1943 Kansas
4–5–1 (2–3 Big Six), coached by Henry Shenk. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 25–2Oct 30
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | atWashburn | T 0–0 | 46% |
| Oct 1 | atDenver | L 6–19 | 26% |
| Oct 9 | vs Iowa State | L 6–13 | 54% |
| Oct 16 | vsWashburn | W 13–0 | 59% |
| Oct 23 | at Nebraska | L 6–7 | 44% |
| Oct 30 | vs Kansas State | W 25–2 | 66% |
| Nov 6 | at Oklahoma | L 13–26 | 23% |
| Nov 13 | vsCentral Missouri | W 13–12 | 81% |
| Nov 20 | vs Missouri | W 7–6 | 35% |
| Nov 25 | atFort Riley | L 7–22 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Fort Riley 22–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 107th-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 1943.
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 4th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 96–107
- Coach
- Henry Shenk
- Elo
- 1366 −25 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.7 No. 56 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- George Dick
Drafted in 1944
The 1944 draft| Rd 1 | Ray Evans RB | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Six
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Bob GeorgeBAP-2; UP-1- Frank GrudenOGAP-1
Second team
- George DickEAP-2; UP-2
- Julius PenneyOGAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1943 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0 | 7–2 | |
| Iowa State | 3–2 | 4–4 | |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.