1939 Kansas
2–6 (1–4 Big Six), coached by Gwinn Henry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 14–0Oct 7
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | at Drake | L 6–12 | 36% |
| Oct 7 | vs Iowa State | W 14–0 | 46% |
| Oct 14 | at Colorado State | W 7–0 | 55% |
| Oct 21 | at 3Oklahoma | L 7–27 | 21% |
| Nov 4 | vs Kansas State | L 6–27 | 55% |
| Nov 11 | at Nebraska | L 0–7 | 21% |
| Nov 18 | vsGeorge Washington | L 7–14 | 59% |
| Nov 25 | vs 10Missouri | L 0–20 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
- Record
- 2–6
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 4th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 47–107
- Coach
- Gwinn Henry
- Elo
- 1386 −59 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.2 No. 92 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Milt Sullivant
All-Big Six
1 second teamSecond team
Richard AmerineBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1939 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 8–2 | 6 |
| Nebraska | 4–1 | 7–1–1 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 6–2–1 | 19 |
| Kansas State | 1–4 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.