1952 Kansas State
1–9 (0–6 Big Seven), coached by Bill Meek. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bradley 21–7Sep 20
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vsBradley | W 21–7 | 59% |
| Sep 27 | at Cincinnati | L 6–13 | 19% |
| Oct 4 | vs Missouri | L 0–26 | 49% |
| Oct 11 | at Nebraska | L 14–27 | 24% |
| Oct 18 | at Tulsa | L 7–26 | 16% |
| Oct 25 | at 3Oklahoma | L 6–49 | 6% |
| Nov 1 | vs 9Kansas | L 6–26 | 16% |
| Nov 8 | vs Wyoming | L 7–20 | 26% |
| Nov 15 | at Colorado | L 14–34 | 13% |
| Nov 22 | vs Iowa State | L 0–27 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa State 27–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 112th-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 1952.
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 0–6 7th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 81–255
- Coach
- Bill Meek
- Elo
- 1251 −96 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.3 No. 92 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Seven
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Second team
Tom O’BoyleOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1952 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0–1 | 8–1–1 | 4 |
| Missouri | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Colorado | 2–2–2 | 6–2–2 | |
| Iowa State | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas State | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.