1951 Kansas State
1–7–1 (1–4–1 Big Seven), coached by Bill Meek. Officially 0–9. Kansas State forfeited two games. Share
From the season’s Wikipedia article: “However, when head coach Bill Meek learned after the season that an ineligible player had participated, he immediately self-reported the violation to the NCAA and the school voluntarily forfeited the win and the tie.”
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri 14–12Nov 17
By 2 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs Cincinnati | L 0–34 | 29% |
| Sep 29 | at Iowa | L 0–16 | 20% |
| Oct 6 | vs Nebraska | T 6–6forfeited | 30% |
| Oct 13 | at Iowa State | L 6–32 | 24% |
| Oct 20 | vs Colorado | L 7–20 | 23% |
| Oct 27 | at Kansas | L 14–33 | 12% |
| Nov 3 | vs 17Oklahoma | L 0–33 | 10% |
| Nov 10 | at Tulsa | L 26–42 | 8% |
| Nov 17 | at Missouri | W 14–12forfeited | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Missouri 14–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1951.
- Record
- 1–7–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 tied for 5th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 73–228
- Coach
- Bill Meek
- Elo
- 1271 −48 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −10.4 No. 94 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Seven
1 first teamFirst team
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 8–2 | 10 |
| Colorado | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
| Kansas | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Iowa State | 2–4 | 4–4–1 | |
 Kansas State | 1–4–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| Nebraska | 1–4–1 | 1–8–1 | |
| Missouri | 1–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.