1954 Kansas State Wildcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1954

| team = Kansas State Wildcats

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Seven Conference

| short_conf = Big 7

| record = 7–3

| conf_record = 3–3

| head_coach = Bill Meek

| hc_year = 4th

| captain =

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

}}

The 1954 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1954 college football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Meek, in his fourth 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 7–3 record with a 3–3 record in conference play. They finished in fifth place in the Big Seven Conference. The Wildcats scored 191 points and gave up 154 points.{{cite web|title=1954 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/1954-schedule.html}} The Wildcats did not outscore their opponents again until 1969. 1954 was Kansas State's last winning season until 1970.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1954

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Colorado A&M

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 29–0

| attend = 10,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

| score = 21–13

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = l

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 7–35

| attend = 21,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–3

| attend = 34,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 20–13

| attend = 8,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Oklahoma

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 0–21

| attend = 46,356

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = w

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 28–26

| attend = 21,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = Drake Stadium

| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA

| score = 53–18

| attend = 2,500

| source = {{cite news |last=White |first=Maury |title=Drake Plays Strong Kansas State |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/125267530/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=November 5, 1954 |page=17 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=White |first=Maury |title=Kansas State Drubs Drake, 53-18 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/125267595/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=November 6, 1954 |page=9 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=White |first=Maury |title=Drake--- (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/125267646/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=November 6, 1954 |page=10 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 12–7

| attend = 14,347

| source = {{cite news |last=Bryson |first=Bill |authorlink=Bill Bryson Sr. |title=Iowa State Underdog in Season Finale |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106322611/the-des-moines-register/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=November 14, 1954 |page=11 |access-date=July 25, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 14–38

| attend = 23,600

}}

References

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