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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	610-685-58
Winning Pct.	47%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	1
Adjusted Record	610-685-58
Winning Pct.	47%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	0
Division Titles	0
Conference Record	212-432-19
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	374-300-26
Away Record	217-374-30

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	21-36
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
11/23/2024 (Sat) vs. Colorado in a Conference Game @ Arrowhead Stadium
Last Time: Kansas won 52-45 in 2010.
All-Time:
Kansas vs. Colorado	25-42-3	37.3%

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
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Baylor

2024 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Scoring	302-246
Conference Record	1-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-4

2024 Big 12 Standings
Season		Conference
Arizona State	8-2	3-1
Baylor	7-3	3-0
Brigham Young	8-2	3-1
Colorado	7-3	3-1
Iowa State	8-2	3-1
Central Florida	4-6	2-3
Cincinnati	5-5	2-1
Houston	4-6	2-3
Kansas State	7-3	2-2
Texas Christian	6-4	2-2
Texas Tech	6-4	2-2
Arizona	4-6	1-3
Kansas	4-6	1-2
Utah	4-6	1-3
West Virginia	5-5	1-3
Oklahoma State	3-7	0-3

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	99-151
20 or more	91-83
30 or more	74-31
40 or more	44-5

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	17-1
10 or more	82-197
20 or more	41-188
30 or more	16-159
40 or more	4-104

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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.