1926 Kansas State
5–3 (2–2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Charlie Bachman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 27–0Oct 16
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs Texas | W 13–3 | 52% |
| Oct 9 | atCreighton | W 12–0 | 77% |
| Oct 16 | vs Kansas | W 27–0 | 70% |
| Oct 23 | at Oklahoma | W 15–12 | 44% |
| Oct 30 | vs Arkansas | W 16–7 | 68% |
| Nov 6 | atMarquette | L 0–14 | 88% |
| Nov 13 | at Nebraska | L 0–3 | 30% |
| Nov 20 | vs Iowa State | L 2–3 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa State 3–2; tied for 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 2–2 tied for 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 85–42
- Coach
- Charlie Bachman
- Elo
- 1523 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.0 No. 22 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Notre Dame Box
All-Missouri Valley
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Simon TombaughOGAP-1
Second team
- Joe HolsingerRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma State | 3–0–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Nebraska | 5–1 | 6–2 | |
 Missouri | 4–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Grinnell | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
 Drake | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–5 | 2–6 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.