1949 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 Kansas State Wildcats football Big Seven Conference Big 7 2–8 1–5 Ralph Graham 2nd Memorial Stadium The 1949 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1949 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ralph Graham in his second year. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 2–8 record with a 1–5 record in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big Seven Conference. The Wildcats scored 191 points and gave up 257 points.1949 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 7, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/1949-schedule.html The win against Colorado on 10/1/1949 snapped a 22-game conference losing streak. Harold Robinson played football for Kansas State with an athletic scholarship in 1949, breaking the decades-long "color barrier" in Big Seven conference athletics, and also becoming the first ever African-American athlete on scholarship in the conference. Athlete Who Broke Big 12 Race Barrier Dies CBS College Sports May 13, 2006 http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/051306aaa.html https://web.archive.org/web/20060903023615/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/051306aaa.html dead September 3, 2006 2010-03-17 Schedule 1949 AP Central September 24 w y 1949 Fort Hays Tigers Fort Hays Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS 55–0 15,000 October 1 w Colorado Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry 27–13 13,397 October 8 l Nebraska Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry 6–13 17,000 October 15 l y Iowa State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 21–25 18,792 October 22 l y y Memphis State Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 14–21 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85764206/upset-the-cats-tigers-show-surprising/ The Kansas City Star Upset the 'Cats, Tigers show surprising power after visitors take advantage early in game October 23, 1949 September 21, 2021 Newspapers.com October 29 l y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry 0–38 33,500 November 5 l y Oklahoma 3 Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS 0–39 18,500 November 12 l y Oklahoma A&M Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS 14–26 13,000 November 19 l y y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 27–48 11,000 November 24 l y Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO 27–34 20,000 References Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats football seasons Kansas State Wildcats football