1948 Kansas State Wildcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1948

| team = Kansas State Wildcats

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Seven Conference

| short_conf = Big 7

| record = 1–9

| conf_record = 0–6

| head_coach = Ralph Graham

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

}}

The 1948 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1948 college football season. Ralph Graham served his first year as the team's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 1–9 record with a 0–6 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big Seven Conference. The Wildcats scored 78 points and gave up 323 points.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=807&year=1948|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=January 28, 2012|title=Kansas State Coaching Records game-by-game (1948)|first=David|last=DeLassus|archive-date=March 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302184553/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=807&year=1948|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=1948 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/1948-schedule.html}}

The victory against Arkansas State ended an NCAA-record 28-game losing streak.

Kansas State was ranked at No. 181 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1948

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| score = 0–40

| attend = 29,593

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = l

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–20

| attend = 14,777

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Arkansas State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 37–6

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111426668/k-state-snaps-losing-streak/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=K-State snaps losing streak|date=October 10, 1948|accessdate=October 16, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Oklahoma

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 0–42

| attend =26,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–51

| attend = 19,518

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Missouri

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 7–49

| attend = 15,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–32

| attend = 36,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = l

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 14–20

| attend = 18,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Oklahoma A&M

| site_stadium = Lewis Field

| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK

| score = 6–42

| attend = 12,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Saint Louis

| site_stadium = Walsh Stadium

| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO

| score = 7–21

| attend = 8,237

| source = {{cite news |last=Toomey |first=James L. |title=Billiken Hopes For Victory Hit New Low |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-louis-star-and-times/127902662/ |newspaper=St. Louis Star-Times |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 24, 1948 |page=17 |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Rice |first=Jack |title=Bills End Season With 21-7 Victory Over K-State |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106870395/st-louis-globe-democrat/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 26, 1948 |page=3C |access-date=August 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

References

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