Kansas Football Team History
Kansas Jayhawks
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Founded: 1866 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 50,250 Colors: Crimson & Blue Coach: Conference: Big 12-
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
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
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
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.