1971-72 Kansas State Wildcats — schedule and results

The 1971-72 Kansas State Wildcats went 19-9 (12-2 in the Big 8) under head coach Jack Hartman. Simple Rating System: 11.3.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1971-12-03at BYU CougarsL 72–78Marriott Center
1971-12-04neutral Pacific TigersW 80–75
1971-12-06vs Kentucky WildcatsL 64–71Ahearn Field House
1971-12-08vs Texas LonghornsW 87–60Ahearn Field House
1971-12-11vs Wichita State ShockersW 89–73Ahearn Field House
1971-12-13vs Creighton BluejaysW 90–68Ahearn Field House
1971-12-17at Washington HuskiesL 90–96Hec Edmundson Pavilion
1971-12-18at Washington HuskiesL 66–75Hec Edmundson Pavilion
1971-12-22at Wichita State ShockersL 66–69Levitt Arena
1971-12-27vs Oklahoma SoonersW 62–60Municipal Auditorium
1971-12-29neutral Iowa State CyclonesW 92–75
1971-12-30neutral Missouri TigersL 58–67
1972-01-15vs Iowa State CyclonesW 69–53Ahearn Field House
1972-01-17at Kansas JayhawksL 63–66Allen Fieldhouse
1972-01-22at Oklahoma State CowboysW 66–64Gallagher Hall
1972-01-29vs Oklahoma SoonersW 70–58Ahearn Field House
1972-02-01at Nebraska CornhuskersL 60–61Nebraska Coliseum
1972-02-05vs Missouri TigersW 69–67Ahearn Field House
1972-02-12at Colorado BuffaloesW 89–71Balch Fieldhouse
1972-02-15vs Kansas JayhawksW 78–66Ahearn Field House
1972-02-19at Iowa State CyclonesW 68–54James H. Hilton Coliseum
1972-02-21vs Oklahoma State CowboysW 74–52Ahearn Field House
1972-02-26at Oklahoma SoonersW 80–71McCasland Field House
1972-03-04vs Colorado BuffaloesW 73–55Ahearn Field House
1972-03-07at Missouri TigersW 79–76Brewer Fieldhouse
1972-03-11vs Nebraska CornhuskersW 81–76Ahearn Field House
1972-03-16neutral Texas LonghornsW 66–55James H. Hilton Coliseum
1972-03-18neutral Louisville CardinalsL 65–72James H. Hilton Coliseum

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