1939 Kansas State
4–5 (1–4 Big Six), coached by Wesley Fry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fort Hays 34–7Sep 30
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsFort Hays | W 34–7 | 87% |
| Oct 6 | atMarquette | W 3–0 | 52% |
| Oct 14 | vs Colorado | W 20–0 | 62% |
| Oct 21 | at Missouri | L 7–9 | 37% |
| Oct 28 | vs 10Nebraska | L 9–25 | 45% |
| Nov 4 | at Kansas | W 27–6 | 45% |
| Nov 11 | vs 6Oklahoma | L 10–13 | 35% |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa State | L 0–10 | 59% |
| Nov 25 | at Boston College | L 7–38 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Boston College 38–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 4th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 117–108
- Coach
- Wesley Fry
- Elo
- 1466 −14 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.9 No. 52 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Six
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Don CrumbakerEAP-1- Bernie WeinerOTAP-1
Second team
- Melvin SeelyeBAP-2
- William BeezleyOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1939 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 8–2 | 6 |
| Nebraska | 4–1 | 7–1–1 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 6–2–1 | 19 |
| Kansas State | 1–4 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.