1945 Kansas State
1–7 (0–5 Big Six), coached by Lud Fiser. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wichita State 13–6Sep 29
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsWichita State | W 13–6 | 74% |
| Oct 6 | vsOlathe Navy | L 12–34 | 78% |
| Oct 13 | atMarquette | L 13–55 | 32% |
| Oct 20 | at Missouri | L 7–41 | 18% |
| Oct 27 | vs Oklahoma | L 13–41 | 22% |
| Nov 3 | at Iowa State | L 13–40 | 17% |
| Nov 10 | vs Nebraska | L 0–24 | 45% |
| Nov 17 | at Kansas | L 0–27 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas 27–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 1–7
- Conference
- 0–5 6th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 71–268
- Coach
- Lud Fiser
- Elo
- 1204 −146 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −27.2 No. 99 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
2 second teamSecond team
Alvin BandyBAP-2; UP-2- Russell HardinOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1945 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 6–4 | |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 5–5 | |
| Iowa State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 1–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.