Kansas Jayhawks football

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The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference.

KU football dates from 1890. While not a national powerhouse like the men's basketball team, the football team has had notable alumni including Gale Sayers, a two time All-American who later enjoyed an injury-shortened yet Hall of Fame career with the Chicago Bears; John Riggins, another Pro Football Hall of Famer with the Washington Redskins; John Hadl, Steve Towle, Dana Stubblefield, Bobby Douglass, and Nolan Cromwell. The Jayhawks have appeared twice in the Orange Bowl: 1948 and 1969, and most recently made a bowl appearance in the 2005 Fort Worth Bowl. The team currently plays in Memorial Stadium (capacity 50,071), the first stadium built on a college campus west of the Mississippi River, which opened in 1921. Mark Mangino has coached the team since 2002. As of November 25, 2006, the program's overall record is 542-537-58 (.503).

The Jayhawks have two traditional archrivals. KU competes with the University of Missouri Tigers in the longest uninterrupted rivalry in college football west of the Mississippi River, first played in 1891 and originally known as the "Border War." The name of the rivalry has since changed to the "Border Showdown" following the aftermath of 9/11. Each year the winner of the game is awarded a traveling trophy, the Marching Band Drum. In addition, KU has a rivalry with the Kansas State Wildcats called the Sunflower Showdown; when the two teams compete in football, the winner is awarded the Governor's Cup by the governor of Kansas.

Kansas has also played an annual game with the Nebraska Cornhuskers since 1905. This gives Kansas the second- and third-most played college football games in existence. KU is only 22-88-3 all-time against the Cornhuskers (as of 2006), and from 1969-2004 the Huskers rang up 36 consecutive victories, second longest in NCAA Division I (only Notre Dame's streak over Navy is longer). That streak came crashing down on November 5, 2005, when Kansas defeated Nebraska 40-15 in Lawrence. The 40 points are the most by the Jayhawks against Nebraska, and the 72 points scored by the Jayhawks in 2005 and 2006 combined is the largest consecutive two-year total in the series. Also, in the overtime loss on September 30, 2006, the 32 points scored was the most by any Jayhawk team in Lincoln since 1899, when KU won 36-20 in only their eighth all-time meeting.[1]


Contents

[edit] Season schedules

[edit] 2007 season schedule

Season Record 0-0

[edit] 2006 season schedule

Season Record: 6-6

[edit] 2005 season schedule

Season Record: 7-5

[edit] Team records and statistics

[edit] Records

  • December 23, 2005: KU's strong rushing defense finishes the season by limiting Houston to just 30 rushing yards in the Fort Worth Bowl, a KU bowl record, bringing its season average down to 83.3 yards allowed per game[2] and breaking the school record of 109.2 set in 1948.[3] It was the ninth time in the season the Jayhawks held their opponent to less than 100 yards on the ground. For the season, their defense ranked 3rd nationally against the rush.
  • September 23, 2006: KU's win over South Florida extends its home winning streak to eight games against non-conference foes. The Jayhawks are 7-1 in their last eight non-conference games and 14-6 in non-conference games since 2002.[4]
  • November 18, 2006: Kansas State rusher Leon Patton's 102 yards rushing breaks the Jayhawk defense's record setting 23 game streak without allowing a 100-yard rusher.[5] The streak started following a controversial 27-23 loss to Texas on November 13, 2004.
  • November 25, 2006: In the regular season finale, senior running back Jon Cornish rushes for 126 yards in a 42-17 loss to Missouri to become KU's all-time single season leading rusher. His 1,457 yards surpassed the previous record of 1,442 yards set by Tony Sands in 1991.[6]

[edit] Bowl appearances

The Jayhawks have a 4-6 bowl record:

[edit] Players of note

[edit] All-Americans

[edit] Ring of Honor members

(The Ring of Honor is located atop the northern bowl at Memorial Stadium and is intended to honor Kansas All-Americans and others who have made a significant on-field contribution to the football program.)

[edit] Retired numbers

[edit] KU alumni currently in the NFL (2006)

Source: NFL.com[7]

[edit] Coaches

Head football coaches, including their win-loss records, years coached, and reason for leaving if other than firing:

  • E.M. Hopkins (6-1-1), 1891
  • A.W. Shepard (9-6-0), 1892-1893
  • Hector Cowan (15-7-1), 1894-1896
  • Wylie G. Woodruff (15-3-0), 1897-1898
  • Fielding Yost (10-0-0), 1899, accepted Stanford job
  • Charles Boynton (2-5-2), 1900
  • John H. Outland (3-5-2), 1901
  • Arthur Curtis (6-4-0), 1902
  • Harrison Weeks (6-3-0), 1903
  • A.R. Kennedy (53-9-4), 1904-1910
  • Ralph W. Sherwin (4-2-2), 1911
  • Arthur Mosse (9-7-0), 1912-1913
  • H.M. Wheaton (5-2-1), 1914
  • Herman Olcott (16-7-1), 1915-1917
  • Jay Bond (2-2-0), 1918
  • Leon McCarty (3-2-3), 1919
  • Forrest "Phog" Allen (5-2-1), 1920
  • Potsy Clark (16-17-6), 1921-1925
  • Franklin Cappon (5-10-1), 1926-1927
  • Bill Hargiss (22-18-2), 1928-1932
  • Ad Lindsey (19-28-8), 1933-1938
  • Gwinn Henry (9-27-0), 1939-1942
  • Henry Shenk (11-16-3), 1943-1945
  • George Sauer (15-3-3), 1946-1947, accepted Navy job
  • J.V. Sikes (35-25-0), 1948-1953
  • Chuck Mather (11-26-3), 1954-1957
  • Jack Mitchell (44-42-5), 1958–1966
  • Pepper Rodgers (20-22), 1967–1970, accepted UCLA job
  • Don Fambrough (19-25-1), 1971–1974
  • Bud Moore (17-21-1), 1975–1978
  • Don Fambrough (17-24-4), 1979–1982
  • Mike Gottfried (15-18-1), 1983–1985, accepted Pittsburgh job
  • Bob Valesente (4-17-1), 1986–1987
  • Glen Mason (47-54-1), 1988–1996, accepted Minnesota job
  • Terry Allen (20-33), 1997–2001
  • Mark Mangino (25-35), 2002–present

[edit] References

Notes

  1. ^ University of Kansas (September 30, 2006). Kansas Postgame Notes vs. Nebraska. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
  2. ^ University of Kansas (December 23, 2005). Kansas Postgame Notes. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
  3. ^ University of Kansas (November 26, 2005). Kansas Postgame Notes. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
  4. ^ University of Kansas (September 23, 2006). Kansas Postgame Notes. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
  5. ^ University of Kansas (November 18, 2006). KU-KSU Postgame Notes. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  6. ^ University of Kansas (November 25, 2006). Kansas Postgame Notes vs. Missouri. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  7. ^ NFL Rosters. National Football League. Retrieved on September 9, 2006.
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