1973 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season

1973 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Vince Gibson (7th season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Nebraska	4	–	2	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Kansas	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1973 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 5–6 overall and a 2–5 record in Big Eight Conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at No. 14 Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 10–21	50,673
September 22	Tulsa*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 21–0	27,500
September 29	at Tampa*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	W 17–16	25,578
October 6	Memphis State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 21–16	34,970
October 13	at No. 19 Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 18–25	51,574
October 20	Iowa State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 21–19	29,062
October 27	No. 3 Oklahoma	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 14–56	29,523
November 3	at No. 12 Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 7–31	51,931
November 10	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 9–28	38,000
November 17	No. 10 Nebraska	Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 21–50	42,000
November 23	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 17–14	46,771
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1973 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`32`	Don Calhoun	Sr
TE	`83`	Henry Childs	Sr
QB	`11`	Steve Grogan	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

"1973 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
"'Cats toppled by Florida". The Kansas City Star. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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