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1961 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record2–8 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons← 19601962 →
1961 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Colorado $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Kansas 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Nebraska 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Kansas State Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1961 college football season. In their second year under head coach Doug Weaver, the Wildcats compiled a 2–8 record (0–7 in conference games), finished in eighth place in the Big 8, and were outscored by a total of 232 to 58.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Larry Corrigan (234 passing yards), Joel Searles (252 rushing yards), and Spencer Puls (123 receiving yards).

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Indiana*W 14–87,800
September 30at Air Force*W 14–1218,666
October 7Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 0–2417,515
October 14at Kentucky*L 8–2123,000
October 21No. 9 Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 0–1312,500
October 28at Iowa StateL 7–3118,475–20,000
November 4Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 6–1711,500-11,906
November 11at KansasL 0–3434,000
November 18at MissouriL 9–2729,000
November 25at Oklahoma StateL 0–457,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1961 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. "1961 Kansas State Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. "K-State falls". The Salina Journal. October 15, 1960. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cyclone Rout Of 'Cats Led By Hoppman". The Wichita Eagle. October 29, 1961. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. John Eidson (November 5, 1961). "Cats In Cellar, But Not Without A Fight: Sooners Clinch Win Late In Final Period". The Manhattan Mercury. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. John Eidson (November 12, 1961). "Kansas' Hadl Sparks Win". The Manhattan Mercury. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Dave Lipman (November 19, 1961). "Missouri Ends Scoring Slump, Beats Kansas State, 27-9". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1E, 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Pokes smear K-State, 45-0". Shawnee News-Star. November 26, 1961. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
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