1961 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1961 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1961 record	2–8 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach	Doug Weaver (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1961 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Colorado	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#11 Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Kansas	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1961 college football season. The team's head football coach was Doug Weaver. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1961 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2–8, and a 0–7 record in Big Eight Conference play. The Wildcats scored only 58 points while giving up 232. The finished eighth in the Big Eight.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
9/23/1961*	Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	W 14-8	7,800
9/30/1961*	at Air Force		DU Stadium • Denver, Colorado	W 14-12	18,666
10/7/1961	Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 0-24	17,515
10/14/1961*	at Kentucky		Stoll Field/McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	L 8-21	23,000
10/21/1961†	#9 Colorado		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 0-13	12,500
10/28/1961	at Iowa State		Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa	L 7-31	18,475
11/4/1961	Oklahoma		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 6-17	11,906
11/11/1961	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	L 0-34	34,000
11/18/1961	at Missouri		Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri	L 9-27	29,000
11/25/1961	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 0-45	7,500
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.