1943 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1943 Kansas State Wildcats football
1943 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	1–7 (0–5 Big 6)
Head coach	Ward Haylett (2nd season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Big Six Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Oklahoma $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Missouri	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Kansas	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Nebraska	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1943 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1943 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ward Haylett, in his second 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 48 points and gave up 209 points.^[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Kansas State ranked 185th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 42.4.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Washburn*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 13–7	3,000
October 9	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 14–47	4,500
October 16	William Jewell*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 6–19	3,600
October 23	Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 0–37	3,000
October 30	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 2–25	2,500	^[3]
November 6	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 7–13	3,500
November 12	Washburn*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 6–13
November 20	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 0–48	3,772
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

^ "1943 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wildcats Fall To Jayhawkers". The Manhattan Mercury. October 31, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "1943 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

[2] Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Wildcats Fall To Jayhawkers". The Manhattan Mercury. October 31, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.

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