The following is a list of Kansas Jayhawks football seasons including the coaches in each season and competition scores and rankings from 1890 to present day.[1] The sports teams at the University of Kansas (KU), in Lawrence, Kansas, are known as the Jayhawks. When the University of Kansas fielded their first football team in 1890, the team was called the Jayhawkers.

Yearly results

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Will Coleman (Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1890)
1890 Will Coleman 1–2
E. M. Hopkins (Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1891)
1891 E. M. Hopkins 7–0–1[n 1]
A. W. Shepard (Western Interstate University Football Association) (1892–1893)
1892 A. W. Shepard 7–1 3–0 1st
1893 A. W. Shepard 2–5 2–1 T–1st
Hector Cowan (Western Interstate University Football Association) (1894–1896)
1894 Hector Cowan 2–3–1 1–2 T–3rd
1895 Hector Cowan 6–1 2–1 T–1st
1896 Hector Cowan 7–3 2–1 2nd
Wylie G. Woodruff (Western Interstate University Football Association) (1897)
1897 Wylie G. Woodruff 8–2 2–1 2nd
Wylie G. Woodruff (Independent) (1898)
1898 Wylie G. Woodruff 7–1
Fielding H. Yost (Independent) (1899)
1899 Fielding H. Yost 10–0
L. W. Boynton (Independent) (1900)
1900 L. W. Boynton 2–5–2
John Outland (Independent) (1901)
1901 John Outland 3–5–2
Arthur Curtis (Independent) (1902)
1902 Arthur Curtis 6–4
Harrison Weeks (Independent) (1903)
1903 Harrison Weeks 6–3
Bert Kennedy (Independent) (1904–1906)
1904 Bert Kennedy 8–1–1
1905 Bert Kennedy 10–1
1906 Bert Kennedy 7–2–2
Bert Kennedy (MVIAA) (1907–1910)
1907 Bert Kennedy 5–3 1–1 3rd
1908 Bert Kennedy 9–0 4–0 1st
1909 Bert Kennedy 8–1 3–1 2nd
1910 Bert Kennedy 6–1–1 1–1–1 5th
Ralph W. Sherwin (MVIAA) (1911)
1911 Ralph W. Sherwin 4–2–2 1–1–1 3rd
Arthur Mosse (MVIAA) (1912–1913)
1912 Arthur Mosse 4–4 1–2 5th
1913 Arthur Mosse 5–3 3–2 3rd
H. M. Wheaton (MVIAA) (1914)
1914 H. M. Wheaton 5–2–1 2–2 4th
Herman Olcott (MVIAA) (1915–1917)
1915 Herman Olcott 6–2 3–1 2nd
1916 Herman Olcott 4–3–1 1–2–1 5th
1917 Herman Olcott 6–2 3–1 T–2nd
Jay Bond (MVIAA) (1918)
1918 Jay Bond 2–2 0–0 [n 2]
Leon McCarty (MVIAA) (1919)
1919 Leon McCarty 3–2–3 1–1–1 4th
Forrest C. Allen (MVIAA) (1920)
1920 Forrest C. Allen 5–2–1 3–2 T–3rd
Potsy Clark (MVIAA) (1921–1925)
1921 Potsy Clark 4–3 3–3 5th
1922 Potsy Clark 3–4–1 1–3–1 8th
1923 Potsy Clark 5–0–3 3–0–3 2nd
1924 Potsy Clark 2–5–1 2–4–1 7th
1925 Potsy Clark 2–5–1 2–5–1 8th
Franklin Cappon (MVIAA) (1926–1927)
1926 Franklin Cappon 2–6 1–5 9th
1927 Franklin Cappon 3–4–1 3–3–1 5th
Franklin Cappon (MVIAA / Big Six Conference) (1928–1932)
1928 Bill Hargiss 2–4–2 1–3–1 5th
1929 Bill Hargiss 4–4 2–3 5th
1930 Bill Hargiss 6–2 4–1 1st
1931 Bill Hargiss 5–5 1–3 4th
1932 Bill Hargiss
Ad Lindsey 		5–3 3–2 T–2nd
Ad Lindsey (Big Six Conference) (1932–1938)
1933 Ad Lindsey 5–4–1 2–3 4th
1934 Ad Lindsey 3–4–3 1–2–2 4th
1935 Ad Lindsey 4–4–1 2–2–1 3rd
1936 Ad Lindsey 1–6–1 0–5 6th
1937 Ad Lindsey 3–4–2 2–1 3rd
1938 Ad Lindsey 3–6 1–4 6th
Gwinn Henry (Big Six Conference) (1939–1942)
1939 Gwinn Henry 2–6 1–4 T–4th
1940 Gwinn Henry 2–7 0–5 6th
1941 Gwinn Henry 3–6 2–3 4th
1942 Gwinn Henry 2–8 1–4 6th
Henry Shenk (Big Six Conference) (1943–1945)
1943 Henry Shenk 4–5–1 2–3 T–4th
1944 Henry Shenk 3–6–1 1–4 T–5th
1945 Henry Shenk 4–5–1 1–3–1 5th
George Sauer (Big Six Conference) (1946–1947)
1946 George Sauer 7–2–1 4–1 T–1st
1947 George Sauer 8–1–2 4–0–1 T–1st L Orange 12
J. V. Sikes (Big Seven Conference) (1948–1953)
1948 J. V. Sikes 7–3 4–2 3rd
1949 J. V. Sikes 5–5 2–4 5th
1950 J. V. Sikes 6–4 3–3 4th
1951 J. V. Sikes 8–2 4–2 3rd 20
1952 J. V. Sikes 7–3 3–3 5th
1953 J. V. Sikes 2–8 2–4 T–4th
Chuck Mather (Big Seven Conference) (1954–1957)
1954 Chuck Mather 0–10 0–6 7th
1955 Chuck Mather 3–6–1 1–4–1 T–5th
1956 Chuck Mather 3–6–1 2–4 T–5th
1957 Chuck Mather 5–4–1 4–2 2nd
Chuck Mather (Big Seven / Big Eight Conference) (1958–1966)
1958 Jack Mitchell 4–5–1 3–2–1 4th
1959 Jack Mitchell 5–5 3–3 T–3rd
1960 Jack Mitchell 7–2–1[n 3] 6–0–1[n 3] 3rd[n 3] T–9 11
1961 Jack Mitchell 7–3–1 5–2 3rd W Bluebonnet 15
1962 Jack Mitchell 6–3–1 4–2–1 4th
1963 Jack Mitchell 5–5 3–4 T–4th
1964 Jack Mitchell 6–4 5–2 3rd
1965 Jack Mitchell 2–8 2–5 7th
1966 Jack Mitchell 2–7–1 0–6–1 8th
Pepper Rodgers (Big Eight Conference) (1967–1970)
1967 Pepper Rodgers 5–5 5–2 T–2nd
1968 Pepper Rodgers 9–2 6–1 T–1st L Orange 6 7
1969 Pepper Rodgers 1–9 0–7 8th
1970 Pepper Rodgers 5–6 2–5 6th
Don Fambrough (Big Eight Conference) (1971–1974)
1971 Don Fambrough 4–7 2–5 T–6th
1972 Don Fambrough 4–7 3–4 6th
1973 Don Fambrough 7–4–1 4–2–1 T–2nd L Liberty T–15 18
1974 Don Fambrough 4–7 1–6 8th
Bud Moore (Big Eight Conference) (1975–1978)
1975 Bud Moore 7–5 4–3 4th L Sun
1976 Bud Moore 6–5 2–5 7th
1977 Bud Moore 3–7–1[n 4] 2–4–1 6th
1978 Bud Moore 1–10 0–7 8th
Don Fambrough (Big Eight Conference) (1979–1982)
1979 Don Fambrough 3–8 2–5 T–5th
1980 Don Fambrough 4–5–2 3–3–1 4th
1981 Don Fambrough 8–4 4–3 4th L Hall of Fame
1982 Don Fambrough 2–7–2 1–5–1 T–6th
Mike Gottfried (Big Eight Conference) (1983–1985)
1983 Mike Gottfried 4–6–1 2–5 T–6th
1984 Mike Gottfried 5–6 4–3 4th
1985 Mike Gottfried 6–6 2–5 6th
Bob Valesente (Big Eight Conference) (1986–1987)
1986 Bob Valesente 3–8 0–7 8th
1987 Bob Valesente 1–9–1 0–6 7th
Glen Mason (Big Eight Conference) (1988–1995)
1988 Glen Mason 1–10 1–6 7th
1989 Glen Mason 4–7 2–5 6th
1990 Glen Mason 3–7–1 2–4–1 T–4th
1991 Glen Mason 6–5 3–4 5th
1992 Glen Mason 8–4 4–3 3rd W Aloha 23 22
1993 Glen Mason 5–7 3–4 5th
1994 Glen Mason 6–5 3–4 5th
1995 Glen Mason 10–2 5–2 T–2nd W Aloha 10 9
Glen Mason (Big 12 Conference) (1996)
1996 Glen Mason 4–7 2–6 5th (North)
Terry Allen (Big 12 Conference) (1997–2001)
1997 Terry Allen 5–6 3–5 T–4th (North)
1998 Terry Allen 4–7 1–7 T–5th (North)
1999 Terry Allen 5–7 3–5 4th (North)
2000 Terry Allen 4–7 2–6 T–5th (North)
2001 Terry Allen[n 5] 3–8[n 5] 1–7[n 5] 6th (North)
Mark Mangino (Big 12 Conference) (2002–2009)
2002 Mark Mangino 2–10 0–8 6th (North)
2003 Mark Mangino 6–7 3–5 T–4th (North) L Tangerine
2004 Mark Mangino 4–7 2–6 T–5th (North)
2005 Mark Mangino 7–5 3–5 5th (North) W Fort Worth
2006 Mark Mangino 6–6 3–5 4th (North)
2007 Mark Mangino 12–1 7–1 T–1st (North) W Orange† 7 7
2008 Mark Mangino 8–5 4–4 3rd (North) W Insight
2009 Mark Mangino 5–7 1–7 6th (North)
Turner Gill (Big 12 Conference) (2010–2011)
2010 Turner Gill 3–9 1–7 6th (North)
2011 Turner Gill 2–10 0–9 10th
Charlie Weis (Big 12 Conference) (2012–2014)
2012 Charlie Weis 1–11 0–9 10th
2013 Charlie Weis 3–9 1–8 10th
2014 Charlie Weis[n 6] 3–9[n 6] 1–8[n 6] 9th
David Beaty (Big 12 Conference) (2015–2018)
2015 David Beaty 0–12 0–9 10th
2016 David Beaty 2–10 1–8 10th
2017 David Beaty 1–11 0–9 10th
2018 David Beaty 3–9 1–8 10th
Les Miles (Big 12 Conference) (2019–2020)
2019 Les Miles 3–9 1–8 10th
2020 Les Miles 0–9 0–8 10th
Lance Leipold (Big 12 Conference) (2021–present)
2021 Lance Leipold 2–10 1–8 10th
2022 Lance Leipold 6–7 3–6 T–7th L Liberty Bowl
2023 Lance Leipold 9–4 5–4 T–7th W Guaranteed Rate Bowl 23 23
Total: 609–676–60
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ^ The outcome of Iowa's game vs. Kansas in 1891 was disputed. Iowa lists the game as an 18–14 Hawkeye victory, because Kansas left the field before the final play of the game. Iowa scored a touchdown and then the game was over. Kansas lists the game as a 14–12 victory.
  2. ^ Due to events related to World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association did not schedule any official conference games, recorded no standings, and awarded no title for 1918.
  3. ^ a b c Missouri lost to Kansas but was later awarded win by default due to an ineligible Kansas player (Bert Coan). The 1960 Big Eight title was retroactively awarded to Missouri.[2]
  4. ^ In 1977, Kansas lost to UCLA 17–7. However, UCLA later forfeited the game, giving Kansas a 4–6–1 final record.
  5. ^ a b c The Jayhawks were coached by head coach Terry Allen, who was fired on November 4 and replaced by interim head coach Tom Hayes.
  6. ^ a b c On September 28, after starting the year 2–2 and going only 6–22 in two-plus seasons, head coach Charlie Weis was fired. Linebackers coach Clint Bowen was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

References

  1. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Football Record by Year".
  2. ^ "Big 8 Makes Kansas Forfeit Title". The Atlanta Constitution. December 9, 1960. p. 41.
Categories