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1947 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1947
team	Kansas State Wildcats
sport	football
conference	Big Six Conference
short_conf	Big 6
record	0–10
conf_record	0–5
head_coach	Sam Francis
hc_year	1st
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1947 Kansas State Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Kansas State University in the Big Six Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Sam Francis, the team compiled a 0–10 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished last in the Big Six, and was outscored by a total of 283 to 71.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Kansas State was ranked at No. 149 out of 500 college football teams.

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.

On September 20, 1947, Kansas State hosted the first night game held in a Big Six stadium.

Schedule

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References

DeLassus, David. "Kansas State Coaching Records game-by-game (1947)". [[College Football Data Warehouse]].
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times.
(September 21, 1947). "Aggies Down Cats 12-0 in Opener". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle.
(September 27, 1947). "Mines Overpowers Kansas State, 20-6". The El Paso Times.
(October 5, 1947). "Lobos Beat Cats 20-18". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle.
(October 5, 1947). "Lobos Beat Cats 20-18". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle.
Jerry Nason. (October 11, 1947). "B.C. Romps Against Kansas State, 49 to 13". The Boston Globe.
(October 19, 1947). "Missouri Overwhelms Kansas State, 47-7". Joplin Globe.
(October 26, 1947). "N. U. Turns Back Cats". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle.
(November 2, 1947). "K. U. Whips Cats 55-0". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle.
(November 9, 1947). "Cats Yield To Sooners". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle.
(November 16, 1947). "Cyclones Put 25th Blot on K-State, 14-0". The Des Moines Register.
(November 30, 1947). "Florida Ends Season With 25-7 Win Over Kansas State". Fort Myers News-Press.

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