Wondering if Kansas just finished the most one-sided three-game losing streak among FBS schools, I did some calculating and found out that another school had an even greater margin of defeat during a losing streak.
But Kansas did have the second-worst, ranking behind (or is it ahead?) of only San Jose State.
A look at the worst three-game losing streaks in terms of combined margin of defeat for FBS schools in 2017:
Rank | School | Opponents | Combined score | Margin of defeat | Shutouts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Jose State | @Texas, @Utah, Utah State | 171-26 | 145 | 1 |
2 | Kansas | Texas Tech, @Iowa State, @TCU | 153-19 | 134 | 2 |
3 | Ball State | @Western Michigan, @Akron, Central Michigan | 142-15 | 127 | 0 |
4 | UTEP | @Oklahoma, Rice, Arizona | 150-37 | 113 | 0 |
5 | Vanderbilt | Alabama, @Florida, Georgia | 142-38 | 104 | 1 |
6 | East Carolina I | James Madison, @West Virginia, Virgina Tech | 154-51 | 103 | 0 |
7 | Old Dominion | @Virginia Tech, FAU, @Marshall | 131-31 | 100 | 1 |
8 | Oregon State | Minnesota, Washington St., Washington | 142-44 | 98 | 0 |
9 | East Carolina II | USF, Temple, UCF | 158-62 | 96 | 0 |
10 | Ole Miss | @Cal, @Alabama, @Auburn | 137-42 | 95 | 0 |
11 | Arkansas | @South Carolina, @Alabama, Auburn | 141-51 | 90 | 0 |
12 | Maryland | @Ohio State, Nortwhestern @Wisconsin | 137-48 | 89 | 0 |
13 | Missouri | South Carolina, Purdue, Auburn | 117-30 | 87 | 0 |
14 | Tennessee | Georgia, South Carolina, @Alabama | 101-16 | 85 | 1 |
15 | Texas State | UTSA, @Wyoming, La. Monroe | 134-51 | 83 | 0 |
16 | North Carolina | Notre Dame, Virginia, @Texas | 112-31 | 81 | 0 |
17 | Charlotte | @Kansas State, NCAT, Gerogia State | 118-38 | 80 | 1 |
18 | Georgia So. | @Auburn, New Hampshire, @Indiana | 115-36 | 79 | 0 |
19 (tie) | Bowling Green | @Michigan St., South Dakota, @Northwestern | 119-44 | 75 | 0 |
19 (tie) | Cincinnati | Marshall, UCF, @USF | 122-47 | 75 | 0 |
19 (tie) | Illinois | @USF, Nebraska, @Iowa | 120-45 | 75 | 0 |
19 (tie) | Pittsburgh | @Penn St., Oklahoma State, @Georgia Tech | 127-52 | 75 | 0 |