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Kansas State Football Team History


Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State University
 Manhattan, KS
Founded: 1863
Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Capacity: 51,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Bernard Bus Mertes
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Bernard Bus Mertes enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Kansas State.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Wichita State  0   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ South Dakota State  28   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Oklahoma State  21   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Colorado  17   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Kansas  14   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Iowa State  0   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Iowa  0   53   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Oklahoma  0   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Missouri  0   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Nebraska  29   14   W       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record2-8
  Points Scored109
  Scoring Average10.9
  Points Allowed266
  Defense Average26.6
  Opponents Record45-35
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record1-4
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1959 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 7-324880 3-38362  Clay Stapleton
Kansas 5-5163134 3-37964  Jack Mitchell
Oklahoma 7-3234146 5-116455  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Missouri 6-5125124Lost  0-144-28253  Dan Devine
Colorado 5-5144177 3-392134  Everett Sonny Grandelius
Nebraska 4-6108160 2-46299  Bill Jennings
Kansas State 2-8109266 1-560155  Bernard Bus Mertes

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.