1939 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1939 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1939 record2–6 (1–4 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainMilt Sullivant
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Missouri $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
No. 18 Nebraska 4 1 0 7 1 1
No. 19 Oklahoma 3 2 0 6 2 1
Kansas 1 4 0 2 6 0
Iowa State 1 4 0 2 7 0
Kansas State 1 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gwinn Henry, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 107 to 47.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Ed Hall with 189 rushing yards, Ralph Miller with 261 passing yards, Jake Fry with 137 receiving yards, and Fry and Milt Sullivant with 12 points scored each.[3] Sullivant was the team captain.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29at DrakeL 6–12
October 7Iowa StateW 14–0
October 14at Colorado A&MW 7–0
October 21at No. 3 OklahomaL 7–27
November 4Kansas StateL 6–27
November 11at NebraskaL 0–7
November 18George WashingtonL 7–14
November 25 No. 10 MissouridaggerL 0–20
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1939 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.
  3. ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, pp. 127-138.
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