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1949 Kansas State

2–⁠8 (1–⁠5 Big Seven), coached by Ralph Graham.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1949, game by game: won vs. Fort Hays 55–0; won vs. Colorado 27–13; lost vs. Nebraska 6–13; lost at Iowa State 21–25; lost at Memphis 14–21; lost at Kansas 0–38; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 0–39; lost vs. Oklahoma State 14–26; lost at Tulsa 27–48; lost at Missouri 27–34+55−39Won 55–0 vs. Fort Hays+55Fort HaysWon 27–13 vs. Colorado+14ColoradoLost 6–13 vs. Nebraska-7NebraskaLost 21–25 at Iowa State-4Iowa StateLost 14–21 at Memphis-7MemphisLost 0–38 at Kansas-38KansasLost 0–39 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-39No. 3 OklahomaLost 14–26 vs. Oklahoma State-12Oklahoma StateLost 27–48 at Tulsa-21TulsaLost 27–34 at Missouri-7Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsFort HaysW 55–⁠072%
Oct 1vsColoradoW 27–⁠1337%
Oct 8vsNebraskaL 6–⁠1355%
Oct 15atIowa StateL 21–⁠2522%
Oct 22atMemphisL 14–⁠2174%
Oct 29atKansasL 0–⁠3816%
Nov 5vs3OklahomaL 0–⁠398%
Nov 12vsOklahoma StateL 14–⁠2630%
Nov 19atTulsaL 27–⁠4826%
Nov 24atMissouriL 27–⁠347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 34–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Seven.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Big Seven
AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠257
Coach
Ralph Graham
Elo
1242 −53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.6 No. 87 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1950

The 1950 draft
Rd 7Rollin Prather EChicago Bears

1949 Big Seven standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma5–⁠011–⁠02
Missouri5–⁠17–⁠420
Iowa State3–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Nebraska3–⁠34–⁠5
Kansas2–⁠45–⁠5
Colorado1–⁠43–⁠7
Kansas State1–⁠52–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.