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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 Eight-

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1890 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Glen Mason enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kansas.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Baylor	14	27	L
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Auburn	7	56	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ California	21	52	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. New Mexico State	29	42	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Nebraska	10	63	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Colorado	9	21	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Iowa State	14	42	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Oklahoma	14	63	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Kansas State	30	12	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Oklahoma State	24	63	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Missouri	17	55	L

1988 Season Totals
Record	1-10
Points Scored	189
Scoring Average	17.2
Points Allowed	496
Defense Average	45.1
Opponents Record	68-57
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	0-5

1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1988 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	5-6	195	258		3-4	142	183	Jim Walden
Kansas	1-10	189	496		1-6	118	319	Glen Mason
Nebraska	11-2	477	205	Lost 3-23	7-0	265	92	Tom Osborne
Oklahoma	9-3	332	160	Lost 6-13	6-1	235	101	Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State	10-2	584	341	Won 62-14	5-2	317	215	Pat Jones
Colorado	8-4	322	196	Lost 17-20	4-3	181	108	Bill McCartney
Missouri	3-7-1	234	330		2-5	164	195	Woody Widenhofer
Kansas State	0-11	171	448		0-7	108	317	Stan Parrish

1988 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1988 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

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.