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1974 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1974 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Eight Conference football standings
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Tulsa*W 31–1418,000
September 21Wichita State*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 17–032,800[2]
September 28Pacific (CA)*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 38–728,100
October 5at Mississippi State*L 16–2131,000[3]
October 12No. 19 Kansas
L 13–2044,899
October 19at Iowa StateL 18–2333,587
October 26at No. 2 OklahomaL 0–6362,460
November 2Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 15–5223,000
November 9No. 17 Oklahoma Statedagger
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 5–2918,000
November 16at No. 6 NebraskaL 7–3576,188
November 23Colorado
W 33–1917,128
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1974 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wildcats perk up to spill Wichita". The Kansas City Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi State logs 21–16 victory". Pensacola News Journal. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.