1947 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1947 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	0–10 (0–5 Big 6)
Head coach	Sam Francis (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1947 Big Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Kansas +	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
No. 16 Oklahoma +	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Missouri	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Kansas State Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Kansas State University in the Big Six Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Sam Francis, the team compiled a 0–10 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished last in the Big Six, and was outscored by a total of 283 to 71.^[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Kansas State was ranked at No. 149 out of 500 college football teams.^[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

On September 20, 1947, Kansas State hosted the first night game held in a Big Six stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	8:30 p.m.	Oklahoma A&M*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 0–12	> 12,000	[3]
September 26		at Texas Mines*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 6–20	10,000	[4]
October 4	8:30 p.m.	New Mexico*	Ahearn Field[5] Manhattan, KS	L 18–20	10,000	[6]
October 10		at Boston College*	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 13–49	21,457	[7]
October 18		at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 7–47	18,000	[8]
October 25		Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 7–14	17,000	[9]
November 1		at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 0–55	20,033	[10]
November 8		Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 13–27	8,000	[11]
November 20		at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 0–14	8,000	[12]
November 29		at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville,FL	L 7–25	7,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

References

1. DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Coaching Records game-by-game (1947)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Aggies Down Cats 12-0 in Opener". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. September 21, 1947. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mines Overpowers Kansas State, 20-6". The El Paso Times. September 27, 1947. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lobos Beat Cats 20-18". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 5, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lobos Beat Cats 20-18". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 5, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Jerry Nason (October 11, 1947). "B.C. Romps Against Kansas State, 49 to 13". The Boston Globe. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Missouri Overwhelms Kansas State, 47-7". Joplin Globe. October 19, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "N. U. Turns Back Cats". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 26, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "K. U. Whips Cats 55-0". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. November 2, 1947. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cats Yield To Sooners". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. November 9, 1947. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Cyclones Put 25th Blot on K-State, 14-0". The Des Moines Register. November 16, 1947. pp. V-1, V-3 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Florida Ends Season With 25-7 Win Over Kansas State". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.