1930 Kansas

6–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Big Six), coached by Bill Hargiss.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1930, game by game: won at Creighton 26–0; won at Haskell 33–7; won at Kansas State 14–0; won vs. Iowa State 20–6; lost at Pennsylvania 6–21; lost vs. Nebraska 0–16; won vs. Oklahoma 13–0; won at Missouri 32–0+32−16Won 26–0 at Creighton+26CreightonWon 33–7 at Haskell+26HaskellWon 14–0 at Kansas State+14Kansas StateWon 20–6 vs. Iowa State+14Iowa StateLost 6–21 at Pennsylvania-15PennsylvaniaLost 0–16 vs. Nebraska-16NebraskaWon 13–0 vs. Oklahoma+13OklahomaWon 32–0 at Missouri+32Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 32–⁠0; Big Six champions.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Big Six champions4–⁠1 in the conference

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 first in Big Six
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
144–⁠50
Coach
Bill Hargiss
Elo
1568 +84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.4 No. 35 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles Smoot

All-Big Six

4 first team, 6 second team

First team

  • Earl FoyOTAP-2; UP-1
  • Charles SmootCAP-1; UP-1
  • James BauschRBAP-1; UP-1
  • Carnie SmithRBUP-1

Second team

  • Arch StuckEAP-2
  • Gilbert HansonEUP-2
  • George AtkinsonOGAP-2; UP-2
  • Elmer SchaakeRBAP-2; UP-2
  • Frosty CoxRBAP-2
  • Ormond BeachFBAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1930 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas4–⁠16–⁠2
Oklahoma3–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Kansas State3–⁠25–⁠3
Nebraska2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Missouri1–⁠2–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
Iowa State0–⁠50–⁠9

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