1961 Kansas Jayhawks football team
1961 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 33–7 vs. Rice | |
Conference | Big 8 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
1961 record | 7–3–1 (5–2 Big 8) |
Head coach | Jack Mitchell (4th season) |
Home stadium |
Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 35,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. Led by head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks competed in the Bluebonnet Bowl. Quarterback John Hadl received votes to win the Heisman, including 33 first place votes, becoming the first Jayhawk to receive Heisman Trophy votes, finishing 7th in the voting.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 23 | at TCU* | No. 8 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | L 16–17 | 27,000 | ||||
September 30 | Wyoming* | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | T 6–6 | 33,000 | |||||
October 7 | at Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado | L 19–20 | 42,700 | |||||
October 14 | Iowa State | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | W 21–7 | 32,176 | |||||
October 21 | at Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | W 10–0 | 54,794 | |||||
October 28 | Oklahoma State | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | W 42–8 | 25,000 | |||||
November 4 | at Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 28–6 | 32,450 | |||||
November 11 | Kansas State |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown) | W 34–0 | 34,000 | |||||
November 18 | at California* | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California | W 53–7 | 30,000 | |||||
November 25 | Missouri | No. 10 | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Border War) | L 7–10 | 40,500 | ||||
December 17 | vs. Rice* | Rice Stadium • Houston (Bluebonnet Bowl) | CBS | W 33–7 | 52,000 | ||||
*Non-conference game. |
1962 NFL Draft
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 |
Awards and honors
- John Hadl, All-America selection
- Curtis McClinton, All-America selection
References
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