1954 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1954 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record7–3 (3–3 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
Nebraska 4 2 0 6 5 0
Colorado 3 2 1 7 2 1
Missouri 3 2 1 4 5 1
Kansas State 3 3 0 7 3 0
Iowa State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Kansas 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1954 college football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Meek, in his fourth and final year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 7–3 record with a 3–3 record in conference play. They finished in fifth place in the Big Seven Conference. The Wildcats scored 191 points and gave up 154 points.[1] The Wildcats did not outscore their opponents again until 1969. 1954 was Kansas State's last winning season until 1970.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Colorado A&M*W 29–0
September 25at Wyoming*W 21–13
October 2Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 7–3521,500
October 9at NebraskaW 7–334,000
October 16at Tulsa*W 20–138,000
October 23at No. 1 OklahomaL 0–2146,356
October 30Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 28–2621,000
November 58:00 p.m.at Drake*W 53–182,500[2][3][4]
November 132:00 p.m.Iowa Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 12–714,347[5]
November 20at ColoradoL 14–3823,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1954 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ White, Maury (November 5, 1954). "Drake Plays Strong Kansas State". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 17. Retrieved May 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ White, Maury (November 6, 1954). "Kansas State Drubs Drake, 53-18". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9. Retrieved May 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ White, Maury (November 6, 1954). "Drake--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 10. Retrieved May 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Bryson, Bill (November 14, 1954). "Iowa State Underdog in Season Finale". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 11. Retrieved July 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.