1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1971 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1971 record	5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Vince Gibson (5th season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons

1971 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Nebraska	7	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
#2 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#3 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Missouri	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
9/11/1971*	Utah State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 10-7	30,000
9/18/1971*	at Tulsa		Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma	W 19-10	23,500
9/25/1971*	BYU		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	W 23-7	37,500
10/2/1971	at #6 Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	L 31-21	47,740
10/9/1971	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	L 39-13	51,151
10/16/1971	Iowa State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 24-0	31,074
10/21/1971	#2 Oklahoma		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 75-28	37,198
10/29/1971	at Missouri		Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri	W 28-12	52,498
11/6/1971	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 35-23	34,758
11/13/1971	#1 Nebraska		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 44-17	42,300
11/19/1971*	Memphis State		Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee	W 28-21	17,234
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.