1963 Kansas State Wildcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1963

| team = Kansas State Wildcats

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Eight Conference

| short_conf = Big 8

| record = 2–7

| conf_record = 1–5

| head_coach = Doug Weaver

| hc_year = 4th

| captain =

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

}}

The 1963 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Doug Weaver. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1963 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2–7 and a 1–5 record in Big Eight Conference play. The Wildcats scored only 91 points while giving up 222.{{cite web|title=1963 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/1963-schedule.html}} They finished seventh in the Big Eight.

Kansas State and Oklahoma State were scheduled to play on November 23, but that game was cancelled due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1963

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 24-7

| attend = 11,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-k-state-wins-247-end/155312884/|work=The Wichita Eagle & Beacon|title=K-State wins 24–7; Ends losses at 18|date=September 22, 1963|accessdate=September 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, California

| score = 0–16

| attend = 17,195

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = l

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–21

| attend = 17,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, MO

| score = 11–21

| attend = 38,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = l

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–28

| attend = 14,920

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Oklahoma

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 9–34

| attend = 12,200

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–34

| attend = 30,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = Jones Stadium

| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX

| score = 13–51

| attend = 24,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-texas-tech-romps-psa/168646228/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Texas Tech romps psat Kansas State|date=November 10, 1963|accessdate=March 23, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field

| site_cityst = Ames, IA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 21–10

| attend = 13,207

}}