1944 Kansas State Wildcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1944

| team = Kansas State Wildcats

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Six Conference

| short_conf = Big 6

| record = 2–5–2

| conf_record = 1–4

| head_coach = Ward Haylett

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

}}

The 1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1944 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ward Haylett, in his third and final year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 2–5–2 record with a 1–4 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 45 points and gave up 215 points.{{cite web|title=1944 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 7, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/1944-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Wichita

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 6–6

| attend = 3,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = l

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 0–33

| attend = 3,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan State

| site_stadium = Macklin Field

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| score = 6–45

| attend = 7,000

| source = {{cite news|title=MSC Scoops Up Kansas State Fumbles, Romps to 45-6 Victory|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Bob Latshaw|date=October 15, 1944|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20718805/msc_scoops_up_kansas_state_fumbles/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Oklahoma

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 0–68

| attend = 7,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = l

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–14

| attend = 3,102

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Wichita

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Wichita, KS

| score = 15–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 18–14

| attend = 8,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Underdog Fighting Wildcats Break Jayhawk Grid Jinx: First Big-Six Win for State|newspaper=Manhattan Mercury|date=November 12, 1944|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115363384/underdog-fighting-wildcats-break/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Olathe NAS

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 0–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=K-State Plays Clippers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times/122771935/ |newspaper=Kansas City Times |location=Kansas City, Missouri |agency=Associated Press |date=November 18, 1944 |page=13 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title='Cats-Clippers In A Scoreless Tie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-manhattan-mercury/122771990/ |newspaper=Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle |location=Manhattan, Kansas |date=November 19, 1944 |page=2 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–35

| attend =2,000

}}

References

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