1941 Kansas State
2–5–2 (1–3–1 Big Six), coached by Hobbs Adams. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Nebraska 12–6Nov 1
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsFort Hays | T 0–0 | 83% |
| Oct 4 | at Northwestern | L 3–51 | 21% |
| Oct 11 | at Missouri | L 0–35 | 21% |
| Oct 18 | vs Oklahoma | L 0–16 | 33% |
| Nov 1 | vs Nebraska | W 12–6 | 28% |
| Nov 8 | vs South Carolina | W 3–0 | 47% |
| Nov 15 | at Kansas | L 16–20 | 47% |
| Nov 22 | at Iowa State | T 12–12 | 44% |
| Nov 29 | at Arizona | L 21–28 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona 28–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 2–5–2
- Conference
- 1–3–1 5th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 67–168
- Coach
- Hobbs Adams
- Elo
- 1391 −30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.6 No. 85 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Six
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Lyle WilkinsB- Frank BarnhartEUP-1
Second team
- John HancockCAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1941 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 8–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas State | 1–3–1 | 2–5–2 | |
| Iowa State | 0–4–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.