1917 Kansas State

6–⁠2 (2–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Zora Clevenger.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1917, game by game: won vs. Baker 28–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 23–0; won at Missouri 7–6; won vs. Washington St. Louis 61–0; lost vs. Kansas 0–9; lost at Iowa State 7–10; won vs. Emporia State 51–0; won vs. Washburn 38–0+61−9Won 28–0 vs. Baker+28BakerWon 23–0 vs. Oklahoma State+23Oklahoma StateWon 7–6 at Missouri+1MissouriWon 61–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+61Washington St. …Lost 0–9 vs. Kansas-9KansasLost 7–10 at Iowa State-3Iowa StateWon 51–0 vs. Emporia State+51Emporia StateWon 38–0 vs. Washburn+38Washburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washburn 38–⁠0; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
215–⁠25
Coach
Zora Clevenger
Elo
1511 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.7 No. 37 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1917 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska2–⁠05–⁠2
Kansas3–⁠16–⁠2
Iowa State3–⁠15–⁠2
Kansas State2–⁠26–⁠2
Missouri2–⁠43–⁠5
Washington St. Louis1–⁠24–⁠3
Drake0–⁠30–⁠5–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.