List of Kansas Jayhawks head football coaches

The Kansas Jayhawks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Kansas in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 36 head coaches and one interim head coach since it started playing organized football in 1890 with the nickname Jayhawks.^[1] They played their first season without a head coach. Kansas joined the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1907. After several changes, the conference eventually became the Big Eight Conference. The Jayhawks became a charter member of the Big 12 in 1996 when the Big Eight disbanded.^[2] The Jayhawks have played in 1,179 games during their 120 seasons. In those seasons, seven coaches have led Kansas to postseason bowl games: George Sauer, Jack Mitchell, Pepper Rodgers, Don Fambrough, Bud Moore, Glen Mason and Mark Mangino. Four coaches have won conference championships with the Jayhawks: A. R. Kennedy, Bill Hargiss, Sauer and Rodgers.

Mason is the all-time leader in games coached (102) and is tied with Mitchell for most years coached with nine. Kennedy is the all-time leader in total wins with 52. Fielding H. Yost has the highest winning percentage of any Jayhawk coach with a 10–0 record (1.000) his only year. Of coaches who served more than one season, Wylie G. Woodruff leads with a .833 winning percentage. Bob Valesente is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Jayhawks have had (.205). Of the 36 Kansas coaches, Yost is the only one that has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Mangino won several coach of the year accolades after the 2007 season, the only Jayhawks coach to do so. The current coach is Charlie Weis, who was hired in December 2011.^[3]

1 Key
2 Coaches
3 Notes
4 References

Key

General
#	A running total of the number of coaches
CCs	Conference championships^{[A 1]}
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall games
GC	Games coached
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
OT	Ties^{[A 2]}
O%	Winning percentage^{[A 3]}

Conference games
CW	Wins
CL	Losses
CT	Ties
C%	Winning percentage

Postseason games
PW	Wins
PL	Losses

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011–12 college football season

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	CCs	Awards
1	Hopkins, Edwin MortimerEdwin Mortimer Hopkins	1891 !1891	8	7	0	&100000000000000010000001	.938	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
2	Shepard, A. W.A. W. Shepard	1892 !1892–1893	15	9	6	&100000000000000001000000	.600	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
3	Cowan, HectorHector Cowan^†	1894 !1894–1896	23	15	7	&100000000000000010000001	.674	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
4	Woodruff, Wylie G.Wylie G. Woodruff	1897 !1897–1898	18	15	3	&100000000000000001000000	.833	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
5	Yost, Fielding H.Fielding H. Yost^[6]^†	1899 !1899	10	10	0	&100000000000000001000000	1.000	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
6	Boynton, CharlesCharles Boynton	1900 !1900	9	2	5	&100000000000000020000002	.333	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
7	Outland, John H.John H. Outland	1901 !1901	10	3	5	&100000000000000020000002	.400	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
8	Curtis, Arthur HaleArthur Hale Curtis	1902 !1902	10	6	4	&100000000000000001000000	.600	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
9	Weeks, HarrisonHarrison Weeks	1903 !1903	9	6	3	&100000000000000001000000	.667	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
10	Kennedy, A. R.A. R. Kennedy	1904 !1904–1910	65	52	9	&100000000000000040000004	.831	&100000000000000090000009	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000010000001	.731	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000010000001	&10000000000000000000000—
11	Sherwin, Ralph W.Ralph W. Sherwin	1911 !1911	8	4	2	&100000000000000020000002	.625	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000010000001	.500	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
12	Mosse, ArthurArthur Mosse	1912 !1912–1913	16	9	7	&100000000000000001000000	.563	&100000000000000040000004	&100000000000000040000004	&100000000000000001000000	.500	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
13	Wheaton, H. M.H. M. Wheaton	1914 !1914	8	5	2	&100000000000000010000001	.688	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000001000000	.500	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
14	Olcott, HermanHerman Olcott	1915 !1915–1917	24	16	7	&100000000000000010000001	.688	&100000000000000070000007	&100000000000000040000004	&100000000000000010000001	.625	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
15	Bond, JayJay Bond	1918 !1918	4	2	2	&100000000000000001000000	.500	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
16	McCarty, LeonLeon McCarty	1919 !1919	8	3	2	&100000000000000030000003	.563	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000010000001	.500	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
17	Allen, PhogPhog Allen	1920 !1920	8	5	2	&100000000000000010000001	.688	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000001000000	.600	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
18	Clark, PotsyPotsy Clark	1921 !1921–1925	39	16	17	&100000000000000060000006	.487	&1000000000000001100000011	&1000000000000001500000015	&100000000000000060000006	.438	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
19	Cappon, FrankFrank Cappon	1926 !1926–1927	16	5	10	&100000000000000010000001	.344	&100000000000000040000004	&100000000000000080000008	&100000000000000010000001	.346	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
20	Hargiss, BillBill Hargiss	1928 !1928–1932	42	22	18	&100000000000000020000002	.548	&100000000000000080000008	&1000000000000001100000011	&100000000000000010000001	.425	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000010000001	&10000000000000000000000—
21	Lindsey, AdrianAdrian Lindsey^{[A 4]}	1932 !1932–1938	61	23	30	&100000000000000080000008	.443	&1000000000000001100000011	&1000000000000001800000018	&100000000000000050000005	.397	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
22	Henry, GwinnGwinn Henry	1939 !1939–1942	36	9	27	&100000000000000001000000	.250	&100000000000000040000004	&1000000000000001600000016	&100000000000000001000000	.200	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
23	Shenk, HenryHenry Shenk	1943 !1943–1945	30	11	16	&100000000000000030000003	.417	&100000000000000040000004	&1000000000000001000000010	&100000000000000010000001	.300	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
24	Sauer, GeorgeGeorge Sauer	1946 !1946–1947	21	15	3	&100000000000000030000003	.786	&100000000000000080000008	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000010000001	.850	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000020000002	&10000000000000000000000—
25	Sikes, Jules V.Jules V. Sikes	1948 !1948–1953	60	35	25	&100000000000000001000000	.583	&1000000000000001800000018	&1000000000000001800000018	&100000000000000001000000	.500	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
26	Mather, ChuckChuck Mather	1954 !1954–1957	40	11	26	&100000000000000030000003	.313	&100000000000000070000007	&1000000000000001600000016	&100000000000000010000001	.313	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
27	Mitchell, JackJack Mitchell	1958 !1958–1966	91	44	42	&100000000000000050000005	.511	&1000000000000002900000029	&1000000000000002800000028	&100000000000000040000004	.508	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
28	Rodgers, PepperPepper Rodgers	1967 !1967–1970	42	20	22	&100000000000000001000000	.476	&1000000000000001300000013	&1000000000000001500000015	&100000000000000001000000	.464	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000010000001	&10000000000000000000000—
29	Fambrough, DonDon Fambrough	1971 !1971–1974, 1979–1982	90	37	48	&100000000000000050000005	.439	&1000000000000002000000020	&1000000000000003300000033	&100000000000000030000003	.384	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
30	Moore, BudBud Moore	1975 !1975–1978	45	17	21	&100000000000000010000001	.449	&100000000000000080000008	&1000000000000001900000019	&100000000000000010000001	.304	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
31	Gottfried, MikeMike Gottfried	1983 !1983–1985	34	15	18	&100000000000000010000001	.456	&100000000000000080000008	&1000000000000001300000013	&100000000000000001000000	.381	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
32	Valesente, BobBob Valesente	1986 !1986–1987	22	4	17	&100000000000000010000001	.205	&100000000000000001000000	&1000000000000001300000013	&100000000000000010000001	.036	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
33	Mason, GlenGlen Mason	1988 !1988–1996	102	47	54	&100000000000000010000001	.466	&1000000000000002500000025	&1000000000000003800000038	&100000000000000010000001	.398	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
34	Allen, TerryTerry Allen	1997 !1997–2001	53	20	33	&100000000000000001000000	.377	&1000000000000001000000010	&1000000000000003000000030	&100000000000000001000000	.250	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
34.5 !Int	Hayes, TomTom Hayes^{[A 5]}	2001 !2001	3	1	2	&100000000000000001000000	.333	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000001000000	.000	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—
35	Mangino, MarkMark Mangino	2002 !2002–2009	98	50	48	&100000000000000001000000	.510	&1000000000000002300000023	&1000000000000004100000041	&100000000000000001000000	.359	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000001000000	Big 12 Coach of the Year (2007)^[8] Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2007)^[9] AP National Coach of the Year (2007)^[10] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2007)^[11] The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2007)^[12] Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (2007)^[13] Woody Hayes Trophy (2007)^[14] George Munger Award (2007)^[15] AFCA Coach of the Year (2007)^[16] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2007)^[14]
35	Gill, TurnerTurner Gill	2010 !2010–2011	24	5	19	&100000000000000001000000	.208	&100000000000000010000001	&1000000000000001600000016	&100000000000000001000000	.059	&100000000000000000000000	&100000000000000000000000	&100000000000000001000000	—
36	Weis, CharlieCharlie Weis	2012 !2012–Present	0	0	0	&100000000000000001000000	—	&100000000000000000000000	&100000000000000000000000	&100000000000000001000000	—	&100000000000000000000000	&100000000000000000000000	&100000000000000001000000	—

Notes

^ Kansas did not join a conference until 1907.
^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[4]
^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[5]
^ Adrian Lindsey took over for Bill Hargiss midway through the 1932 season.
^ Tom Hayes was named the interim head coach after Terry Allen was fired in November 2001.^[7]

References

General

"Kansas Jayhawks Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas/coaching_records.php. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
"Kansas Jayhawks Football 2009 Media Guide". Kansas Athletics, Inc. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mg-alltimeresults.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-05.

Specific

^ "Traditions: Evolution of the Jayhawk". University of Kansas Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5o8Oyr9tU. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
^ "The Big 12 Conference - Outstanding Success". Big12Sports.com. 2008-07-18. http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1514841. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
^ [1]
^ Whiteside, Kelly (2006-08-25). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. http://www.webcitation.org/5lWmbTL3G. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
^ Finder, Chuck (1987-09-06). "Big Plays Help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. http://www.webcitation.org/5kiGJtsm4. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
^ "Hall of Famers: Fielding "Hurry Up" Yost". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famer_selected.php?id=20. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
^ Sinclair, Robert (2001-11-05). "End of the road". Lawrence Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas): p. 1C. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W4IyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D-cFAAAAIBAJ&dq=kansas%20tom-hayes&pg=3637%2C4450953. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
^ "Football Notes: November 28, 2007". The University Daily Kansan. 2007-11-28. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5o8OKbaSD. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards". Walter Camp Football Foundation, Inc.. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5o8JIqkpB. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
^ Wood, Ryan (2007-12-19). "Mangino named AP National Coach of the Year". Lawrence Journal-World. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5o8JdOxay. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
^ "Kansas' Mangino Wins 2007 Eddie Robinson Award" (Press release). Football Writers Association of America. 2008-01-04. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5o8Jo9oDI. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
^ Fusco, Asher (2007-12-07). "Mangino earns coach of the year award". The University Daily Kansan. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5o8JwioFx. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
^ "Sporting News names McFadden its college player of the year". ESPN. The Associated Press. 2007-12-07. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5o8KEvdmW. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
^ ^a ^b "Mangino Earns Coach Of The Year Honor From Peers". University of Kansas Athletic Department. 2008-01-10. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5o8KM36pf.
^ "George Munger Award". Maxwell Football Club. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5o8KVmzF5. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
^ "AFCA Coach of the Year Award – Past Winners". American Football Coaches Association. 2010-01-19. http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=639381. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

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Kansas Jayhawks head football coaches

Will Coleman (1890)
Edwin Mortimer Hopkins (1891)
A. W. Shepard (1892–1893)
Hector Cowan (1894–1896)
Wylie G. Woodruff (1897–1898)
Fielding H. Yost (1899)
Charles Boynton (1900)
John H. Outland (1901)
Arthur Hale Curtis (1902)
Boss Weeks (1903)
A. R. Kennedy (1904–1910)
Ralph W. Sherwin (1911)
Arthur Mosse (1912–1913)
H. M. Wheaton (1914)
Herman Olcott (1915–1917)
Jay Bond (1918)
Leon McCarty (1919)
Phog Allen (1920)
George Clark (1921–1925)
Franklin Cappon (1926–1927)
Homer Woodson Hargiss (1928–1932)
Adrian Lindsey (1932–1938)
Gwinn Henry (1939–1942)
Henry Shenk (1943–1945)
George Sauer (1946–1947)
Jules V. Sikes (1948–1953)
Chuck Mather (1954–1957)
Jack Mitchell (1958–1966)
Pepper Rodgers (1967–1970)
Don Fambrough (1971–1974)
Bud Moore (1975–1978)
Don Fambrough (1979–1982)
Mike Gottfried (1983–1985)
Bob Valesente (1986–1987)
Glen Mason (1988–1996)
Terry Allen (1997–2001)
Mark Mangino (2002–2009)
Turner Gill (2010–2011)
Charlie Weis (2012– )

Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues	McCook Field (1892–1920) Memorial Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Border War (Missouri) Governor's Cup (Kanasas State)

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay "I'm a Jayhawk" University of Kansas Marching Jayhawks Aggieville Riots

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Current head football coaches of the Big 12 Conference

Art Briles (Baylor) Paul Rhoads (Iowa State) Charlie Weis (Kansas) Bill Snyder (Kansas State) Gary Pinkel (Missouri) Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) Mack Brown (Texas) Kevin Sumlin (Texas A&M) Tommy Tuberville (Texas Tech)

List of Kansas Jayhawks head football coaches

Contents

Key

Coaches

Notes

References