1938 Kansas State
4–4–1 (1–3–1 Big Six), coached by Wesley Fry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washburn 41–14Nov 19
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at Northwestern | L 0–21 | 36% |
| Oct 8 | vs Missouri | W 21–13 | 54% |
| Oct 14 | atMarquette | W 6–0 | 42% |
| Oct 22 | at Indiana | W 13–6 | 42% |
| Oct 29 | vs Kansas | L 7–27 | 74% |
| Nov 5 | at 11Oklahoma | L 0–26 | 23% |
| Nov 12 | vs Iowa State | T 13–13 | 46% |
| Nov 19 | vsWashburn | W 41–14 | 76% |
| Nov 24 | at Nebraska | L 7–14 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 4–4–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 5th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 108–134
- Coach
- Wesley Fry
- Elo
- 1471 −13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.8 No. 73 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Elmer HackneyBAP-1
Second team
- Don CrumbakerEAP-2
- Shirley DavisOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Iowa State | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Missouri | 2–3 | 6–3 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 3–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 1–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.