1957 Kansas State
3–6–1 (2–4 Big Seven), coached by Bernard Mertes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat BYU 36–7Sep 28
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Wyoming | L 7–12 | 21% |
| Sep 28 | vs BYU | W 36–7 | 69% |
| Oct 5 | vs Nebraska | L 7–14 | 66% |
| Oct 12 | atPacific | T 7–7 | 25% |
| Oct 19 | vs Colorado | L 14–42 | 34% |
| Oct 26 | at Iowa State | W 14–10 | 43% |
| Nov 2 | vs 2Oklahoma | L 0–13 | 17% |
| Nov 9 | at Kansas | L 7–13 | 46% |
| Nov 16 | at Missouri | W 23–21 | 27% |
| Nov 23 | at 1Michigan State | L 9–27 | 11% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 27–9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 76th-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 1957.
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 124–166
- Coach
- Bernard Mertes
- Elo
- 1416 −28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.7 No. 68 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1958
The 1958 draft| Rd 7 | Ralph Pfeifer B | Detroit Lions |
All-Big Seven
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Don ZadnikEAP-1- Jack KeelanOTAP-1
Second team
- Ralph PfeiferBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Kansas | 4–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Colorado | 3–3 | 6–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 3–3 | 5–4–1 | |
| Iowa State | 2–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Nebraska | 1–5 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.