1927 Kansas
3–4–1 (3–3–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Cappy Cappon. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Grinnell 19–0Oct 1
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | atGrinnell | W 19–0 | 31% |
| Oct 8 | vs Wisconsin | L 6–26 | 45% |
| Oct 15 | vs Kansas State | L 2–13 | 47% |
| Oct 22 | vsWashington St. Louis | T 21–21 | 61% |
| Oct 29 | vs Drake | W 7–6 | 49% |
| Nov 5 | at Nebraska | L 13–47 | 17% |
| Nov 12 | at Oklahoma | L 7–26 | 25% |
| Nov 19 | vs Missouri | W 14–7 | 24% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Missouri 14–7; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
- Record
- 3–4–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 89–146
- Coach
- Cappy Cappon
- Elo
- 1426 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.8 No. 80 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Barrett Hamilton
All-Missouri Valley
1 second teamSecond team
Harold HauserEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1927 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Nebraska | 4–1 | 6–2 | |
 Oklahoma State | 2–1 | 4–4 | |
 Iowa State | 3–2 | 4–3–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 2–2–1 | 5–2–2 | |
| Oklahoma | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
| Drake | 1–2 | 3–6 | |
| Grinnell | 0–5 | 0–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.