1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1971 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Vince Gibson (5th season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

1971 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Missouri	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1971 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 5–6, and a 2–5 record in Big Eight Conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Utah State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 7–10	30,000
September 18	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 19–10	23,500
September 25	BYU*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 23–7	37,500
October 2	at No. 6 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 21–31	47,740
October 9	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 13–39	51,151
October 16	Iowa State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 0–24	31,074
October 23	No. 2 Oklahoma	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 28–75	37,198
October 30	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 28–12	52,498
November 6	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 35–23	34,758
November 13	No. 1 Nebraska	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 17–44	42,300
November 20	Memphis State*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 28–21	17,234
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1971 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Dennis Morrison Jr G 74 John Wells So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 19 Ron Coppenbarger Jr DE 86 John O'Neill Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Vince Gibson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt