1953 Kansas
2–8 (2–4 Big Seven), coached by Jules Sikes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 23–0Oct 3
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at TCU | L 0–13 | 49% |
| Sep 25 | at 4UCLA | L 7–19 | 30% |
| Oct 3 | vs Iowa State | W 23–0 | 75% |
| Oct 10 | at Colorado | W 27–21 | 45% |
| Oct 17 | at 12Oklahoma | L 0–45 | 33% |
| Oct 24 | vs 13SMU | L 6–14 | 60% |
| Oct 31 | at Nebraska | L 0–9 | 64% |
| Nov 7 | vs Kansas State | L 0–7 | 65% |
| Nov 14 | vs Oklahoma State | L 14–41 | 50% |
| Nov 21 | vs Missouri | L 6–10 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 10–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 85th-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 1953.
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 4th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 83–179
- Coach
- Jules Sikes
- Elo
- 1434 −163 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.6 No. 62 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Morris Kay and Bob Hantla
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 5 | Bob Hantla OG | San Francisco 49ers |
All-Big Seven
1 second teamSecond team
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From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 9–1–1 | 4 |
| Kansas State | 4–2 | 6–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
| Nebraska | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Kansas | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| Iowa State | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.