska
W 12–067,466
November 16No. 7 Kansasdagger
ABCL 38–2935,937
November 23Oklahoma State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 21–1417,645
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1968 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 36 Larry Brown Sr
WR 40 Charlie Collins Jr
QB 11 Lynn Dickey So
G 76 Ira Gordon Jr
RB 42 Mack Herron Sr
WR 81 Dave Jones Sr
G 65 Mike Kuhn So
T 75 Lynn Larson Sr
WR 44 Bob Long So
RB 23 Mike Montgomery So
QB 10 Bill Nossek Sr
G 79 Dean Shaternick So
TE 80 Forrest Wells So
WR 88 Sonny Yarnell So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 20 Ron Dickerson So
LB 54 Jim Dukelow So
DE 82 Bill Kennedy Sr
LB 57 Randy Ross Jr
DB 26 Clarence Scott So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1968 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.


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