1970 Kansas State Wildcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1970

| team = Kansas State Wildcats

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Eight Conference

| short_conf = Big 8

| record = 6–5

| conf_record = 5–2

| head_coach = Vince Gibson

| hc_year = 4th

| captain =

| stadium = KSU Stadium

}}

The 1970 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.{{cite web|title=1970 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/1970-schedule.html}} The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

Senior quarterback Lynn Dickey led the team to a third straight season as the top-rated passing offense in the Big Eight Conference. Kansas State also led the conference in total defense, and posted its first win against a top-ten team, beating #8 Colorado. The Wildcats went into the final conference game of the season against Nebraska ranked #20 and playing for the Big Eight championship. The #4-ranked Cornhuskers throttled Kansas State 51–13 in the game. Kansas State did not return to the national rankings again until the 1993 season.

The team finished with a winning record in conference play for the first time since 1953. And their first winning season in general since 1954. After the season Gibson was named coach of the year by the Big Eight.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1970

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 37–0

| attend = 35,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = Kentucky

| site_stadium = McLean Stadium

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| score = 3–16

| attend = 33,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-kentucky-hits-k/133866351/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Kentucky hits K-State, 16–3|date=September 20, 1970|accessdate=October 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| score = 13–35

| attend = 50,255

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-sun-devils-rip-cat/155442932/|work=The Kansas City Star|title=Sun Devils rip 'Cats|date=September 27, 1970|accessdate=September 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = w

| opponent = Colorado

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 21–20

| attend = 40,200

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = l

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 15–21

| attend = 41,070

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field

| site_cityst = Ames, IA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 17–0

| attend = 26,053–28,000

| source = {{cite web |author= |title=ISU Cyclones 2024 Fact Book |url=https://cyclones.com/documents/2024/7/5/2024_FB_MediaGuide.pdf |publisher=Iowa State Cyclones |page=142 |access-date=April 16, 2025 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Oklahoma

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 19–14

| attend = 60,800

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = w

| opponent = Missouri

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 17–13

| attend = 42,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 28–15

| attend = 38,300

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 13–51

| attend = 67,894

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Florida State

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| score = 7–31

| attend = 23,408

}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1970

| team = Kansas State Wildcats

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players =

{{American football roster/Player|num=11|class=Sr|first=Lynn|last=Dickey|pos=QB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=23|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Montgomery|dab=Mike Montgomery (American football)|pos=RB|link=y}}

| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=20|class=Jr|first=Ron|last=Dickerson|pos=DB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=26|class=Sr|first=Clarence|last=Scott|pos=DB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=70|class=Sr|first=Ron|last=Yankowski|pos=DE|link=y}}

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer

| head_coach = *Vince Gibson

| asst_coach =

Bobby Jackson – Quarterbacks/running backs
Don Powell – Offensive line
Jerry Elliott – Defensive line
Bob Frazier – Defensive ends
Sam Robertson – Linebackers
Jesse Branch – Defensive backs
Gene McDowell – Assistant

| accessdate=

}}

References

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