1963 Kansas State Wildcats football team
| 1963 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (1–5 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Doug Weaver. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1963 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2–7 and a 1–5 record in Big Eight Conference play. The Wildcats scored only 91 points while giving up 222.[1] They finished seventh in the Big Eight.
Kansas State and Oklahoma State were scheduled to play on November 23, but that game was cancelled due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | BYU* | W 24-7 | 11,000 | [2] | |
| September 28 | at San Jose State* | L 0–16 | 17,195 | [3] | |
| October 5 | Colorado |
| L 7–21 | 17,500 | [4] |
| October 12 | at Missouri | L 11–21 | 36,000 | [5] | |
| October 19 | Nebraska |
| L 6–28 | 16,500 | [6] |
| October 26 | No. 7 Oklahoma |
| L 9–34 | 14,000 | [7] |
| November 2 | at Kansas | L 0–34 | 30,000 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at Texas Tech* | L 13–51 | 24,500 | [9] | |
| November 16 | at Iowa State | W 21–10 | 14,000 | [10] | |
| November 23 | at Oklahoma State | Canceled | |||
References
- ^ "1963 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "K-State wins 24–7; Ends losses at 18". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 22, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spartans top Kansas State". The Vallejo Times-Herald. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harris paces Colorado". Sarasota Herald and Tribune. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri bottles Kansas State, 21–11". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskers' rushes defense strangle Wildcats, 28 to 6". Tulsa Daily World. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grisham leads Sooners by gritty K-State, 34–9". The Enid Morning News. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas State loses 26th Big 8 contest". The Sedalia Democrat. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech romps psat Kansas State". The Daily Oklahoman. November 10, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It finally happened: Wildcats in win column". Great Bend Daily Tribune. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Kansas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 18, 2026.