Kansas Football Team History
Kansas Jayhawks
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Founded: 1866 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 50,250 Colors: Crimson & Blue Coach: Terry Allen Conference: Big 12-
1997 Season Highlights
Terry Allen enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kansas.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 28 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
24
0
W
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Texas Christian
17
10
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Missouri
15
7
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Cincinnati
7
34
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Oklahoma
20
17
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Texas Tech
7
17
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Colorado
6
42
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Nebraska
0
35
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Iowa State
34
24
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Kansas State
16
48
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Texas
31
45
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 177
Scoring Average 16.1
Points Allowed 279
Defense Average 25.4
Opponents Record 65-62
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 0-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.