1921 Kansas

4–⁠3 (3–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Potsy Clark.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1921, game by game: won at Washburn 28–7; lost vs. Drake 7–15; won at Iowa State 14–7; won vs. Kansas State 21–7; lost at Oklahoma 7–24; lost at Nebraska 0–28; won vs. Missouri 15–9+21−28Won 28–7 at Washburn+21WashburnLost 7–15 vs. Drake-8DrakeWon 14–7 at Iowa State+7Iowa StateWon 21–7 vs. Kansas State+14Kansas StateLost 7–24 at Oklahoma-17OklahomaLost 0–28 at Nebraska-28NebraskaWon 15–9 vs. Missouri+6Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atWashburnW 28–⁠782%
Oct 15vsDrakeL 7–⁠1567%
Oct 22atIowa StateW 14–⁠738%
Oct 29vsKansas StateW 21–⁠767%
Nov 5atOklahomaL 7–⁠2437%
Nov 12atNebraskaL 0–⁠2829%
Nov 24vsMissouriW 15–⁠941%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 15–⁠9; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
92–⁠97
Coach
Potsy Clark
Elo
1517 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.7 No. 36 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul Jones

1921 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠07–⁠1
Missouri4–⁠26–⁠2
Kansas State4–⁠25–⁠3
Kansas3–⁠34–⁠3
Drake2–⁠25–⁠2
Iowa State3–⁠44–⁠4
Oklahoma2–⁠35–⁠3
Washington St. Louis2–⁠34–⁠3–⁠1
Grinnell0–⁠42–⁠5

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