1941 Kansas
3–6 (2–3 Big Six), coached by Gwinn Henry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washington St. Louis 19–6Oct 4
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Temple | L 9–31 | 33% |
| Oct 4 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 19–6 | 52% |
| Oct 11 | at Nebraska | L 0–32 | 18% |
| Oct 18 | atMarquette | L 7–33 | 35% |
| Oct 25 | vs Iowa State | W 13–0 | 53% |
| Nov 1 | at Oklahoma | L 0–38 | 19% |
| Nov 8 | at West Virginia | L 0–21 | 41% |
| Nov 15 | vs Kansas State | W 20–16 | 53% |
| Nov 22 | vs 8Missouri | L 6–45 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 45–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1941.
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 2–3 4th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 74–222
- Coach
- Gwinn Henry
- Elo
- 1379 −38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.9 No. 101 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Hub Ulrich
All-Big Six
3 first teamFirst team
Ralph MillerB- Hub UlrichEAP-1; UP-1
- Fred PrestonEAP-1; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1941 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 8–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas State | 1–3–1 | 2–5–2 | |
| Iowa State | 0–4–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.