1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1969 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1969 record	5–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Vince Gibson (3rd season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons

1969 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Missouri	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#11 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#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
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1969 college 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

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
9/20/1969*	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas	W 45-15	30,000
9/27/1969*	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona	W 42-27	38,750
10/4/1969*	#2 Penn State	#20	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 17-14	37,000
10/11/1969	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	W 26-22	48,285
10/18/1969	Iowa State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	W 34-7	28,674
10/25/1969†	#11 Oklahoma	#18	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	W 59-21	35,615
11/1/1969	at #14 Missouri	#12	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri	L 41-38	40,000
11/8/1969	at Oklahoma State	#15	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 28-19	35,700
11/15/1969	#17 Nebraska		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 10-7	40,000
11/22/1969	at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	L 45-32	37,400
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 40 Collins, CharlieCharlie Collins QB 11 Dickey, LynnLynn Dickey 5.0 !Jr G 76 Gordon, IraIra Gordon RB 32 Harrison, RussellRussell Harrison RB 42 Herron, MarkMark Herron T 75 Larson, LynnLynn Larson WR 44 Long, BobBob Long RB 23 Montgomery, MikeMike Montgomery 5.0 !Jr G 79 Shaternick, DeanDean Shaternick TE 80 Wells, ForrestForrest Wells WR 48 Yarnell, SonnySonny Yarnell	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Best, KeithKeith Best DB 20 Dickerson, RonRon Dickerson 3.0 !So LB 54 Dukelow, JimJim Dukelow DE 84 Kuhn, MikeMike Kuhn LB 57 Ross, RandyRandy Ross DB 26 Scott, ClarenceClarence Scott DE 70 Yankowski, RonRon Yankowski	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Vince Gibson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt