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1971 Kansas

4–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Big Eight), coached by Don Fambrough.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1971, game by game: won vs. Washington State 34–0; won vs. Baylor 22–0; lost at Florida State 7–30; lost at Minnesota 20–38; won vs. Kansas State 39–13; lost at No. 1 Nebraska 0–55; lost at Iowa State 24–40; lost vs. Oklahoma State 10–17; lost vs. No. 13 Colorado 14–35; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 10–56; won vs. Missouri 7–2+34−55Won 34–0 vs. Washington State+34Washington StateWon 22–0 vs. Baylor+22BaylorLost 7–30 at Florida State-23Florida StateLost 20–38 at Minnesota-18MinnesotaWon 39–13 vs. Kansas State+26Kansas StateLost 0–55 at No. 1 Nebraska-55No. 1 NebraskaLost 24–40 at Iowa State-16Iowa StateLost 10–17 vs. Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateLost 14–35 vs. No. 13 Colorado-21No. 13 ColoradoLost 10–56 at No. 2 Oklahoma-46No. 2 OklahomaWon 7–2 vs. Missouri+5Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsWashington StateW 34–⁠073%
Sep 18vsBaylorW 22–⁠073%
Sep 25atFlorida StateL 7–⁠3030%
Oct 2atMinnesotaL 20–⁠3848%
Oct 9vsKansas StateW 39–⁠1346%
Oct 16at1NebraskaL 0–⁠5514%
Oct 23atIowa StateL 24–⁠4031%
Oct 30vsOklahoma StateL 10–⁠1749%
Nov 6vs13ColoradoL 14–⁠3529%
Nov 13at2OklahomaL 10–⁠5610%
Nov 20vsMissouriW 7–⁠264%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 7–⁠2; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠286
Coach
Don Fambrough
Elo
1432 −34 this season
SP+ rating
1.9 No. 59 of 120; offense No. 46, defense No. 75
SRS
4.9 No. 40 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Kenny Page and Bob Childs

Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 5Bob Childs OGLos Angeles Rams
Rd 7Steve Conley LBCincinnati Bengals

All-Big Eight

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • John SchrollTEAP-1
  • Kenney PageLBAP-1

Second team

  • Eddie SheatsDEAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1971 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠013–⁠01
Oklahoma6–⁠111–⁠12
Colorado5–⁠210–⁠23
Iowa State4–⁠38–⁠4
Kansas State2–⁠55–⁠6
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas2–⁠54–⁠7
Missouri0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.