1944 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1944 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ward Haylett, in his third and final year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 2–5–2 record with a 1–4 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 45 points and gave up 215 points.[1]

1944 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record2–5–2 (1–4 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1944 Big Six Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma $ 4 0 16 3 1
Iowa State 3 1 16 1 1
Missouri 2 1 23 5 2
Nebraska 2 3 02 6 0
Kansas 1 4 03 6 1
Kansas State 1 4 02 5 2
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Wichita*T 6–63,500
October 7Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–33
October 14at Michigan State*L 6–457,000[2]
October 21at OklahomaL 0–68
October 28Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 0–143,102
November 4at Wichita*Wichita, KSW 15–0
November 11Kansasdagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 18–148,000[3]
November 182:00 p.m.Olathe NAS*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
T 0–0[4][5]
November 25at NebraskaL 0–35

References

  1. "1944 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. Bob Latshaw (October 15, 1944). "MSC Scoops Up Kansas State Fumbles, Romps to 45-6 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Underdog Fighting Wildcats Break Jayhawk Grid Jinx: First Big-Six Win for State". Manhattan Mercury. November 12, 1944. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "K-State Plays Clippers". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. November 18, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "'Cats-Clippers In A Scoreless Tie". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. November 19, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.


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