| 1959 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–5 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Missouri | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Bus Mertes, in his last year at K-State. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1959 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2–8, and a 1–5 record in Big Seven Conference play. The Wildcats scored only 58 points while giving up 232. [1] The finished seventh in the Big Seven.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | Wichita* | L 0–19 | |||
| September 26 | at South Dakota State* |
| W 28–12 | 4,500 | [2] |
| October 3 | at Oklahoma State* |
| L 21–28 | 8,500 | |
| October 10 | Colorado |
| L 17–20 | 10,000 | |
| October 17 | at Kansas | L 14–33 | 27,000 | ||
| October 24 | at Iowa State | L 0–26 | 13,899 | ||
| October 31 | at Iowa* | L 0–53 | 45,000 | ||
| November 7 |
Oklahoma |
| L 0–36 | 11,204 | |
| November 14 | at Missouri | L 0–26 | |||
| November 21 | Nebraska |
| W 29–14 | 8,318 | |
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References
- ^ "1959 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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| 1959 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–5 Big 7) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Missouri | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Bus Mertes, in his last year at K-State. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1959 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2–8, and a 1–5 record in Big Seven Conference play. The Wildcats scored only 58 points while giving up 232. [1] The finished seventh in the Big Seven.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | Wichita* | L 0–19 | |||
| September 26 | at South Dakota State* |
| W 28–12 | 4,500 | [2] |
| October 3 | at Oklahoma State* |
| L 21–28 | 8,500 | |
| October 10 | Colorado |
| L 17–20 | 10,000 | |
| October 17 | at Kansas | L 14–33 | 27,000 | ||
| October 24 | at Iowa State | L 0–26 | 13,899 | ||
| October 31 | at Iowa* | L 0–53 | 45,000 | ||
| November 7 |
Oklahoma |
| L 0–36 | 11,204 | |
| November 14 | at Missouri | L 0–26 | |||
| November 21 | Nebraska |
| W 29–14 | 8,318 | |
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References
- ^ "1959 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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| This article about a sports team in Kansas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This college football 1950s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |