1947 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 1947 Kansas State Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Kansas State University in the Big Six Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Sam Francis, the team compiled a 0–10 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished last in the Big Six, and was outscored by a total of 283 to 71.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.
| 1947 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| 1947 record | 0–10 (0–5 Big 6) |
| Head coach | Sam Francis (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Kansas + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Oklahoma + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On September 20, 1947, Kansas State hosted the first night game held in a Big Six stadium.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | 8:30 p.m. | Oklahoma A&M* | L 0–12 | > 12,000 | [2] | |
| September 26 | at Texas Mines* | L 6–20 | [3] | |||
| October 4 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico* |
| L 18–20 | 10,000 | [5] |
| October 10 | at Boston College* | L 13–49 | 21,457 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | at Missouri | L 7–47 | 18,000 | [7] | ||
| October 25 | Nebraska |
| L 7–14 | 17,000 | [8] | |
| November 1 | at Kansas | L 0–55 | 20,033 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | Oklahoma |
| L 13–27 | 8,000 | [10] | |
| November 20 | at Iowa State | L 0–14 | 8,000 | [11] | ||
| November 29 | at Florida* | L 7–25 | 7,000 | [12] | ||
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References
- DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Coaching Records game-by-game (1947)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- "Aggies Down Cats 12-0 in Opener". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. September 21, 1947. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mines Overpowers Kansas State, 20-6". The El Paso Times. September 27, 1947. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lobos Beat Cats 20-18". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 5, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lobos Beat Cats 20-18". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 5, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jerry Nason (October 11, 1947). "B.C. Romps Against Kansas State, 49 to 13". The Boston Globe. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Missouri Overwhelms Kansas State, 47-7". Joplin Globe. October 19, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "N. U. Turns Back Cats". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 26, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "K. U. Whips Cats 55-0". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. November 2, 1947. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cats Yield To Sooners". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. November 9, 1947. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cyclones Put 25th Blot on K-State, 14-0". The Des Moines Register. November 16, 1947. pp. V-1, V-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida Ends Season With 25-7 Win Over Kansas State". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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