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 (3rd season)
Home stadium KSU Stadium
1969 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Missouri + 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 11 Nebraska + 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 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 Conference 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. The Wildcats did, however, post the school's first victory over a ranked team, rolling over #11 Oklahoma, 59–21.

Roster

1969 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 40 Charlie Collins
QB 11 Lynn Dickey
G 76 Ira Gordon
RB 32 Russell Harrison
RB 42 Mark Herron
T 75 Lynn Larson
WR 44 Bob Long
RB 23 Mike Montgomery Jr
G 79 Dean Shaternick
TE 80 Forrest Wells
WR 48 Sonny Yarnell
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 55 Keith Best
DB 20 Ron Dickerson So
LB 54 Jim Dukelow
DE 84 Mike Kuhn
LB 57 Randy Ross
DB 26 Clarence Scott
DE 70 Ron Yankowski
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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 Oklahomadagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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