1958 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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

The 1958 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1958 college football season. The team's head football coach was Bus Mertes. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 3–7 record with a 2–4 record in conference play. They finished in fifth place. The Wildcats scored just 110 points and gave up 192 points.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Wyoming*
W 17–1412,000[2]
September 27at Colorado
L 3–1337,500
October 4Utah State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 13–209,866[3]
October 11at Nebraska
W 23–637,596
October 18Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 8–3212,000
October 25at No. 9 Oklahoma
L 6–4047,743
November 1Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 12–2119,000
November 8at Oklahoma State*
L 7–14
November 15Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 14–68,193
November 22at Michigan State*
L 7–2639,032
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1958 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Field goal gives K-State victory". The Spokesman-Review. September 21, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "K-State upset, 20–13". The Salina Journal. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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