1938 Kansas
3–6 (1–4 Big Six), coached by Adrian Lindsey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washburn 58–14Oct 8
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Texas | W 19–18 | 57% |
| Oct 1 | at Notre Dame | L 0–52 | 23% |
| Oct 8 | vsWashburn | W 58–14 | 76% |
| Oct 15 | vs Oklahoma | L 0–19 | 40% |
| Oct 22 | at Iowa State | L 7–21 | 32% |
| Oct 29 | at Kansas State | W 27–7 | 26% |
| Nov 5 | vs Nebraska | L 7–16 | 46% |
| Nov 12 | atGeorge Washington | L 7–9 | 38% |
| Nov 24 | at Missouri | L 7–13 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–4 6th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 132–169
- Coach
- Adrian Lindsey
- Elo
- 1418 −24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.6 No. 76 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dave Shirk
All-Big Six
1 first teamFirst team
Ferrell AndersonOGAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Iowa State | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Missouri | 2–3 | 6–3 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 3–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 1–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.