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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.[1] The finished tied for fifth in the Big Seven.

Record3–6–1 (2–4 Big 7)
Headcoach
HomestadiumMemorial Stadium
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1957 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
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1957 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Oklahoma $6–0–010–1–0
Kansas4–2–05–4–1
Missouri3–3–05–4–1
Colorado3–3–06–3–1
Iowa State2–4–04–5–1
Kansas State2–4–03–6–1
Nebraska1–5–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Wyoming*L 7–1212,733[2]
September 28BYU*W 36–713,000[3]
October 5Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 7–1414,000[4]
October 12at Pacific (CA)*T 7–711,000[5]
October 19Coloradodagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 14–4214,000[6]
October 26at Iowa StateW 14–1017,000[7]
November 2No. 2 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 0–1315,000[8]
November 9at KansasL 7–1326,000[9]
November 16at MissouriW 23–2120,000[10]
November 22at No. 1 Michigan State*L 21–2735,989[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]
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