1944 Kansas
3–6–1 (1–4 Big Six), coached by Henry Shenk. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washburn 47–0Sep 15
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vsWashburn | W 47–0 | 66% |
| Sep 23 | vs TCU | L 0–7 | 48% |
| Sep 29 | atDenver | T 14–14 | 45% |
| Oct 7 | at Tulsa | L 0–27 | 18% |
| Oct 14 | at Iowa State | L 0–25 | 33% |
| Oct 21 | vs Nebraska | W 20–0 | 63% |
| Nov 4 | vsOlathe Navy | W 33–14 | 82% |
| Nov 11 | at Kansas State | L 14–18 | 61% |
| Nov 18 | vs Oklahoma | L 0–20 | 36% |
| Nov 23 | vs Missouri | L 0–28 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 28–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 112th-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 1944.
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 5th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 128–153
- Coach
- Henry Shenk
- Elo
- 1352 −58 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.6 No. 76 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Warren Riegle
All-Big Six
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Charles MoffettBAP-1; UP-2
Second team
- Warren RiegleEAP-2
- Wayne HirdCAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 4–0–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Missouri | 2–1–2 | 3–5–2 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Kansas State | 1–4 | 2–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.