1961 Kansas State Wildcats football team
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The 1961 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University
in the college football
season of 1961.
The team's
head football coach was Doug Weaver
. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium
. 1961 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2-8, and a 0-7 record in Big 8 play. The Wildcats scored only 58 points while giving up 232. The finished 8th in the Big 8.
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
in the college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
season of 1961.
1961 college football season
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The team's
Kansas State Wildcats football
The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference...
head football coach was Doug Weaver
Doug Weaver
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. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Kansas State)
Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. For several decades it was used by Kansas State University for college football and track and field. It was the home field of the K-State's football team between 1922 and 1967, prior to the opening of Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium...
. 1961 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2-8, and a 0-7 record in Big 8 play. The Wildcats scored only 58 points while giving up 232. The finished 8th in the Big 8.