1961 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
1961 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Colorado $ 7 0 0 9 2 0
No. 11 Missouri 5 2 0 7 2 1
Kansas 5 2 0 7 3 1
Oklahoma 4 3 0 5 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Nebraska 2 5 0 3 6 1
Kansas State 0 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 1961 college football season. The Jayhawks offense scored 269 points while the defense allowed 88 points. [1] Led by head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks competed in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Regular season

September 23at TCU*No. 8

L 16–1727,000 September 30Wyoming*

T 6–633,000 October 7at Colorado

L 19–2042,700 October 14Iowa State

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS

W 21–732,176 October 21at Oklahoma

W 10–054,794 October 28Oklahoma State

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS

W 42–825,000 November 4at Nebraska

W 28–632,450 November 11Kansas Statedagger

W 34–034,000 November 18at California*

W 53–730,000 November 25MissouriNo. 10

L 7–1040,500 December 17vs. Rice*

CBSW 33–752,000

Template:CFB Schedule End[1]

Team players in the NFL

Player Round Pick Position Club
John Hadl 1 10 Quarterback Detroit Lions
Bert Coan 7 85 Running Back Washington Redskins
Roger McFarland 20 274 Back San Francisco 49ers

[2]

Awards and honors

References