1943 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1943 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record1–7 (0–5 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma $ 5 0 0 7 2 0
Missouri 3 2 0 3 5 0
Iowa State 3 2 0 4 4 0
Kansas 2 3 0 4 5 1
Nebraska 2 3 0 2 6 0
Kansas State 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1943 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1943 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ward Haylett, in his second year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 1–7 record with a 0–5 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 48 points and gave up 209 points.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Kansas State ranked 185th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 42.4.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Washburn*W 13–73,000
October 9at MissouriL 14–474,500
October 16William Jewell*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 6–193,600
October 23Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–373,000
October 30at KansasL 2–252,500[3]
November 6Nebraskadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 7–133,500
November 12Washburn*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 6–13
November 20at Iowa StateL 0–483,772
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1943 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Wildcats Fall To Jayhawkers". The Manhattan Mercury. October 31, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.