The 1960 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University

Kansas State University

Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...

 in the college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 season of 1960

1960 college football season

The 1960 college football season marked the last time that the University of Minnesota was a national champion on the gridiron. Murray Warmath's Minnesota Gophers were not in the Top 20 in preseason polling, but received the AP Trophy at the end of the regular season...

. The team's

Kansas State Wildcats football

The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference...

 head football coach was Doug Weaver

Doug Weaver

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. It was Weaver's first season at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium (Kansas State)

Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. For several decades it was used by Kansas State University for college football and track and field. It was the home field of the K-State's football team between 1922 and 1967, prior to the opening of Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium...

. The Wildcats finished the season with a 1-9 record with a 0-7 record in conference play. They finished in 8th place. The Wildcats scored just 78 points and gave up 316 points.

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