1940's Decade Recap 

1940

Date

Opponent

W/L

Score

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40s Record

34-57

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1 Big 6 Conference Champs (1940)

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O 5

H-Minnesota

L

7-13

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40s Win %

0.3736 (#135)

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  .Big 7 1948 (Colorado joined)

O 12

H-Indiana

W

13-7

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40s Bowl Record

0-1 (0.000)

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3 All-Americans 

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O 19

H-Kansas

W

53-2

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40s Conf Record

27-25 (0.519)

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    (Alfson, Behm, Novak)

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O 26

HC-Missouri

W

20-7

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40s OOC Record

7-31 (0.184)

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N 2

A-Oklahoma

W

13-0

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N 9

H-Iowa

W

14-6

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1940s Coaches (record):

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N 16

A-Pittsburg

W

9-7

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Lawrence "Biff" Jones '41-41(12-7)

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George Clark, '45, '48 (6-13) 

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N 23

H-Iowa State

W

21-12

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Glenn Presnell, '42 (3-7)

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.Bernie Masterson, '46-'47 (5-13)

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N 30 

H-Kansas State  

W    

20-0 

Adolph Lewandowski '43-44 (4-12)

.Bill Glassford, '49 (4-5) 

J 1   

Stanford - Rose  

L   

13-21  

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Big 6 Champions

8-2 

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1941

Date

Opponent

W/L

Score

1942

Date

Opponent

W/L

Score

1943

Date

Opponent

W/L

Score

O 4

A-Iowa State

W

14-0

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S 26

A-Iowa

L

0-27

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O 2

A-Minnesota

L

0-54

O 11

H-Kansas 

W

32-0

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O 3

H-Iowa State

W

26-0

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O 9

H-Indiana

L

13-54

O 18

HC-Indiana

L

13-21

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O 10

HC-Indiana

L

0-12

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O 16

A-Iowa State

L

6-27

O 25

A-Missouri

L

0-6

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O 17

H-Minnesota

L

2-15

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O 23

HC-Kansas

W

7-6

N 1

A-Kansas State

L

6-12

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O 24

A-Oklahoma

W

7-0

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O 30

A-Missouri

L

20-54

N 8

A-Minnesota

L

0-9

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O 31

A-Kansas

W

14-7

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N 6

A-Kansas State

W

13-7

N 15

H-Pittsburg

L

7-14

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N 7

H-Missouri

L

6-26

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N 13

H-Pittsburg

W

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N 22

H-Iowa

W

14-13

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N 14

A-Pittsburg

L

0-6

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N 20

H-Iowa 

L

13-33

N 29  

H-Oklahoma     

W    

7-6  

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N 21

A-Iowa Preflight

L

0-46

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N 21  

H-Oklahoma       

L   

7-26

NR

2nd(T) Big 6

4-5

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N 28  

H-Kansas State   

L   

0-19 

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NR

3rd Big 6

3-7

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Coach Glenn Presnell's only season

*Cancelled due to wartime restrictions

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1944

Date

Opponent

W/L

Score

1945

Date

Opponent

W/L

Score

1946

Date

Opponent

W/L

Score

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S 30

A-Minnesota

L

0-39

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S 29

H-Oklahoma

L

0-20

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S 28

A-Minnesota

L

6-33

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O 14

A-Indiana

L

0-54

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O 6

H-Minnesota

L

17-61

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O 5

H-Kansas State

W 

31-0

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O 21

A-Kansas

L

0-20

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O 13

A-Indiana

L

14-54

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O 12

A-Iowa

L

7-21

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O 28

HC-Missouri

W

24-20

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O 20

A-Iowa State

L

7-27

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O 19

A-Kansas

W

16-14

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N 4

A-Iowa

L

6-27

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O 27

A-Missouri

L

0-19

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O 26

H-Indiana

L

7-27

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N 11

H-Iowa State

L

6-19

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N 3

HC-Kansas

W

27-13

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N 2

HC-Missouri

L

21-20

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N 25

H-Kansas State

W

35-0

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N 10

A-Kansas State

W

24-0

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N 16

H-Iowa State

W

33-0

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D 2   

A-Oklahoma*     

L   

12-31  

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N 17

H-South Dakota

W

53-0

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N 23

A-Oklahoma 

L

6-27

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NR

4th Big 6

2-6

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N 24 

H-Iowa                

W  

13-6  

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N 30  

A-UCLA               

L   

0-18   

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NR

4th Big 6

4-5

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NR

3rd(T) Big 6

3-6

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* at Oklahoma City

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Coach Bernie Masterson

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1947

Date

Opponent

W/L

Score

1948

Date

Opponent

W/L

Score

1949

Opponent

W/L

Score

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S 27

H-Indiana

L

0-17

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S 25

H-Iowa State

W

19-15

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S 24

H-South Dakota

W

33-6

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O 4

H-Minnesota

L

13-28

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O 2

A-Minnesota

L

13-39

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O 1

H-Minnesota

L

6-28

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O 11

A-Iowa State

W

14-7

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O 9

A-Colorado

L

6-19

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O 8

A-Kansas State

W

13-6

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O 18

A-Notre Dame

L

0-31

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O 16

H-Notre Dame

L

13-44

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O 15

A-Penn State

L

7-22

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O 25

A-Kansas State

W

14-7

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O 23

A-Kansas

L

7-27

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O 22

H-Oklahoma

L

0-48

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N 1

A-Missouri

L

6-47

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O 30

HC-UCLA

L

15-27

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O 29

A-Missouri

L

20-21

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N 8

HC-Kansas

L

7-13

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N 6

HC-Kansas State

W

32-0

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N 5

HC-Kansas

L

13-27

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N 22

H-Oklahoma 

L

13-14

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N 13

A-Oklahoma

L

14-41

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N 12

A-Iowa State

W

7-0

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N 29  

H-Oregon State      

L    

6-27  

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N 20

H-Missouri

L

6-33

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N 19  

H-Colorado        

W   

25-14 

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NR.

4th Big 6

2-7

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N 27   

A-Oregon State  

L   

12-28   

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NR

3rd(T) Big 7

4-5

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Coach Bernie Masterson

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NR

.5th(T) Big 7

2-8

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