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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: Glen Mason
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Glen Mason enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Kansas.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Ball State  35   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Texas Christian  52   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Utah  42   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Oklahoma  52   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Texas Tech  17   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Colorado  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Nebraska  7   63   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Iowa State  34   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Kansas State  12   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Texas  17   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Missouri  25   42   L       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored300
  Scoring Average27.3
  Points Allowed358
  Defense Average32.5
  Opponents Record75-55
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record3-3
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5323232Lost  0-275-3197149  Spike Dykes
Kansas 4-7300358 2-6171286  Glen Mason
Iowa State 2-9314401 1-7221299  Dan McCarney
Nebraska 11-2553174 8-1392111  Tom Osborne
Colorado 10-2352220Won  33-217-1221126  Rick Neuheisel
Texas 8-5447305Lost  15-387-2354196  John Mackovic
Kansas State 9-3340191Lost  15-196-2197162  Bill Snyder
Texas A&M 6-6351257 4-4174174  R.C. Slocum
Missouri 5-6278376 3-5197307  Larry Smith
Oklahoma 3-8255392 3-5193290  John Blake
Oklahoma State 5-6243327 2-6159281  Bob Simmons
Baylor 4-7266320 1-7186281  Chuck Reedy

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Big 12 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.