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1932 Kansas

5–⁠3 (3–⁠2 Big Six), coached by Bill Hargiss, then Adrian Lindsey (1st season, final 6 games).

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1932, game by game: won at Denver 13–12; lost vs. Oklahoma 6–21; won at Iowa State 26–0; lost vs. Nebraska 6–20; won at Saint Louis 6–0; lost vs. Notre Dame 6–24; won at Missouri 7–0; won at Kansas State 19–0+26−18Won 13–12 at Denver+1DenverLost 6–21 vs. Oklahoma-15OklahomaWon 26–0 at Iowa State+26Iowa StateLost 6–20 vs. Nebraska-14NebraskaWon 6–0 at Saint Louis+6Saint LouisLost 6–24 vs. Notre Dame-18Notre DameWon 7–0 at Missouri+7MissouriWon 19–0 at Kansas State+19Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atDenverW 13–⁠1248%
Oct 8vsOklahomaL 6–⁠2165%
Oct 15atIowa StateW 26–⁠045%
Oct 22vsNebraskaL 6–⁠2046%
Oct 28atSaint LouisW 6–⁠060%
Nov 5vsNotre DameL 6–⁠2432%
Nov 12atMissouriW 7–⁠058%
Nov 19atKansas StateW 19–⁠035%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 19–⁠0; tied for 2nd in the Big Six.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Six
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
89–⁠77
Coach
Bill Hargiss, then Adrian Lindsey (1st season, final 6 games)
Elo
1531 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.7 No. 56 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Big Six

3 first team

First team

  • Elmer SchaakeB
  • Peter MehringerOTAP-1
  • George AtkesonOGAP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1932 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska5–⁠07–⁠1–⁠1
Kansas3–⁠25–⁠3
Oklahoma3–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠34–⁠4
Missouri1–⁠3–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Iowa State0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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