1942 Kansas
2–8 (1–4 Big Six), coached by Gwinn Henry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 19–7Oct 24
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsIowa Pre-Flight | L 0–61 | 46% |
| Sep 26 | vsMarquette | L 0–14 | 43% |
| Oct 2 | atDenver | L 0–17 | 24% |
| Oct 10 | at TCU | L 6–41 | 17% |
| Oct 17 | vs Oklahoma | L 0–25 | 30% |
| Oct 24 | at Kansas State | W 19–7 | 37% |
| Oct 31 | vs Nebraska | L 7–14 | 38% |
| Nov 7 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 19–7 | 52% |
| Nov 14 | at Iowa State | L 13–20 | 40% |
| Nov 26 | at Missouri | L 13–42 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 42–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 117th-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 1942.
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 5th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 77–248
- Coach
- Gwinn Henry
- Elo
- 1335 −84 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.9 No. 108 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
1 first teamFirst team
From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1942 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 4–0–1 | 8–3–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–1–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 3–7 | |
| Kansas State | 2–3 | 3–8 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
 Kansas | 1–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.