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1991 Kansas

6–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Big Eight), coached by Glen Mason.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1991, game by game: won at Toledo 30–7; won vs. Tulsa 23–17; won vs. New Mexico State 54–14; lost at Virginia 19–31; lost at Kansas State 12–16; won vs. Iowa State 41–0; lost at No. 21 Oklahoma 3–41; won at Oklahoma State 31–0; lost vs. No. 11 Nebraska 23–59; lost at No. 16 Colorado 24–30; won vs. Missouri 53–29+41−38Won 30–7 at Toledo+23ToledoWon 23–17 vs. Tulsa+6TulsaWon 54–14 vs. New Mexico State+40New Mexico StateLost 19–31 at Virginia-12VirginiaLost 12–16 at Kansas State-4Kansas StateWon 41–0 vs. Iowa State+41Iowa StateLost 3–41 at No. 21 Oklahoma-38No. 21 OklahomaWon 31–0 at Oklahoma State+31Oklahoma StateLost 23–59 vs. No. 11 Nebraska-36No. 11 NebraskaLost 24–30 at No. 16 Colorado-6No. 16 ColoradoWon 53–29 vs. Missouri+24Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atToledoW 30–⁠723%
Sep 14vsTulsaW 23–⁠1758%
Sep 21vsNew Mexico StateW 54–⁠1480%
Oct 5atVirginiaL 19–⁠3130%
Oct 12atKansas StateL 12–⁠1644%
Oct 19vsIowa StateW 41–⁠061%
Oct 26at21OklahomaL 3–⁠4124%
Nov 2atOklahoma StateW 31–⁠056%
Nov 9vs11NebraskaL 23–⁠5932%
Nov 16at16ColoradoL 24–⁠3015%
Nov 23vsMissouriW 53–⁠2966%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 53–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 59th-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 1991.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
313–⁠244
Coach
Glen Mason
Elo
1489 +91 this season
SP+ rating
11.3 No. 24 of 104; offense No. 21, defense No. 53
SRS
9.2 No. 23 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pat Ruel

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 5Chris Perez OTMiami Dolphins

All-Big Eight

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Keith LonekerOLAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠2–⁠115
Colorado6–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠120
Oklahoma5–⁠29–⁠316
Kansas State4–⁠37–⁠4
Kansas3–⁠46–⁠5
Iowa State1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Missouri1–⁠63–⁠7–⁠1
Oklahoma State0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠10–⁠1

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