1915 Kansas

6–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Herman Olcott.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1915, game by game: won vs. William Jewell 20–0; won vs. Emporia State 21–3; won vs. Drake 30–7; won at Kansas State 19–7; lost at Oklahoma 14–23; won vs. Washburn 41–0; lost vs. Nebraska 0–33; won at Missouri 8–6+41−33Won 20–0 vs. William Jewell+20William JewellWon 21–3 vs. Emporia State+18Emporia StateWon 30–7 vs. Drake+23DrakeWon 19–7 at Kansas State+12Kansas StateLost 14–23 at Oklahoma-9OklahomaWon 41–0 vs. Washburn+41WashburnLost 0–33 vs. Nebraska-33NebraskaWon 8–6 at Missouri+2Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 8–⁠6; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The tied 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
153–⁠79
Coach
Herman Olcott
Elo
1533 +15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.4 No. 41 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
D.S. James

1915 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska4–⁠08–⁠0
Kansas3–⁠16–⁠2
Iowa State2–⁠16–⁠2
Washington St. Louis1–⁠13–⁠2
Missouri1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Drake1–⁠42–⁠6
Kansas State0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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