1928 Kansas

2–⁠4–⁠2 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Big Six), coached by Bill Hargiss.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1928, game by game: won vs. Grinnell 14–0; tied at Washington St. Louis 7–7; won at Kansas State 7–0; tied vs. Iowa State 0–0; lost vs. Nebraska 0–20; lost at Marquette 0–7; lost vs. Oklahoma 0–7; lost at Missouri 6–25+14−20Won 14–0 vs. Grinnell+14GrinnellTied 7–7 at Washington St. Louis0Washington St. …Won 7–0 at Kansas State+7Kansas StateTied 0–0 vs. Iowa State0Iowa StateLost 0–20 vs. Nebraska-20NebraskaLost 0–7 at Marquette-7MarquetteLost 0–7 vs. Oklahoma-7OklahomaLost 6–25 at Missouri-19Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 25–⁠6; 5th in the Big Six.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
2–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Big Six
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
34–⁠66
Coach
Bill Hargiss
Elo
1414 −37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.7 No. 83 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Harold Hauser

All-Big Six

2 second team

Second team

  • Harold HauserEAP-2
  • John ShannonOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1928 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska5–⁠07–⁠1–⁠1
Oklahoma3–⁠25–⁠3
Missouri3–⁠24–⁠4
Iowa State2–⁠2–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Kansas1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠2
Kansas State0–⁠53–⁠5

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