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1958 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1958 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1958 college football season. 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 fifth place. The Wildcats scored just 110 points and gave up 192 points.[1]

1958 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Oklahoma $6–0–010–1–0
Missouri4–1–15–4–1
Colorado4–2–06–4–0
Kansas3–2–14–5–1
Kansas State2–4–03–7–0
Nebraska1–5–03–7–0
Iowa State0–6–04–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Wyoming*
W 17–1412,000[2]
September 27at Colorado
L 3–1337,500[3]
October 4Utah State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 13–209,866[4]
October 11at Nebraska
W 23–637,596[5]
October 18Missouridagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 8–3212,000[6]
October 25at No. 9 Oklahoma
L 6–4047,743[7]
November 1Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 12–2119,000[8]
November 8at Oklahoma State*
L 7–1412,000[9]
November 15Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 14–68,193[10]
November 22at Michigan State*
L 7–2639,032[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]

References

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  1. ↑ "1958 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Field goal gives K-State victory". The Spokesman-Review. September 21, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Buffaloes take win over Kansas State". The Brownsville Herald. September 28, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "K-State upset, 20–13". The Salina Journal. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wildcats hold lead to bump Nebraska". The Spokesman-Review. October 12, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Missouri slams Kansas State, 32–8". The Sunday News and Tribune. October 19, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Sluggish Oklahoma finally grinds over Kansas State 40–6". Waterloo Daily Courier. October 26, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jayhawks run over Kansas State, 21–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Oklahoma State 'Pokes have easy time in thumping Wildcats 14–7". The Enid Morning News. November 9, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "K-State Wildcats pound punch less Cyclones 14–6". Columbia Missourian. November 16, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Michigan State passes by Kansas State 26–7". Valley Morning Star. November 23, 1958. Retrieved July 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1958 Kansas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
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