1956 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1956 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Seven Conference
1956 record	3–7 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach	Bus Mertes (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1956 Big 7 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Oklahoma	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#20 Colorado	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Missouri	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Nebraska	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kansas	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1956 college football season. The team's head football coach was Bus Mertes, in his second year at the helm of the Wildcats. 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 tied for fifth place in the Big Seven Conference. The Wildcats scored 110 points and gave up 192 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
9/22/1956*	Oklahoma A&M	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 7-27	15,000
9/29/1956	at Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	L 0-34	21,000
10/6/1956	at #1 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma	L 0-66	39,981
10/13/1956	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 10-7	30,469
10/20/1956	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 6-20	13,000
10/27/1956*	Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming	W 27-15	6,731
11/3/1956	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	L 15-20	19,000
10/10/1956*	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee	W 41-14
11/17/1956†	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	W 32-6	12,693
11/24/1956*	at #10 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan	L 17-38	34,119
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. All times are in Central Time.