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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: Terry Allen
Conference: Big 12-

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1890 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Terry Allen enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Kansas.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Oklahoma State	28	38	L
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Missouri	23	41	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Illinois State	63	21	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Alabama Birmingham	39	37	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Texas A&M	21	24	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Baylor	24	31	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Nebraska	0	41	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Colorado	33	17	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Kansas State	6	54	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. North Texas	23	14	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Iowa State	20	23	L

1998 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	280
Scoring Average	25.5
Points Allowed	341
Defense Average	31.0
Opponents Record	64-55
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-4

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Big 12- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-5	315	255	Lost 18-35	4-4	198	189	Spike Dykes
Kansas	4-7	280	341		1-7	155	269	Terry Allen
Iowa State	3-8	221	328		1-7	135	288	Dan McCarney
Kansas State	11-2	610	197	Lost 34-37	8-1	375	146	Bill Snyder
Texas A&M	11-3	335	214	Lost 14-24	8-1	227	145	R.C. Slocum
Texas	9-3	437	337	Won 38-11	6-2	243	220	Mack Brown
Nebraska	9-4	403	206	Lost 20-23	5-3	210	139	Frank Solich
Missouri	8-4	334	236	Won 34-31	5-3	214	156	Larry Smith
Colorado	8-4	302	253	Won 51-43	4-4	155	169	Rick Neuheisel
Oklahoma	5-6	184	229		3-5	125	198	John Blake
Oklahoma State	5-6	303	296		3-5	197	218	Bob Simmons
Baylor	2-9	195	323		1-7	142	239	Dave Roberts

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.