1946 Kansas
7–2–1 (4–1 Big Six), coached by George Sauer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 16 Oklahoma 16–13Nov 9
Oklahoma was ranked No. 16, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs TCU | T 0–0 | 44% |
| Sep 27 | atDenver | W 21–13 | 35% |
| Oct 5 | vsWichita State | W 14–7 | 73% |
| Oct 12 | at Iowa State | W 24–8 | 41% |
| Oct 19 | vs Nebraska | L 14–16 | 68% |
| Oct 26 | at Tulsa | L 0–56 | 22% |
| Nov 2 | vs Oklahoma State | W 14–13 | 40% |
| Nov 9 | vs 16Oklahoma | W 16–13 | 45% |
| Nov 16 | at Kansas State | W 34–0 | 76% |
| Nov 28 | at Missouri | W 20–19 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Missouri 20–19; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Six champions.
In program history: The 53rd-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 1946.
Big Six champions4–1 in the conference, shared with Oklahoma
- Record
- 7–2–1
- Conference
- 4–1 shared first in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 157–145
- Coach
- George Sauer
- Elo
- 1496 +93 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.8 No. 67 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Six
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Ray EvansBAP-1; UP-1- Otto SchnellbacherEAP-1; UP-1
- Don FambroughOGAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- David SchmidtEAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 4–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 8–3 | 14 |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 3–6 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 2–6–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.