1957 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1957 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Seven Conference
1957 record 3-6-1 (2-4 Big 7)
Head coach Bus Mertes
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1956 1958 »
1957 Big 7 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Oklahoma 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
Kansas 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 1
Colorado 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 1
Missouri 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 1
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 1
Nebraska 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1957. 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 7 play. The Wildcats scored only 124 points while giving up 166. The finished tied for 5th in the Big 7.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20 at Wyoming* War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 7-12   12,300
September 28 BYU* Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 36-7    
October 5 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 7-14   15,033
October 12 at Pacific* Stagg Memorial Stadium • Stockton, CA T 7-7    
October 19 Colorado Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 14-42   16,000
October 26 at Iowa State Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA W 14-10   14,421
November 2 #2 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 0-13   15,480
November 9 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS L 7-13    
November 15 at Missouri Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO W 23-21   20,000
November 22 at #1 Michigan State* Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 21-27    
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. All times are in Central Time.

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