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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: William H. Bill Hargiss
Conference: Big Eight-

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1890 <-- 1929 <- 1930 -> 1931 --> 2024

1930 Season Highlights

William H. Bill Hargiss enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Kansas.

The Jayhawks won the Big Eight Conference Championship.

1930 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Creighton	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Haskell	33	7	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Kansas State	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Iowa State	20	6	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Pennsylvania	6	21	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Nebraska	0	16	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Oklahoma	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Missouri	32	0	W

1930 Season Totals
Record	6-2
Points Scored	144
Scoring Average	18.0
Points Allowed	50
Defense Average	6.3
Opponents Record	15-23
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	2-1
Away Record	4-1

1930 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1930 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	6-2	144	50		4-1	79	22	William H. Bill Hargiss
Iowa State	0-9	64	134		0-5	31	80	C. Noel Workman
Kansas State	5-3	91	66		3-2	43	43	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Oklahoma	4-3-1	100	57		3-1-1	46	33	Adrian H. Ad Lindsey
Nebraska	4-3-2	119	61		2-2-1	46	42	Dana X. Bible
Missouri	2-5-2	41	132		1-2-2	27	52	Gwinn Henry

1930 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1930 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.