1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1972 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
1972 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Oklahoma $ 6 1 011 1 0
No. 4 Nebraska $ 5 1 19 2 1
No. 16 Colorado 4 3 08 4 0
Oklahoma State 4 3 06 5 0
Missouri 3 4 06 6 0
Iowa State 2 4 15 6 1
Kansas 2 5 04 7 0
Kansas State 1 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • The Big 8 Conference mandated Oklahoma forfeits in three conference games, giving Nebraska the title. Oklahoma reverted this record at a later date; hence, both Oklahoma and Nebraska claim this title.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.