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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: Lance Leipold
Conference: Big 12-

Kansas

Team Timeline
First Team: 1890
1960 - Missouri lost to Kansas but was later awarded win by default due to an ineligible Kansas player.
1977 - Kansas lost to UCLA 17-7. However, UCLA later forfeited the game, giving Kansas a 4-6-1 final record.
2001 - Terry Allen was fired on November 4 and replaced by interim head coach Tom Hayes.
2014 - On September 28, Charlie Weis was fired. Linebackers coach Clint Bowen was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
1892, 1893, 1895, 1908, 1930, 1946, 1947 1968
Division Championships

Team Records
Overall Record	611-686-58
Winning Pct.	47%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	1
Adjusted Record	611-686-58
Winning Pct.	47%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	0
Division Titles	0
Conference Record	215-435-19
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	375-300-26
Away Record	217-375-30

By The Numbers
Seasons	135
Winning Seasons (#1)	63
Losing Seasons (#1)	70
Most Wins in A Season	12 (2007)
Most Loses in A Season	12 (2015)
10 Win Seasons	4
Most Points Scored in a Game	86 (10/11/1947)
Most Points Scored in a Season	556 (2007)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	71 (10/31/1987)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	553 (2015)
Largest Margin of Victory	83 (11/10/1923)
Largest Margin of Defeat	70 (11/15/1986)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	115 (11/3/2007)
Last Shutout	9/6/2008
Last Time Shutout	10/21/2017
Shutouts All-Time	211
Been Shutout All-Time	166

Streaks
Longest Win	18 (11/28/1907-11/20/1909)
Longest Losing	17 (10/17/1953-9/17/1955)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	6-7-0
Rose	0-0-0
Cotton	0-0-0
Orange	1-2-0
Fiesta	0-0-0
Sugar	0-0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	22-37
2010-19	21-99
2000-09	57-63
1990-99	56-57
1980-89	37-69-6
1970-79	45-65-2
1960-69	50-48-4
1950-59	43-53-4
1940-49	45-48-6
1930-39	37-44-8
1920-29	32-37-10

Next Game

2024 Season

Thu., Aug. 29	vs. Lindenwood	48-3 W
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Illinois	17-23 L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	20-23 L
Sat., Sep. 21	@ West Virginia	28-32 L
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Texas Christian	27-38 L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Arizona State	31-35 L
Sat., Oct. 12	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Houston	42-14 W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Kansas State	27-29 L
Sat., Nov. 2	OPEN
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Iowa State	45-36 W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Brigham Young	17-13 W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Colorado	37-21 W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Baylor	17-45 L

2024 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Scoring	356-312
Conference Record	4-5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-5

2024 Big 12 Standings
Season		Conference
Arizona State	11-2	7-2
Brigham Young	10-2	7-2
Colorado	8-4	7-2
Iowa State	10-3	7-2
Baylor	8-4	6-3
Texas Christian	8-4	6-3
Texas Tech	8-4	6-3
Kansas State	8-4	5-4
West Virginia	6-6	5-4
Kansas	5-7	4-5
Cincinnati	5-7	3-6
Houston	4-8	3-6
Arizona	4-8	2-7
Central Florida	4-8	2-7
Utah	5-7	2-7
Oklahoma State	3-9	0-9

Longest Running Rivalry
Kansas & Kansas State have played 122 games.
Kansas has won 64 games.
Kansas State has won 53 games.
with 5 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-47
10 or more	100-152
20 or more	92-83
30 or more	75-31
40 or more	44-5

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	17-1
10 or more	83-198
20 or more	42-189
30 or more	16-160
40 or more	4-105

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.