1928 Kansas State

3–⁠5 (0–⁠5 Big Six), coached by Bo McMillin.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1928, game by game: won vs. Bethany (KS) 32–7; won at Oklahoma State 13–6; won vs. Fort Hays 22–7; lost vs. Kansas 0–7; lost at Oklahoma 21–33; lost vs. Missouri 6–19; lost at Iowa State 0–7; lost at Nebraska 0–8+25−13Won 32–7 vs. Bethany (KS)+25Bethany (KS)Won 13–6 at Oklahoma State+7Oklahoma StateWon 22–7 vs. Fort Hays+15Fort HaysLost 0–7 vs. Kansas-7KansasLost 21–33 at Oklahoma-12OklahomaLost 6–19 vs. Missouri-13MissouriLost 0–7 at Iowa State-7Iowa StateLost 0–8 at Nebraska-8Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 8–⁠0; 6th in the Big Six.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠5 6th in Big Six
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
94–⁠94
Coach
Bo McMillin
Elo
1414 −51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.5 No. 90 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Big Six

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Babe LyonOTAP-1

Second team

  • Bert PearsonCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1928 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska5–⁠07–⁠1–⁠1
Oklahoma3–⁠25–⁠3
Missouri3–⁠24–⁠4
Iowa State2–⁠2–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Kansas1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠2
Kansas State0–⁠53–⁠5

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