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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  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Bernard Bus Mertes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kansas State.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Wyoming  20   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Iowa  7   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Nebraska  0   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Marquette  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Colorado  13   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Iowa State  9   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Oklahoma  7   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Kansas  46   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Missouri  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Oklahoma State  0   28   L       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored165
  Scoring Average16.5
  Points Allowed191
  Defense Average19.1
  Opponents Record40-47
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record0-4
  Away Record4-2
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1955 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 3-6-193222 1-4-140135  Charles V. Chuck Mather
Iowa State 1-7-169218 1-4-141132  Vince DiFrancesca
Oklahoma 11-038560Won  20-66-025334  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Nebraska 5-5127176 5-110094  J. William Bill Glassford
Colorado 6-4203149 3-3139126  Dallas Dal Ward
Kansas State 4-6165191 3-39697  Bernard Bus Mertes
Missouri 1-992192 1-553104  Don B. Faurot

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.