1937 Kansas State Wildcats football team
American college football season
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The 1937 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1937 college football season. The team's head football coach was Wesley Fry, in his third year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record4â5 (1â4 Big 6)
Headcoach
- Wesley Fry (3rd season)
HomestadiumMemorial Stadium
| 1937 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 4â5 (1â4 Big 6) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nebraska $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 2 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | â | 1 | â | 2 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Led by All-Conference back Elmer Hackney, Kansas State led the Big Six Conference in rushing offense and total offense in 1937. Nevertheless, the team finished the season with a 4â5 record and a 1â4 record in conference play, in a tie for last place. Despite a potent rushing game, the Wildcats scored only 76 points and gave up 84 points.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | at Boston College* | L 7â21 | 15,000 | [2] | |
| October 9 | at Missouri | L 7â14 | |||
| October 16 | Marquette* | W 13â0 | 3,500 | [3] | |
| October 23 | at Creighton* | W 15â7 | 8,000 | ||
| October 30 | Oklahoma |
| L 0â19 | 15,000 | |
| November 6 | Washburn* |
| W 20â7 | 5,000 | |
| November 13 | at Kansas | W 7â0 | 19,000 | [4] | |
| November 20 | at Iowa State | L 7â13 | 3,157 | ||
| November 27 | No. 11 Nebraska |
| L 0â3 | 5,000 | |
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