1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season

1972 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	3–8 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Vince Gibson (6th season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons← 1971 1973 →

1972 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Oklahoma $	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Nebraska $	5	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 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 The Big 8 Conference mandated Oklahoma forfeits in three conference games, giving Nebraska the title. Oklahoma reverted this record at a later date; hence, both Oklahoma and Nebraska claim this title. Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Tulsa*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 21–13	28,000
September 16	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 9–32	31,753
September 23	at No. 10 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–56	50,682
September 30	Tampa*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 31–7	25,000
October 7	No. 12 Colorado	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 17–38	40,000
October 14	Kansas	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 20–19	39,947
October 21	at No. 20 Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 22–25	35,893
October 28	at No. 8 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–52	61,451
November 4	No. 16 Missouri	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 14–31	37,500
November 11	Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 14–45	25,000
November 18	at No. 5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 7–59	75,079
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`76`	Del Acker	Sr
TE		Joe Brandt
OT	`77`	Bill Brittain	Jr
FB	`32`	Don Calhoun	Jr
TE	`83`	Henry Childs	Jr
WR	`46`	Rick Fergerson
WR	`47`	John Goerger	Sr
QB	`11`	Steve Grogan	So
RB		Bill Holman
G	`69`	Larry Hopkins	Jr
RB	`25`	Isaac Jackson	Jr
TE		Keith Jones
RB		Gust Kumis
WR		John McCarthy
QB	`10`	Dennis Morrison	Sr
WR		Don Parham
WR	`38`	Bud Peterson
OT	`61`	Chuck Price	Jr
C	`59`	Fred Rothwell
RB		David Specht
OL		Paul Steninger
RB		Leroy Thomas
WR		J Washington
G	`74`	John Wells	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`20`	Terry Brown	Jr
LB		Gordon Chambliss
DT	`75`	Charles Clarington	Jr
DB	`19`	Ron Coppenbarger	Sr
DL		Clayton Ferguson
DL		Gary Glatz
LB	`50`	Greg Jones	Jr
DB		Donald Lareau
DB	`35`	Gary Melcher	Sr
DE	`86`	John O'Neill	Sr
DE	`87`	Bert Oettmeier	Jr
DB	`29`	Ron Solt	So
DL		Roger Stucky
LB		Kevin Vohoska

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Keith Brumley

"2018 Media Guide" (PDF). soonersports.com. Oklahoma Athletics. p. 6. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
"2018 Media Guide" (PDF). huskers.com. Nebraska Athletics. p. 206. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
"1972 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
"BYU flattens K-State". The Tulsa World. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"A-State smothers Kansas State, 56–14". The Arizona Republic. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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