1954 Kansas State Wildcats football team
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Conference | Big Seven Conference |
Record | 7–3 (3–3 Big 7) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Colorado A&M* | W 29–0 | 10,500 | |||
September 25 | at Wyoming* |
| W 21–13 | |||
October 2 | Missouri |
| L 7–35 | 21,500 | ||
October 9 | at Nebraska |
| W 7–3 | 34,000 | ||
October 16 | at Tulsa* | W 20–13 | 8,000 | |||
October 23 | at No. 1 Oklahoma | L 0–21 | 46,356 | |||
October 30 | Kansas |
| W 28–26 | 21,000 | ||
November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at Drake* |
| W 53–18 | 2,500 | [2][3][4] |
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Iowa State![]() |
| W 12–7 | 14,347 | [5] |
November 20 | at Colorado | L 14–38 | 23,600 | |||
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References
- ^ "1954 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ 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
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- ^ 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
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- ^ White, Maury (November 6, 1954). "Drake--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 10. Retrieved May 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ 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
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