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1935 Kansas

4–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Big Six), coached by Adrian Lindsey.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1935, game by game: lost at Notre Dame 7–28; won vs. St. Benedict 42–0; lost at Michigan State 0–42; won vs. Kansas State 9–2; won at Oklahoma 7–0; lost at Nebraska 13–19; won at Colorado 12–6; lost vs. Iowa State 12–21; tied vs. Missouri 0–0+42−42Lost 7–28 at Notre Dame-21Notre DameWon 42–0 vs. St. Benedict+42St. BenedictLost 0–42 at Michigan State-42Michigan StateWon 9–2 vs. Kansas State+7Kansas StateWon 7–0 at Oklahoma+7OklahomaLost 13–19 at Nebraska-6NebraskaWon 12–6 at Colorado+6ColoradoLost 12–21 vs. Iowa State-9Iowa StateTied 0–0 vs. Missouri0Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atNotre DameL 7–⁠2829%
Oct 5vsSt. BenedictW 42–⁠087%
Oct 12atMichigan StateL 0–⁠4224%
Oct 26vsKansas StateW 9–⁠249%
Nov 2atOklahomaW 7–⁠039%
Nov 9atNebraskaL 13–⁠1929%
Nov 16atColoradoW 12–⁠629%
Nov 23vsIowa StateL 12–⁠2174%
Nov 28vsMissouriT 0–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Missouri 0–⁠0; 3rd in the Big Six.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Big Six
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
102–⁠118
Coach
Adrian Lindsey
Elo
1493 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.0 No. 61 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Peterson

All-Big Six

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Rutherford HayesEAP-1
  • Dick SklarOGAP-1
  • Edwin PhelpsCAP-1

Second team

  • George HapgoodBAP-2
  • John PetersonBAP-2
  • Tom McCallOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Oklahoma3–⁠26–⁠3
Kansas2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Kansas State1–⁠2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠3
Iowa State1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠3
Missouri0–⁠2–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3

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