1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

1972 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	3–8 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Vince Gibson (6th season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

1972 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Oklahoma $	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Nebraska $	5	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 16 Colorado	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion The Big 8 Conference mandated Oklahoma forfeits in three conference games, giving Nebraska the title. Oklahoma reverted this record at a later date; hence, both Oklahoma and Nebraska claim this title. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Tulsa*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 21–13	28,000
September 16	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 9–32	31,753
September 23	at No. 10 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–56	50,682
September 30	Tampa*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 31–7	25,000
October 7	No. 12 Colorado	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 17–38	40,000
October 14	Kansas	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 20–19	39,947
October 21	at No. 20 Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 22–25	35,893
October 28	at No. 8 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–52	61,451
November 4	No. 16 Missouri	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 14–31	37,500
November 11	Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 14–45	25,000
November 18	at No. 5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 7–59	75,079
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 76 Del Acker Sr TE Joe Brandt OT 77 Bill Brittain Jr FB 32 Don Calhoun Jr TE 83 Henry Childs Jr WR 46 Rick Fergerson WR 47 John Goerger Sr QB 11 Steve Grogan So RB Bill Holman G 69 Larry Hopkins Jr RB 25 Isaac Jackson Jr TE Keith Jones RB Gust Kumis WR John McCarthy QB 10 Dennis Morrison Sr WR Don Parham WR 38 Bud Peterson OT 61 Chuck Price Jr C 59 Fred Rothwell RB David Specht OL Paul Steninger RB Leroy Thomas WR J Washington G 74 John Wells Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 20 Terry Brown Jr LB Gordon Chambliss DT 75 Charles Clarington Jr DB 19 Ron Coppenbarger Sr DL Clayton Ferguson DL Gary Glatz LB 50 Greg Jones Jr DB Donald Lareau DB 35 Gary Melcher Sr DE 86 John O'Neill Sr DE 87 Bert Oettmeier Jr DB 29 Ron Solt So DL Roger Stucky LB Kevin Vohoska	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Keith Brumley	Head coach Vince Gibson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt