1929 Kansas
4–4 (2–3 Big Six), coached by Bill Hargiss. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Emporia State 38–0Oct 12
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | at Illinois | L 0–25 | 23% |
| Oct 12 | vsEmporia State | W 38–0 | 81% |
| Oct 19 | vs Kansas State | L 0–6 | 62% |
| Oct 26 | at Iowa State | W 33–0 | 40% |
| Nov 2 | at Nebraska | L 6–12 | 23% |
| Nov 9 | at Oklahoma | W 7–0 | 29% |
| Nov 16 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 13–0 | 74% |
| Nov 23 | vs Missouri | L 0–7 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 7–0; 5th in the Big Six.
In program history: The tied 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- 2–3 5th in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 97–50
- Coach
- Bill Hargiss
- Elo
- 1477 +34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.1 No. 45 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Steward Lyman
All-Big Six
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
George AtkesonOGAP-1- James BauschRBAP-1
Second team
- Jack SchopflinOTAP-2
- Frank BauschCAP-2
- Earl FoxFBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 3–0–2 | 4–1–3 | |
| Missouri | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Kansas State | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
| Oklahoma | 2–2–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa State | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.