1937 Kansas

3–⁠4–⁠2 (2–⁠1–⁠2 Big Six), coached by Adrian Lindsey.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1937, game by game: won at Washburn 25–2; lost at Wichita State 7–18; won vs. Iowa State 14–6; won at Oklahoma 6–3; lost at Michigan State 0–16; tied at No. 6 Nebraska 13–13; lost vs. Kansas State 0–7; lost at Arizona 7–9; tied vs. Missouri 0–0+23−16Won 25–2 at Washburn+23WashburnLost 7–18 at Wichita State-11Wichita StateWon 14–6 vs. Iowa State+8Iowa StateWon 6–3 at Oklahoma+3OklahomaLost 0–16 at Michigan State-16Michigan StateTied 13–13 at No. 6 Nebraska0No. 6 NebraskaLost 0–7 vs. Kansas State-7Kansas StateLost 7–9 at Arizona-2ArizonaTied 0–0 vs. Missouri0Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠2 3rd in Big Six
AP final
Unranked
Points
72–⁠74
Coach
Adrian Lindsey
Elo
1413 −5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.7 No. 75 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Stapleton

All-Big Six

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Clarence DouglassBAP-1

Second team

  • Max ReplogleBAP-2
  • George StapletonOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1937 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠1–⁠211
Oklahoma3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Kansas2–⁠1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Missouri2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas State1–⁠44–⁠5
Iowa State1–⁠43–⁠6

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