1934 Kansas State
7–2–1 (5–0 Big Six), coached by Pappy Waldorf. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri 29–0Nov 10
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsFort Hays | W 13–0 | 92% |
| Oct 6 | atManhattan | T 13–13 | 86% |
| Oct 12 | atMarquette | L 20–27 | 53% |
| Oct 20 | vs Kansas | W 13–0 | 62% |
| Oct 27 | at Tulsa | L 0–21 | 57% |
| Nov 3 | atWashburn | W 14–6 | 83% |
| Nov 10 | vs Missouri | W 29–0 | 84% |
| Nov 17 | at Oklahoma | W 8–7 | 45% |
| Nov 24 | vs Iowa State | W 20–0 | 63% |
| Nov 29 | at Nebraska | W 19–7 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Nebraska 19–7; Big Six champions.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1934.
Big Six champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–2–1
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 149–81
- Coach
- Pappy Waldorf
- Elo
- 1587 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 8.8 No. 31 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Oren StonerB- Leo AyersBUP-1
- George MaddoxOTAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Maurice ElderBUP-2
- Ralph ChurchillEUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | 5–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| Nebraska | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| Oklahoma | 2–2–1 | 3–4–2 | |
| Kansas | 1–2–2 | 3–4–3 | |
| Iowa State | 1–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 0–5 | 0–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.