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1969 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons← 19681970 →
1969 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Missouri + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

The team was again led by quarterback Lynn Dickey and finished the season ranked as the top passing offense in the Big Eight Conference for the second straight year. Kansas State also led the Big Eight in rushing defense. Despite the good statistics, 1969 saw the Wildcats finish with an even record of 5–5, and a 3–4 record in the Big Eight. The Wildcats did, however, post the school's first victory over a ranked team, rolling over #11 Oklahoma, 59–21.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Baylor*W 45–1530,000
September 27at Arizona*W 42–2738,750
October 4No. 2 Penn State*L 14–1737,000
October 11at KansasW 26–2248,285
October 18Iowa StateW 34–728,674
October 25No. 11 OklahomaNo. 18
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 59–2135,615
November 1at No. 14 MissouriNo. 12L 38–4140,000
November 8at Oklahoma StateNo. 15L 19–2835,700
November 15No. 17 NebraskaL 7–1040,000
November 22at ColoradoL 32–4537,400
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 40 Charlie Collins Sr
QB 11 Lynn Dickey Jr
G 76 Ira Gordon Sr
RB 32 Russell Harrison
RB 42 Mack Herron Sr
OT 75 Lynn Larson Sr
WR 44 Bob Long So
RB 23 Mike Montgomery Jr
G 79 Dean Shaternick Jr
TE 80 Forrest Wells Jr
WR 48 Sonny Yarnell Jr
OL 69 James Carver Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 55 Keith Best So
DB 20 Ron Dickerson Jr
LB 54 Jim Dukelow Jr
DE 84 Mike Kuhn Jr
LB 57 Randy Ross Sr
DB 26 Clarence Scott Jr
DE 70 Ron Yankowski Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1969 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. "K-State stymies Arizona, 42–27". Tulsa World. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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