1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1972 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1972 record	3-8 (1-6 Big 8)
Head coach	Vince Gibson
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

1972 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Oklahoma $	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#4 Nebraska $	5	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#16 Colorado	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Due to a dispute over Oklahoma forfeiting games, both OU and Nebraska claim this title. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1972 college football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
9/9/1972	Tulsa*		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 21-13	28,000
9/16/1972	at BYU*		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 32-9	31,752
9/23/1972	at #10 Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 56-14	50,682
9/30/1972	Tampa*		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 31-7	25,000
10/7/1972	#12 Colorado		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 38-17	40,000
10/14/1972	Kansas		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	W 20-19	39,947
10/21/1972	at #20 Iowa State		Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA	L 25-22	35,893
10/28/1972	at #8 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 52-0	61,451
11/4/1972	#16 Missouri		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 31-14	37,500
11/11/1972	Oklahoma State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 45-14	25,000
11/18/1972	at #5 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	L 59-7	75,079
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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