1958 Kansas State
3–7 (2–4 Big Eight), coached by Bernard Mertes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Nebraska 23–6Oct 11
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Wyoming | W 17–14 | 44% |
| Sep 27 | at Colorado | L 3–13 | 26% |
| Oct 4 | vs Utah State | L 13–20 | 68% |
| Oct 11 | at Nebraska | W 23–6 | 43% |
| Oct 18 | vs Missouri | L 8–32 | 59% |
| Oct 25 | at 9Oklahoma | L 6–40 | 11% |
| Nov 1 | vs Kansas | L 12–21 | 55% |
| Nov 8 | at Oklahoma State | L 7–14 | 19% |
| Nov 15 | vs Iowa State | W 14–6 | 53% |
| Nov 22 | at Michigan State | L 7–26 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 26–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 89th-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 1958.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–4 5th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 110–192
- Coach
- Bernard Mertes
- Elo
- 1380 −64 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.6 No. 79 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Seven
1 second teamSecond team
Dave NoblittOGAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1958 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Missouri | 4–1–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Colorado | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Kansas | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Nebraska | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| Iowa State | 0–6 | 4–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.