1931 Kansas State
8–2 (3–2 Big Six), coached by Bo McMillin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washburn 22–0Nov 26
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vsPittsburg State | W 28–7 | 87% |
| Oct 10 | at Missouri | W 20–7 | 48% |
| Oct 17 | at Kansas | W 13–0 | 40% |
| Oct 24 | vs Oklahoma | W 14–0 | 63% |
| Oct 31 | at West Virginia | W 19–0 | 54% |
| Nov 7 | at Iowa State | L 6–7 | 67% |
| Nov 14 | vs Nebraska | L 3–6 | 55% |
| Nov 21 | vs North Dakota State | W 19–6 | 94% |
| Nov 26 | atWashburn | W 22–0 | 87% |
| Dec 5 | atWichita State | W 20–6 | 87% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wichita State 20–6; 3rd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 164–39
- Coach
- Bo McMillin
- Elo
- 1578 +104 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 7.9 No. 35 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
5 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Henry CronkiteEAP-1; UP-1- Adolph HrabaOGAP-1; UP-2
- McMillanQBUP-1
- Elden AukerRBAP-1; UP-1
- Ralph GrahamRBAP-1; UP-2
Second team
- Walter ZeckserOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1931 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
| Iowa State | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Kansas State | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| Kansas | 1–3 | 5–5 | |
| Oklahoma | 1–4 | 4–7–1 | |
| Missouri | 1–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.