1958 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1958 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Seven Conference
1958 record 1-9 (0-7 Big 7)
Head coach Bus Mertes
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1957 1959 »
1958 Big 7 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#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
Kansas State 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
Nebraska 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
Iowa State 0 – 6 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1958. 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 5th place. The Wildcats scored just 110 points and gave up 192 points.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
9/20/1958 Wyoming* Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 17-14   12,000
9/27/1958 at Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 3-13   37,500
10/4/1958 Utah State Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 13-20    
10/11/1958 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 23-6   37,596
10/17/1958 at Missouri Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO L 8-32   12,000
10/23/1958 at #9 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 6-40   47,743
11/1/1958 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown) L 12-21    
11/8/1958 at Oklahoma State Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK L 7-14    
11/15/1958 Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 14-6   8,193
11/19/1958 at Michigan State* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 7-26   39,032
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. All times are in Central Time.

References

External links

Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons