Kansas Jayhawks football
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the college football program of the University of Kansas. The program is in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The team competes in the Big 12 Conference. The head coach is Les Miles. He became the coach after the 2018 season.
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| First season | 1890 | ||
| Athletic director | Travis Goff | ||
| Head coach | Lance Leipold First season, 0–0 | ||
| Stadium | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium (capacity: 47,233) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Lawrence, Kansas | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||
| Past conferences | Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1890–1891) Western Interstate University Football Association (1892–1897) Independent (1898–1906) Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1907–1928) Big 6/7/8 Conference (1929–1995) | ||
| All-time record | 588–650–58 () | ||
| Bowl record | 6–6 () | ||
| Conference titles | 6[1] | ||
| Division titles | 1 (2007 Co-Big 12 North Division) | ||
| Rivalries | Missouri (rivalry)
Kansas State (rivalry) Nebraska (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 5[2] | ||
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| Fight song | "I'm a Jayhawk" | ||
| Mascot | Big Jay, Baby Jay | ||
| Marching band | Marching Jayhawks | ||
| Website | kuathletics | ||
It was created in 1890. This makes it one of the oldest college football teams in the United States. Along with Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Washington University in St. Louis, Kansas was a charter member of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1907. This became the Big Eight Conference. The Big Eight became the Big 12 in 1996. Kansas is the only original member of the MVIAA that is still part of the Big 12.
Kansas Jayhawks Football Media
Kansas's home stadium, David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, was completed in 1921 and is one of the oldest football stadiums in the nation.
A. R. Kennedy is the winningest coach in KU history.
Gale Sayers (1962–64), Hall of Fame RB
Hall of Fame RB John Riggins played for Kansas from 1967 to 1970. During his NFL career he was named MVP of Super Bowl XVII
Glen Mason, sports commentator and former college football head coach.
Mark Mangino, former Kansas Jayhakws football coach.
Mangino led KU to a victory in the prestigious BCS affiliated 2008 Orange Bowl over Virginia Tech
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References
- ↑ "Big Eight Conference Football Championship History". Big Eight Sports. Archived from the original on 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ NCAA (2009). "NCAA Football Award Winners" (PDF). p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2010.