1936 Kansas State
4–3–2 (2–1–2 Big Six), coached by Wesley Fry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 47–7Nov 14
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vsFort Hays | W 13–0 | 87% |
| Oct 3 | at Oklahoma State | W 31–0 | 60% |
| Oct 10 | vs Missouri | T 7–7 | 75% |
| Oct 17 | atMarquette | L 0–13 | 33% |
| Oct 24 | vs Kansas | W 26–6 | 67% |
| Oct 31 | at Tulsa | L 7–10 | 51% |
| Nov 7 | at Oklahoma | T 6–6 | 41% |
| Nov 14 | vs Iowa State | W 47–7 | 68% |
| Nov 21 | at 13Nebraska | L 0–40 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 40–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 36th-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 1936.
- Record
- 4–3–2
- Conference
- 2–1–2 3rd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 137–89
- Coach
- Wesley Fry
- Elo
- 1524 +18 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.0 No. 35 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1937
The 1937 draft| Rd 3 | Maurice Elder B | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 7 | Rolla Holland OG | Washington Redskins |
All-Big Six
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Maurice ElderBAP-1- Paul FanningOTAP-1
- Rolla HollandOGAP-1
Second team
- ClevelandBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1936 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 7–2 | 9 |
| Missouri | 3–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–1–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Oklahoma | 1–2–2 | 3–3–3 | |
| Iowa State | 1–3–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Kansas | 0–5 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.