The 1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1971 college football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1971 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 5–6, and a 2–5 record in Big Eight Conference play.
Schedule[]
Date
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Opponent#
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Rank#
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Site
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Result
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Attendance
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9/11/1971*
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Utah State
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KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
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L 10-7
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30,000
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9/18/1971*
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at Tulsa
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Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma
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W 19-10
|
23,500
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9/25/1971*
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BYU
|
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
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W 23-7
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37,500
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10/2/1971
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at #6 Colorado
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|
Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado
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L 31-21
|
47,740
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10/9/1971
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at Kansas
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)
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L 39-13
|
51,151
|
10/16/1971
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Iowa State
|
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
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L 24-0
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31,074
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10/21/1971
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#2 Oklahoma
|
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
|
L 75-28
|
37,198
|
10/29/1971
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at Missouri
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Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri
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W 28-12
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52,498
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11/6/1971
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at Oklahoma State
|
|
Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma
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W 35-23
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34,758
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11/13/1971
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#1 Nebraska
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|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
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L 44-17
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42,300
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11/19/1971*
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Memphis State
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Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee
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W 28-21
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17,234
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*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
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