 The season that followed was up-and-down but ultimately disappointing despite a winning record and a second-place finish in the Big Eight.Kansas State won at Oklahoma and defeated eighth-ranked Colorado, but the season was soured by non-conference defeats and a blow-out loss to Nebraska in the final conference game of the year with the conference title on the line.The worst news of the season came on October 7, 1970, when the conference issued severe sanctions against Kansas State for recruiting violations.