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1946 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1946 Kansas Jayhawks football
Big Six co-champion
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas + 4 1 0 7 2 1
No. 14 Oklahoma + 4 1 0 8 3 0
Missouri 3 2 0 5 4 1
Nebraska 3 2 0 3 6 0
Iowa State 1 4 0 2 6 1
Kansas State 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Sauer, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied with Oklahoma for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 157 to 145.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21TCUKansas CityT 0–0
September 27at DenverW 21–13
October 5WichitaW 14–7
October 12at Iowa StateW 24–8
October 19NebraskadaggerL 14–16
October 26at TulsaL 0–56
November 2Oklahoma A&MW 14–13
November 9 No. 16 OklahomaW 16–13
November 16at Kansas StateW 34–0
November 28at MissouriW 20–19
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1946 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.