1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1945 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record1–7 (0–5 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Nebraska 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kansas 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1945 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lud Fiser, in his first and only year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 1–7 record with a 0–5 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 71 points and gave up 268 points.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Wichita*
W 13–6
October 6Olathe NAS*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 12–34[2]
October 13at Marquette*
L 13–559,000[3]
October 20at Missouri
L 7–418,500
October 27Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 13–418,000
November 3at Iowa State
L 13–405,572
November 10Nebraskadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 0–2411,000
November 17at Kansasdagger
L 0–2715,700[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1945 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Olathe Trounces Wildcats, 32-14". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. October 7, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Marquette Beats Kan. State, 55-13: Wildcats Score on Passes in Night Game at Milwaukee". The Wichita Eagle. October 14, 1945. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jayhawks Smother Wildcats, 27-0". The Manhattan Mercury. November 18, 1945. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.


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