1939 Nebraska vs. Kansas State football game

The 1939 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1939 college football season. The Wildcats finished the season with a 4–5 record with a 1–4 record in conference play. The Wildcats scored 107 points and gave up 108 points.

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Homecoming game against Nebraska
Kansas State played the Nebraska Cornhuskers on October 28, 1939. This game was the first college football homecoming game ever shown on television. It was also the second ever televised college football game and the first televised game west of New York City.

Kansas State scored first with a field goal. Two minutes later Nebraska took the lead. Nebraska won the game 25–9.

Nebraska entered the game a 12–5 favorite. The matchup was considered to be important to the outcome of the Big Six Conference championship.  Nebraska ended the game as one of ten college teams in the nation that were unbeaten up to that point.

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Category:College football
Category:Kansas State University