1953 Kansas State
6–3–1 (4–2 Big Seven), coached by Bill Meek. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 50–0Sep 19
By 50 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Drake | W 50–0 | 57% |
| Sep 26 | at Colorado State | L 13–14 | 24% |
| Oct 3 | vs Nebraska | W 27–0 | 48% |
| Oct 10 | at Iowa State | W 20–12 | 41% |
| Oct 17 | vs Colorado | W 28–14 | 43% |
| Oct 24 | vsWichita State | W 21–0 | 63% |
| Oct 31 | vs 9Oklahoma | L 0–34 | 29% |
| Nov 7 | at Kansas | W 7–0 | 35% |
| Nov 14 | at Missouri | L 6–16 | 40% |
| Nov 21 | at Arizona | T 26–26 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Arizona 26–26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 54th-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 1953.
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 2nd in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 198–116
- Coach
- Bill Meek
- Elo
- 1470 +136 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.5 No. 43 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 1 | Veryl Switzer B | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Seven
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Veryl SwitzerBAP-1; UP-1
Ed PenceEAP-1- Tommy O’BoyleOGAP-2; UP-1
Second team
- Ken GowdyCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 9–1–1 | 4 |
| Kansas State | 4–2 | 6–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
| Nebraska | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Kansas | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| Iowa State | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.