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1948 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record1–9 (0–6 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Oklahoma $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Missouri 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Colorado 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Nebraska 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1948 college football season. Ralph Graham served his first year as the team's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 1–9 record with a 0–6 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big Seven Conference. The Wildcats scored 78 points and gave up 323 points.[1][2]

The victory against Arkansas State ended an NCAA-record 28-game losing streak.

Kansas State was ranked at No. 181 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Illinois*
L 0–4029,593
October 2Iowa State
L 0–2014,777
October 9Arkansas State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 37–612,000[4]
October 16at No. 20 Oklahoma
L 0–4226,000
October 23at Colorado
L 7–5119,518
October 30No. 8 Missouridagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 7–4915,000
November 6at Nebraska
L 0–3236,000
November 13Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 14–2018,000
November 20at Oklahoma A&M*
L 6–4212,000
November 252:00 p.m.at Saint Louis*
L 7–218,237[5][6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Coaching Records game-by-game (1948)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "1948 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "K-State snaps losing streak". The Wichita Eagle. October 10, 1948. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Toomey, James L. (November 24, 1948). "Billiken Hopes For Victory Hit New Low". St. Louis Star-Times. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 17. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Rice, Jack (November 26, 1948). "Bills End Season With 21-7 Victory Over K-State". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3C. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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