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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

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
  Record4-6
  Scoring302-246
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-4
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona State 8-23-1
Baylor 7-33-0
Brigham Young 8-23-1
Colorado 7-33-1
Iowa State 8-23-1
Central Florida 4-62-3
Cincinnati 5-52-1
Houston 4-62-3
Kansas State 7-32-2
Texas Christian 6-42-2
Texas Tech 6-42-2
Arizona 4-61-3
Kansas 4-61-2
Utah 4-61-3
West Virginia 5-51-3
Oklahoma State 3-70-3
 
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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.