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1974 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson, who served his eighth and final season.[1] The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. It was the final season for Wildcat quarterback Steve Grogan.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Tulsa*
W 31–1418,000[2]
September 21Wichita State*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 17–032,800[3]
September 28Pacific (CA)*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 38–724,100[4]
October 5at Mississippi State*
L 16–2131,000[5]
October 12No. 19 Kansas
L 13–2045,000[6]
October 19at Iowa State
L 18–2335,000[7]
October 26at No. 2 Oklahoma
L 0–6361,826[8]
November 2Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 15–5223,000[9]
November 9No. 17 Oklahoma Statedagger
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 5–2918,000[10]
November 16at No. 6 Nebraska
L 7–3576,188[11]
November 23Colorado
W 33–1912,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1974 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Steve Grogan Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1974 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Kan. St. downs Tulsa". The Huntsville Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats perk up to spill Wichita". The Kansas City Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cats post 3rd straight win". The Salina Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mississippi State logs 21–16 victory". Pensacola News Journal. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jayhawks nudge K-State, 20–13". Casper Star-Tribune. October 13, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Soph leads ISU". The Daily Nonpareil. October 20, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sooners commit K-State to dwarf list". The Lawton Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Missouri claws K-State, 52–15". Tulsa World. November 3, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fiesta bound Cowboys smash Wildcats, 29–5". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. November 10, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "'Cats hang tough for a while in 35–7 setback". The Kansas City Star. November 17, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "KS dumps Colorado". The El Paso Times. November 24, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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