1969 Kansas
1–9 (0–7 Big Eight), coached by Pepper Rodgers. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Syracuse 13–0Sep 27
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Texas Tech | L 22–38 | 57% |
| Sep 27 | vs Syracuse | W 13–0 | 58% |
| Oct 4 | at New Mexico | L 7–16 | 82% |
| Oct 11 | vs Kansas State | L 22–26 | 63% |
| Oct 18 | at Nebraska | L 17–21 | 37% |
| Oct 25 | at Iowa State | L 20–44 | 56% |
| Nov 1 | vs Oklahoma State | L 25–28 | 59% |
| Nov 8 | vs Colorado | L 14–17 | 46% |
| Nov 15 | at Oklahoma | L 15–31 | 24% |
| Nov 22 | vs 7Missouri | L 21–69 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 69–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 90th-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 1969.
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 176–290
- Coach
- Pepper Rodgers
- Elo
- 1420 −181 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.7 No. 54 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Emery Hicks
Drafted in 1970
The 1970 draft| Rd 2 | Jim Bailey DT | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 6 | John Mosier TE | Denver Broncos |
All-Big Eight
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Dale EvansCAP-1; UPI-1- Emery HicksLBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
John RigginsBAP-2- Jim BaileyDTUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1969 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 6–1 | 9–2 | 6 |
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 9–2 | 11 |
| Colorado | 5–2 | 8–3 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Kansas State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Oklahoma State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Iowa State | 1–6 | 3–7 | |
| Kansas | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.