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1963 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1963 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
No. 9 Oklahoma 6 1 0 8 2 0
Missouri 5 2 0 7 3 0
Kansas 3 4 0 5 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 0 4 5 0
Colorado 2 5 0 2 8 0
Kansas State 1 5 0 2 7 0
Oklahoma State 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Doug Weaver. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1963 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2–7 and a 1–5 record in Big Eight Conference play. The Wildcats scored only 91 points while giving up 222.[1] They finished seventh in the Big Eight.

Kansas State and Oklahoma State were scheduled to play on November 23, but that game was cancelled due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21BYU*W 24-711,000[2]
September 28at San Jose State*L 0–1617,195
October 5Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 7–2117,500
October 12at MissouriL 11–2138,000
October 19Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 6–2814,920
October 26No. 7 Oklahomadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 9–3412,200
November 2at KansasL 0–3430,000
November 9at Texas Tech*L 13–5124,500
November 16at Iowa StateW 21–1013,207
November 23at Oklahoma StateCanceled
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1963 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "K-State wins 24–7; Ends losses at 18". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 22, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.