The 1951 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1951 college football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Meek, in his first season at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1951 saw the team finish with a record of 0–9, and a 0–6 record in Big Seven Conference play. The Wildcats scored just 73 points while giving up 212.[1] They finished in seventh place in the Big Seven Conference.
| 1951 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 0–9 (0–6 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 10 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kansas State's record was 1–7–1 at the end of the season, including a 6–6 tie with Nebraska and a 14–12 victory over Missouri. However, when head coach Bill Meek learned after the season that an ineligible player had participated, he immediately self-reported the violation to the NCAA and the school voluntarily forfeited the win and the tie.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 22 | Cincinnati* | L 0–34 [2] | 12,000 | |
| September 29 | at Iowa* | L 0–16 | 29,700 | |
| October 6 | Nebraska |
| L 6–6 (forfeit) | 12,000 |
| October 1 | at Iowa State | L 6–32 | 15,789 | |
| October 20 | Colorado |
| L 7–20 | 14,523 |
| October 27 | at Kansas | L 14–33 | 20,000 | |
| November 3 | No. 17 Oklahoma |
| L 0–33 | 11,248 |
| November 10 | at Tulsa* | L 26–42 | 13,226 | |
| November 17 | at Missouri | L 14–12 (forfeit) | 13,545 | |
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Game summaries
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Iowa had eight scoring opportunities in the game but only came away with 16 points because of fumbles and penalties. Kansas State came closest to score in the second quarter, reaching Iowa 19 yard line.[3]
References
edit- ^ "1951 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Sep 23, 1951, page 28 - The Des Moines Register at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K-State Surprise In Defensive Play". Hutchinson News Herald. September 30, 1951.
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