1955 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1955 Kansas State Wildcats football

Conference

Big Seven Conference

1955 record

4-6 (3-3 Big 7)

Head coach

Bus Mertes

Home stadium

Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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	Conf					Overall
1955 Big 7 football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Oklahoma	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Nebraska	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Kansas	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Iowa State	1	–	4	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Missouri	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1955. The team's head football coach was Bus Mertes, in his first year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1955 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 4-6, and a 3-3 record in Big 7 play. The Wildcats scored 165 points while giving up 191. They finished tied for 3rd in the Big 7. Ten Days before the Kansas game on 11/5/55 K-State's mascot Touchdown IV was stolen by Kansas students. At the end of the first quarter the mascot was returned but the theft had already been avenged as K-State led the Jayhawks 26-0 at that point and went on to defeat Kansas 46-0.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
9/15/1955	Wyoming*	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 7-12
9/24/1955	at Iowa*	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 7-28	44,500
10/1/1955	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 0-16	12,500
10/8/1955	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WI	W 41-0	13,500
10/15/1955	#20 Colorado	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 13-34	16,500
10/21/1955	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA	W 9-7	14,740
10/29/1955	#1 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 7-40	18,263
11/5/1955	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 46-0
11/15/1955	at Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	W 21-0
11/19/1955	at Oklahoma A&M*	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK	L 0-28	10,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP. All times are in Central Time.

References

External links

Kansas State Wildcats football

Venues	Ahearn Field (1897–1922) Memorial Stadium (1922–1967) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Farmageddon (Iowa State) Sunflower Showdown (Kansas, Governor's Cup, all-time results)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Wildcat Victory" "Wabash Cannonball" Kansas State University Marching Band Aggieville Riots

People	Head coaches

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1. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia Edited by Michael MacCambridge 2. K-State Football Vault- The History of the Wildcats by Kevin Haskin