1966 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1966 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record0–9–1 (0–6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1966 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Missouri 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 6 – 2
Kansas 0 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Doug Weaver in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 0–9–1 with a mark of 0–6–1 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big 8. Kansas State scored 66 points and allowed 226 on the season. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Army*
L 6–2121,000[1]
September 24New Mexico*
L 8–2815,300[2]
October 1at Colorado
L 0–1035,000[3]
October 8Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–2715,800[4]
October 15at No. 6 Nebraska
L 10–2164,108[5]
October 22at Cincinnati*
L 14–2813,200[6]
October 29Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
T 3–319,500[7]
November 5at Oklahoma
L 6–3743,900[8]
November 12Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 13–309,500[9]
November 19Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 6–219,300[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Staunton boy leads Army to win over Kansas State". The Roanoke Times. September 18, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "New Mexico sets down Kansas State". The Atchison Daily Globe. September 25, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sputtering Buffs get by K-State". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 2, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mizzou blanks K-State, 27–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 9, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kansas State throws scare into Cornhuskers, falls 21–10". The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 16, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cincinnati overpowers K-State". Lincoln Sunday Journal & Star. October 23, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "KU scrambles to 3–3 tie with K-State". The Salina Journal. October 30, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma, as expected, romps over Kansas State". Great Bend Daily Tribune. November 6, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Iowa State kills K-State". Arizona Daily Star. November 13, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cats slip into familiar rut, 21–6". The Manhattan Mercury. November 20, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1966 Kansas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  12. ^ "1966 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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