1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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

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

+ – Conference co-champions 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 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 Conference. The Wildcats did, however, post the school's first victory over a ranked team in 1969, 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	No. 2 Penn State*	No. 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	No. 11 Oklahoma	No. 18	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	W 59-21	35,615
11/1/1969	at No. 14 Missouri	No. 12	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri	L 41-38	40,000
11/8/1969	at Oklahoma State	No. 15	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 28-19	35,700
11/15/1969	No. 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.

References

Kansas State Wildcats football

Venues	Ahearn Field (1911–1921) Memorial Stadium (1922–1967) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State Kansas: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Wildcat Victory" "Wabash Cannonball" Marching band Timeline of football in Kansas Aggieville riots 1939 Nebraska game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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