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1955 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1955 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 6 0 0 11 0 0
Nebraska 5 1 0 5 5 0
Colorado 3 3 0 6 4 0
Kansas State 3 3 0 4 6 0
Kansas 1 4 1 3 6 1
Iowa State 1 4 1 1 7 1
Missouri 1 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Wyoming*L 20-38 [2]12,000
September 24at Iowa*L 7–2844,500
October 1Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 0–1612,500
October 8at Marquette*W 42–0 [3]13,500
October 15No. 20 Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 13–3416,500
October 22at Iowa StateW 9–714,740
October 29No. 2 Oklahomadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 7–4018,263[4][5]
November 5at KansasW 46–026,000
November 12at MissouriW 21–016,500
November 19at Oklahoma A&M*L 0–2810,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1955 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wyoming's Three Touchdowns in Forth Period sinks Cats". newspapers.com. The Manhattan Mercury. September 18, 1955. Retrieved August 30, 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Shockers Fight Back to Whip Pokes 14-7". newspapers.com. The Wichita Sunday Eagle. October 9, 1955. Retrieved August 30, 2024. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "1955 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
  5. ^ Dick King (October 30, 1955). "Relentless Oklahoma Pulverizes K-State". The Manhattan Mercury. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.