1940 Kansas
2–7 (0–5 Big Six), coached by Gwinn Henry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado State 26–0Nov 28
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | at Iowa State | L 0–7 | 39% |
| Oct 12 | vs Drake | W 20–6 | 53% |
| Oct 19 | vs Nebraska | L 2–53 | 36% |
| Oct 26 | at Kansas State | L 0–20 | 37% |
| Nov 1 | at Villanova | L 7–33 | 21% |
| Nov 9 | vs Oklahoma | L 0–13 | 27% |
| Nov 16 | atGeorge Washington | L 0–6 | 28% |
| Nov 21 | at Missouri | L 20–45 | 14% |
| Nov 28 | vs Colorado State | W 26–0 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 26–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 0–5 6th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 75–183
- Coach
- Gwinn Henry
- Elo
- 1376 −48 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.6 No. 102 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Don Pierce
All-Big Six
1 first teamFirst team
Don PierceCAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 8–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa State | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas State | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| Kansas | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.