1957 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1957 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Seven Conference
1957 record	3–6–1 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach	Bus Mertes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1957 Big 7 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Oklahoma	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Kansas	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Colorado	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Missouri	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Nebraska	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1957 college football season. The team's head football coach was Bus Mertes. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1957 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 3–6–1, and a 2–4 record in Big Seven Conference play. The Wildcats scored only 124 points while giving up 166. The finished tied for fifth in the Big Seven.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20*	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming	L 7-12	12,300
September 28*	BYU		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	W 36-7
October 5	Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 7-14	15,033
October 12*	at Pacific		Stagg Memorial Stadium • Stockton, California	T 7-7
October 19†	Colorado		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 14-42	16,000
October 26	at Iowa State		Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa	W 14-10	14,421
November 2	#2 Oklahoma		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 0-13	15,480
November 9	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	L 7-13	26,000
November 15	at Missouri		Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri	W 23-21	20,000
November 22*	at #1 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan	L 21-27	35,989
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.