1921 Kansas State

5–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Charlie Bachman.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1921, game by game: won vs. Emporia College 7–3; won vs. Washington St. Louis 21–0; lost at Creighton 7–14; won vs. Missouri 7–5; lost at Kansas 7–21; won vs. Grinnell 21–7; lost at Iowa State 0–7; won vs. Oklahoma 14–7+21−14Won 7–3 vs. Emporia College+4Emporia CollegeWon 21–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+21Washington St. …Lost 7–14 at Creighton-7CreightonWon 7–5 vs. Missouri+2MissouriLost 7–21 at Kansas-14KansasWon 21–7 vs. Grinnell+14GrinnellLost 0–7 at Iowa State-7Iowa StateWon 14–7 vs. Oklahoma+7Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 14–⁠7; tied for 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
84–⁠64
Coach
Charlie Bachman
Elo
1458 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.3 No. 37 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
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1921 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠07–⁠1
Missouri4–⁠26–⁠2
Kansas State4–⁠25–⁠3
Kansas3–⁠34–⁠3
Drake2–⁠25–⁠2
Iowa State3–⁠44–⁠4
Oklahoma2–⁠35–⁠3
Washington St. Louis2–⁠34–⁠3–⁠1
Grinnell0–⁠42–⁠5

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