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Kansas Football Team History

Kansas Jayhawks

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Founded: 1866
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 50,250
Colors: Crimson & Blue
Coach: Jules V. Sikes
Conference: Big Eight-

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1890 <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024

1952 Season Highlights

Jules V. Sikes enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Kansas.

1952 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Texas Christian	13	0	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Santa Clara	21	9	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Colorado	21	12	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Iowa State	43	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Oklahoma	20	42	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Southern Methodist	26	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Kansas State	26	6	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Nebraska	13	14	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Oklahoma State	12	7	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Missouri	19	20	L

1952 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	214
Scoring Average	21.4
Points Allowed	110
Defense Average	11.0
Opponents Record	39-43
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-1

1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1952 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	7-3	214	110		3-3	142	94	Jules V. Sikes
Iowa State	3-6	158	199		1-5	39	140	Emmett R. Abe Stuber
Oklahoma	8-1-1	407	141		5-0-1	234	67	Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Missouri	5-5	147	159		5-1	109	79	Don B. Faurot
Nebraska	5-4-1	173	123		3-2-1	92	87	J. William Bill Glassford
Colorado	6-2-2	246	158		2-2-2	111	111	Dallas Dal Ward
Kansas State	1-9	81	255		0-6	40	189	William M. Bill Meek

1952 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1952 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).