1969 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1969 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	1–9 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (3rd season)
Captain	Emery Hicks
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1969 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Missouri +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Pepper Rodgers, the Jayhawks compiled a 1–9 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Eight Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 290 to 176. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Phil Basler with 746 passing yards, John Riggins with 662 rushing yards and John Mosier with 339 receiving yards. Emery Hicks was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 22–38
September 27	Syracuse*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 13–0
October 4	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 7–16
October 11	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 22–26
October 18	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 17–21
October 25	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 20–44
November 1	Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 25–28
November 8	Colorado	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–17
November 15	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 15–31
November 22	No. 7 Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	L 21–69
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 70 Larry Brown Jr WR -- Ron Jessie Jr OT -- Steve Lawson Jr RB 32 John Riggins Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 71 Jim Bailey Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 12 Bill Bell Sr	Head coach Pepper Rodgers Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt