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.[1]
| 1961 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (0–7 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Larry Corrigan (234 passing yards), Joel Searles (252 rushing yards), and Spencer Puls (123 receiving yards).[2]
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Indiana* | W 14–8 | 7,800 | ||
| September 30 | at Air Force* | W 14–12 | 18,666 | ||
| October 7 | Nebraska |
| L 0–24 | 17,515 | |
| October 14 | at Kentucky* | L 8–21 | 23,000 | [3] | |
| October 21 | No. 9 Colorado |
| L 0–13 | 12,500 | |
| October 28 | at Iowa State | L 7–31 | 18,475–20,000 | [4] | |
| November 4 | Oklahoma |
| L 6–17 | 11,500-11,906 | [5] |
| November 11 | at Kansas | L 0–34 | 34,000 | [6] | |
| November 18 | at Missouri | L 9–27 | 29,000 | [7] | |
| November 25 | at Oklahoma State | L 0–45 | 7,500 | [8] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1961 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "1961 Kansas State Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "K-State falls". The Salina Journal. October 15, 1960. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cyclone Rout Of 'Cats Led By Hoppman". The Wichita Eagle. October 29, 1961. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ John Eidson (November 12, 1961). "Kansas' Hadl Sparks Win". The Manhattan Mercury. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dave Lipman (November 19, 1961). "Missouri Ends Scoring Slump, Beats Kansas State, 27-9". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1E, 7E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes smear K-State, 45-0". Shawnee News-Star. November 26, 1961. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
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