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1961 Kansas State

2–⁠8 (0–⁠7 Big Eight), coached by Doug Weaver.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1961, game by game: won vs. Indiana 14–8; won at Air Force 14–12; lost vs. Nebraska 0–24; lost at Kentucky 8–21; lost vs. Colorado 0–13; lost at Iowa State 7–31; lost vs. Oklahoma 6–17; lost at Kansas 0–34; lost at Missouri 9–27; lost at Oklahoma State 0–45+7−45Won 14–8 vs. Indiana+6IndianaWon 14–12 at Air Force+2Air ForceLost 0–24 vs. Nebraska-24NebraskaLost 8–21 at Kentucky-13KentuckyLost 0–13 vs. Colorado-13ColoradoLost 7–31 at Iowa State-24Iowa StateLost 6–17 vs. Oklahoma-11OklahomaLost 0–34 at Kansas-34KansasLost 9–27 at Missouri-18MissouriLost 0–45 at Oklahoma State-45Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsIndianaW 14–⁠848%
Sep 30atAir ForceW 14–⁠1229%
Oct 7vsNebraskaL 0–⁠2449%
Oct 14atKentuckyL 8–⁠2121%
Oct 21vsColoradoL 0–⁠1328%
Oct 28atIowa StateL 7–⁠3117%
Nov 4vsOklahomaL 6–⁠1742%
Nov 11atKansasL 0–⁠348%
Nov 18atMissouriL 9–⁠279%
Nov 25atOklahoma StateL 0–⁠4521%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 45–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
58–⁠232
Coach
Doug Weaver
Elo
1271 −71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.7 No. 85 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1961 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠09–⁠27
Missouri5–⁠27–⁠2–⁠111
Kansas5–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Oklahoma4–⁠35–⁠5
Iowa State3–⁠45–⁠5
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠6
Nebraska2–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas State0–⁠72–⁠8

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