1957 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1957 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1957 college football season. The team's head football coach was Bus Mertes. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1957 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 3–6–1, and a 2–4 record in Big Seven Conference play. The Wildcats scored only 124 points while giving up 166.[1] The finished tied for fifth in the Big Seven.

1957 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Oklahoma $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Kansas 4 2 0 5 4 1
Missouri 3 3 0 5 4 1
Colorado 3 3 0 6 3 1
Iowa State 2 4 0 4 5 1
Kansas State 2 4 0 3 6 1
Nebraska 1 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20at Wyoming*L 7–1212,300
September 28BYU*W 36–7
October 5Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 7–1415,033
October 12at Pacific (CA)*T 7–7
October 19Colorado 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 14–4216,000
October 26at Iowa StateW 14–1014,421
November 2No. 2 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–1315,480
November 9at KansasL 7–1326,000
November 15at MissouriW 23–2120,000
November 22at No. 1 Michigan State*L 21–2735,989
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1956 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.