1929 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record4–4 (2–3 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainSteward Lyman
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Nebraska $ 3 – 0 – 2 4 – 1 – 3
Missouri 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Kansas State 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Kansas 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1929 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Hargiss, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 97 to 50.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Steward Lyman was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Illinois*
L 0–25
October 12Kansas State Normal*
W 38–0
October 19Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 0–6
October 26at Iowa State
W 33–0
November 2at Nebraska
L 6–12
November 9at Oklahoma
W 7–0
November 16Washington University*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 13–03,000[3]
November 23Missouridagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 0–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1929 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 182.
  3. ^ Freund, Henry L. (November 17, 1929). "Bears Weaken In Second Half And Kansas Gains 13 To 0 Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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