1955 Kansas State
4–6 (3–3 Big Seven), coached by Bernard Mertes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 46–0Nov 5
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Wyoming | L 20–38 | 57% |
| Sep 24 | at Iowa | L 7–28 | 31% |
| Oct 1 | vs Nebraska | L 0–16 | 62% |
| Oct 8 | atMarquette | W 42–0 | 33% |
| Oct 15 | vs Colorado | L 13–34 | 37% |
| Oct 22 | at Iowa State | W 9–7 | 51% |
| Oct 29 | vs Oklahoma | L 7–40 | 20% |
| Nov 5 | at Kansas | W 46–0 | 59% |
| Nov 12 | at Missouri | W 21–0 | 50% |
| Nov 19 | at Oklahoma State | L 0–28 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 28–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1955.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 165–191
- Coach
- Bernard Mertes
- Elo
- 1476 −40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.0 No. 75 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 7 | Ron Nery OT | New York Giants |
All-Big Seven
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Doug RoetherB
Second team
- Bob WhiteheadBUP-2
Ron NeryOTAP-2; UP-2- Jim FureyCAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 11–0 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Colorado | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Kansas State | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| Missouri | 1–5 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.