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]

1 Season schedules
2 Team records and statistics
- 2.1 Records
- 2.2 Bowl appearances
3 Players of note
4 Coaches
5 References

[edit] Season schedules

[edit] 2007 season schedule

Season Record 0-0

Central Michigan, September 1, 2007
Southeastern Louisiana, September 8, 2007
Toledo, September 15, 2007
Florida International, September 22, 2007
at Kansas State, October 6, 2007
Baylor, October 13, 2007
at Colorado, October 20, 2007
at Texas A&M, October 27, 2007
Nebraska, November 3, 2007
at Oklahoma State, November 10, 2007
Iowa State, November 17, 2007
Missouri, November 24, 2007 (Game will be held at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.)

[edit] 2006 season schedule

Season Record: 6-6

Northwestern State, W 49-18
Louisiana Monroe, W 21-19
at Toledo, L 31-37 (2OT)
South Florida, W 13-7
at Nebraska, L 32-39 (OT)
Texas A&M, L 18-21
Oklahoma State, L 32-42
at Baylor, L 35-36
Colorado, W 20-15
at Iowa State, W 41-10
Kansas State, W 39-20
at Missouri, L 17-42

[edit] 2005 season schedule

Season Record: 7-5

Florida Atlantic, W 30-19
Appalachian State, W 36-8
Louisiana Tech, W 34-14
at Texas Tech, L 17-30
at Kansas State, L 3-12
Oklahoma, L 3-19 (at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri)
at Colorado, L 13-44
Missouri, W 13-3
Nebraska, W 40-15
at Texas, L 14-66
Iowa State, W 24-21 (OT)
vs. Houston, Fort Worth Bowl, W 42-13

[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:

1948 Orange Bowl (Miami), lost 20-14 to Georgia Tech
1961 Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston), won 33-7 over Rice University
1969 Orange Bowl, lost 15-14 to Penn State
1973 Liberty Bowl (Memphis), lost 31-18 to NC State
1975 Sun Bowl (El Paso), lost 33-19 to Pittsburgh
1981 Hall of Fame Bowl (Birmingham), lost 10-0 to Mississippi State
1992 Aloha Bowl (Honolulu), won 23-20 over BYU
1995 Aloha Bowl, won 51-30 over UCLA
2003 Mazda Tangerine Bowl (Orlando), lost 56-26 to NC State
2005 Fort Worth Bowl, won 42-13 over Houston

[edit] Players of note

[edit] All-Americans

1947- Ray Evans, running back/defensive back
1947- Otto Schnellbacher, wide receiver
1951- George Mrkonic, offensive line
1952- Oliver Spencer, offensive line
1952- Gil Reich, defensive back
1960- John Hadl, running back
1961- John Hadl, quarterback
1963- Gale Sayers, running back
1964- Gale Sayers, running back
1968- Bobby Douglass, quarterback
1968- John Zook, defensive end
1973- David Jaynes, quarterback
1981- Bruce Kallmeyer, place kicker

[edit] Ring of Honor members

Ray Evans (1941-42, 1946-47), defensive back/running back
Otto Schnellbacher (1942, 1946-47), end
George Mrkonic (1950-52), offensive line
Gil Reich (1952), defensive back/quarterback
Oliver Spencer (1950-52), offensive line
John Hadl (1959-61), quarterback, running back
Curtis McClinton (1959-61), running back
Gale Sayers (1962-64), running back
Bobby Douglass (1966-68), quarterback
John Zook (1966-68), defensive end
David Jaynes (1971-73), quarterback
Nolan Cromwell (1973-76), quarterback, safety
Bruce Kallmeyer, (1980, 1982-83), place kicker

(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

21- John Hadl, running back, quarterback (1959-61)
42- Ray Evans, running back/defensive back (1941-42, 1946-47)
48- Gale Sayers, running back (1962-64)

[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

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

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