1950 Kansas
6–4 (3–3 Big Seven), coached by Jules Sikes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Denver 46–6Sep 29
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs TCU | L 7–14 | 58% |
| Sep 29 | atDenver | W 46–6 | 63% |
| Oct 7 | vs Colorado | W 27–21 | 73% |
| Oct 14 | at Iowa State | W 33–21 | 53% |
| Oct 21 | vs Oklahoma State | W 40–7 | 66% |
| Oct 28 | vs Nebraska | L 26–33 | 73% |
| Nov 4 | at Utah | W 39–26 | 63% |
| Nov 11 | vs 3Oklahoma | L 13–33 | 34% |
| Nov 18 | at Kansas State | W 47–7 | 82% |
| Nov 23 | at Missouri | L 6–20 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 20–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 7: 19
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 3–3 4th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 284–188
- Coach
- Jules Sikes
- Elo
- 1551 +10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.9 No. 39 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- John Amberg and Mike McCormack
Drafted in 1951
The 1951 draft| Rd 3 | Mike McCormack OT | New York Yanks |
| Rd 5 | Wade Stinson B | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Seven
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Wade StinsonBAP-1; UP-1- Mike McCormackOTAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Charlie HoagBAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1950 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–1 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 4–2 | 6–2–1 | 17 |
| Missouri | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Iowa State | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Colorado | 2–4 | 5–4–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–6 | 1–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.