The 1951 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented
Kansas State University
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...
in the
1951 college football season
The 1951 college football season finished with seven unbeaten major college teams, of which five were unbeaten and untied. Ultimately, the Tennessee Volunteers were voted the best team by the Associated Press, followed by the Michigan State Sparta ...
. The team's head football coach was
Bill Meek, in his first season at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in
Memorial Stadium. 1951 saw the team finish with a record of 0–9, and a 0–6 record in
Big Seven Conference play. The Wildcats scored just 73 points while giving up 212. They finished in seventh place in the Big Seven Conference.
Kansas State's record was 1–7–1 at the end of the season, including a 6–6 tie with
Nebraska and a 14–12 victory over
Missouri. However, when head coach Bill Meek learned after the season that an ineligible player had participated, he immediately self-reported the violation to the NCAA and the school voluntarily forfeited the win and the tie.
Schedule
Game summaries
Iowa
Iowa had eight scoring opportunities in the game but only came away with 16 points because of fumbles and penalties. Kansas State came closest to score in the second quarter, reaching Iowa 19 yard line.
References
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