The 1974 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson, who served his eighth and final season.^[1] The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. It was the final season for Wildcat quarterback Steve Grogan.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Tulsa*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 31–14	18,000
September 21	Wichita State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 17–0	32,800	[2]
September 28	Pacific (CA)*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 38–7	28,100
October 5	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 16–21	31,000	[3]
October 12	No. 19 Kansas	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 13–20	44,899
October 19	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 18–23	33,587
October 26	at No. 2 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–63	62,460
November 2	Missouri	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 15–52	23,000
November 9	No. 17 Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 5–29	18,000
November 16	at No. 6 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 7–35	76,188
November 23	Colorado	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 33–19	17,128
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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