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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: Leon McCarty
Conference: Missouri Valley-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1890  <-- 1918 <- 1919 -> 1920 --> 2024
1919 Season Highlights
 Leon McCarty enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kansas.
 
1919 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Pittsburg State  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Emporia State  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Washburn  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Iowa State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Kansas State  16   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Oklahoma  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Nebraska  7   19   L       
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Missouri  6   13   L       
 
1919 Season Totals
  Record3-2 -3
  Points Scored85
  Scoring Average10.6
  Points Allowed35
  Defense Average4.4
  Opponents Record22-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record0-1 -2
1919 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1919 Missouri Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 5-2-17320   Charles Mayser
Kansas 3-2-38535   Leon McCarty
Missouri 5-1-29142   John F. Miller
Kansas State 4-5-184109   Zora G. Clevenger
Nebraska 3-3-25660   Henry F. Schulte

1919 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1919 All Missouri Valley 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.