1945 Kansas
4–5–1 (1–3–1 Big Six), coached by Henry Shenk. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washburn 34–0Oct 12
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs TCU | L 0–18 | 38% |
| Sep 28 | atDenver | W 20–19 | 35% |
| Oct 6 | vs Iowa State | T 13–13 | 43% |
| Oct 12 | vsWashburn | W 34–0 | 70% |
| Oct 20 | at Oklahoma | L 7–39 | 27% |
| Oct 27 | atWichita State | W 13–0 | 60% |
| Nov 3 | at Nebraska | L 13–27 | 57% |
| Nov 10 | atMarquette | L 0–26 | 38% |
| Nov 17 | vs Kansas State | W 27–0 | 75% |
| Nov 24 | vs 16Missouri | L 12–33 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 33–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 110th-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 1945.
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 5th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 139–175
- Coach
- Henry Shenk
- Elo
- 1355 −46 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.8 No. 85 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dave Schmidt
All-Big Six
1 first teamFirst team
David SchmidtEAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1945 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 6–4 | |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 5–5 | |
| Iowa State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 1–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.