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1973 Kansas State Wildcats football
1973 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Vince Gibson (7th season);
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Nebraska	4	–	2	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Kansas	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1973 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 5–6 overall and a 2–5 record in Big Eight Conference play.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at No. 14 Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 10–21	50,673	^[2]
September 22	Tulsa*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 21–0	27,500
September 29	at Tampa*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	W 17–16	25,578
October 6	Memphis State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 21–16	34,970
October 13	at No. 19 Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 18–25	51,574
October 20	Iowa State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 21–19	29,062
October 27	No. 3 Oklahoma	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 14–56	29,523
November 3	at No. 12 Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 7–31	51,931
November 10	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 9–28	38,000
November 17	No. 10 Nebraska	Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 21–50	42,000
November 23	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 17–14	46,771
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1973 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`32`	Don Calhoun	Sr
TE	`83`	Henry Childs	Sr
QB	`11`	Steve Grogan	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "1973 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ "'Cats toppled by Florida". The Kansas City Star. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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