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1907 Kansas

5–⁠3 (1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Doc Kennedy.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1907, game by game: won vs. William Jewell 38–0; won vs. St. Mary’s (Kansas) 14–2; won at Oklahoma 15–0; won vs. Kansas State 29–10; lost at Washburn 5–12; lost vs. Nebraska 6–16; lost at Saint Louis 0–17; won vs. Missouri 4–0+38−17Won 38–0 vs. William Jewell+38William JewellWon 14–2 vs. St. Mary’s (Kansas)+12St. Mary’s (Kan…Won 15–0 at Oklahoma+15OklahomaWon 29–10 vs. Kansas State+19Kansas StateLost 5–12 at Washburn-7WashburnLost 6–16 vs. Nebraska-10NebraskaLost 0–17 at Saint Louis-17Saint LouisWon 4–0 vs. Missouri+4Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsWilliam JewellW 38–⁠091%
Oct 12vsSt. Mary’s (Kansas)W 14–⁠291%
Oct 19atOklahomaW 15–⁠052%
Oct 26vsKansas StateW 29–⁠1074%
Nov 2atWashburnL 5–⁠1271%
Nov 9vsNebraskaL 6–⁠1655%
Nov 16atSaint LouisL 0–⁠1755%
Nov 28vsMissouriW 4–⁠059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 4–⁠0; tied for 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
111–⁠57
Coach
Doc Kennedy
Elo
1516 −28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.3 No. 35 of 68 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Carl Rouse

1907 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska1–⁠08–⁠2
Missouri1–⁠17–⁠2
Kansas1–⁠15–⁠3
Washington St. Louis0–⁠11–⁠5

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