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The '''1951 Kansas State Wildcats football team''' represented [[Kansas State University]] in the [[1951 college football season]]. The team's head football coach was [[Bill Meek]], in his first season at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in [[Memorial Stadium (Kansas State)|Memorial Stadium]]. 1951 saw the team finish with a record of 0–9, and a 0–6 record in [[Big Eight Conference|Big Seven Conference]] play. The Wildcats scored just 73 points while giving up 212. They finished in seventh place in the Big Seven Conference.
The '''1951 Kansas State Wildcats football team''' represented [[Kansas State University]] in the [[1951 college football season]]. The team's head football coach was [[Bill Meek]], in his first season at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in [[Memorial Stadium (Kansas State)|Memorial Stadium]]. 1951 saw the team finish with a record of 0–9, and a 0–6 record in [[Big Eight Conference|Big Seven Conference]] play. The Wildcats scored just 73 points while giving up 212.<ref>{{cite web|title=1951 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 7, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/1951-schedule.html}}</ref> They finished in seventh place in the Big Seven Conference.


Kansas State's record was 1–7–1 at the end of the season, including a 6–6 tie with [[1951 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] and a 14–12 victory over [[1951 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]. However, when head coach Bill Meek learned after the season that an ineligible player had participated, he immediately self-reported the violation to the NCAA and the school voluntarily forfeited the win and the tie.
Kansas State's record was 1–7–1 at the end of the season, including a 6–6 tie with [[1951 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] and a 14–12 victory over [[1951 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]. However, when head coach Bill Meek learned after the season that an ineligible player had participated, he immediately self-reported the violation to the NCAA and the school voluntarily forfeited the win and the tie.

Revision as of 17:18, 7 November 2019

1951 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record0–9 (0–6 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Oklahoma $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Colorado 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Nebraska 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Missouri 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1951 college football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Meek, in his first season at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1951 saw the team finish with a record of 0–9, and a 0–6 record in Big Seven Conference play. The Wildcats scored just 73 points while giving up 212.[1] They finished in seventh place in the Big Seven Conference.

Kansas State's record was 1–7–1 at the end of the season, including a 6–6 tie with Nebraska and a 14–12 victory over Missouri. However, when head coach Bill Meek learned after the season that an ineligible player had participated, he immediately self-reported the violation to the NCAA and the school voluntarily forfeited the win and the tie.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22Cincinnati*
L 20–34
September 29at Iowa*
L 0–1629,700
October 6Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 0–1 (forfeit)12,000
October 10at Tulsa*
L 26–4213,226
October 1at Iowa Statedagger
L 6–3215,789
October 20Coloradodagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 7–2014,523
October 27at Kansas
L 14–3320,000
November 3No. 17 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–3311,248
November 17at Missouri
L 0–1 (forfeit)13,545
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1951 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.


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