1955 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1955 Kansas State Wildcats football Big Seven Conference Big 7 4–6 3–3 Bus Mertes 1st Memorial Stadium The 1955 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1955 college football season. 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 Seven Conference play. The Wildcats scored 165 points while giving up 191.1955 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 7, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/1955-schedule.html They finished tied for third in the Big Seven. Ten Days before the Kansas game on November 5, 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 1955 AP Central September 17 l y Wyoming Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS 20–38 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal-k-states-slips-t/171444795/ The Sioux City Journal K-State's slips tell September 18, 1955 April 30, 2025 Newspapers.com September 24 l y y Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 7–28 44,500 October 1 l Nebraska Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry 0–16 12,500 October 8 w y y Marquette Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI 42–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/719121386 Shockers Fight Back to Whip Pokes 14-7 newspapers.com The Wichita Sunday Eagle Oct 9, 1955 August 30, 2024 13,500 October 15 l Colorado 20 Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry 13–34 16,500 October 22 w y Iowa State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 9–7 14,740 October 29 l y Oklahoma 2 Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS 7–40 18,263 http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1955 1955 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softballRelentless Oklahoma Pulverizes K-State The Manhattan Mercury Dick King October 30, 1955 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99085300/relentless-oklahoma-pulverizes-k-state/ Newspapers.com November 5 w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry 46–0 26,000 November 12 w y Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO 21–0 16,500 November 19 l y y Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 0–28 10,000 References Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats football seasons Kansas State Wildcats football