List of Kansas Jayhawks football seasons

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The following is a list of Kansas Jayhawks football seasons including the coaches in each season and competition scores and rankings from 1890 to present day. The sports teams at the University of Kansas (KU), in Lawrence, Kansas, are known as the Jayhawks. When the University of Kansas fielded their first football team in 1890, the team was called the Jayhawkers.

Yearly results[]

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1890–1891)
1890 (No coach) 1–2
1891 E. M. Hopkins 7–0–1
Western Interstate University Football Association (1892–1897)
1892 A. W. Shepard 7–1 3-0 1st
1893 A. W. Shepard 2–5 2-1 T-1st
1894 Hector Cowan 2–3–1 1-2 T-3rd
1895 Hector Cowan 6–1 2-1 T-1st
1896 Hector Cowan 7–3 2-1 2nd
1897 Wylie G. Woodruff 8–2 2-1 2nd
Independent (1898–1906)
1898 Wylie G. Woodruff 7–1
1899 Fielding H. Yost 10–0
1900 L. W. Boynton 2–5–2
1901 John Outland 3–5–2
1902 Arthur Curtis 6–4
1903 Harrison Weeks 6–3
1904 A. R. "Bert" Kennedy 8–1–1
1905 Bert Kennedy 10–1
1906 Bert Kennedy 7–2–2
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1907–1928)
1907 Bert Kennedy 5–3 1–1 3rd
1908 Bert Kennedy 9–0 4–0 1st
1909 Bert Kennedy 8–1 3–1 2nd
1910 Bert Kennedy 6–1–1 1–1–1 5th
1911 Ralph W. Sherwin 4–2–2 1–1–1 3rd
1912 Arthur Mosse 4–4 1–2 5th
1913 Arthur Mosse 5–3 3–2 3rd
1914 H. M. Wheaton 5–2–1 2–2 4th
1915 Herman Olcott 6–2 3–1 2nd
1916 Herman Olcott 4–3–1 1–2–1 5th
1917 Herman Olcott 6–2 3–1 T–2nd
1918 Jay Bond 2–2
1919 Leon McCarty 3–2–3 1–1–1 4th
1920 Forrest C. Allen 5–2–1 3–2 T–3rd
1921 Potsy Clark 4–3 3–3 5th
1922 Potsy Clark 3–4–1 1–3–1 8th
1923 Potsy Clark 5–0–3 3–0–3 2nd
1924 Potsy Clark 2–5–1 2–4–1 7th
1925 Potsy Clark 2–5–1 2–5–1 8th
1926 Franklin Cappon 2–6 1–5 9th
1927 Franklin Cappon 3–4–1 3–3–1 5th
1928 Bill Hargiss 2–4–2 1–3–1 5th
Big 6 Conference (1929–1947)
1929 Bill Hargiss 4–4 2–3 5th
1930 Bill Hargiss 6–2 4–1 1st
1931 Bill Hargiss 5–5 1–3 4th
1932 Bill Hargiss/Ad Lindsey 5–3 3–2 T–2nd
1933 Ad Lindsey 5–4–1 2–3 4th
1934 Ad Lindsey 3–4–3 1–2–2 4th
1935 Ad Lindsey 4–4–1 2–2–1 3rd
1936 Ad Lindsey 1–6–1 0–5 6th
1937 Ad Lindsey 3–4–2 2–1 3rd
1938 Ad Lindsey 3–6 1–4 6th
1939 Gwinn Henry 2–6 1–4 T–4th
1940 Gwinn Henry 2–7 0–5 6th
1941 Gwinn Henry 3–6 2–3 4th
1942 Gwinn Henry 2–8 1–4 6th
1943 Henry Shenk 4–5–1 2–3 T–4th
1944 Henry Shenk 3–6–1 1–4 T–5th
1945 Henry Shenk 4–5–1 1–3–1 5th
1946 George Sauer 7–2–1 4–1 T–1st
1947 George Sauer 8–1–2 4–0–1 T–1st L Orange 12
Big 7 Conference (1948–1959)
1948 J. V. Sikes 7–3 4–2 3rd
1949 J. V. Sikes 5–5 2–4 5th
1950 J. V. Sikes 6–4 3–3 4th
1951 J. V. Sikes 8–2 4–2 3rd 20
1952 J. V. Sikes 7–3 3–3 5th
1953 J. V. Sikes 2–8 2–4 T–4th
1954 Chuck Mather 0–10 0–6 7th
1955 Chuck Mather 3–6–1 1–4–1 T–5th
1956 Chuck Mather 3–6–1 2–4 T–5th
1957 Chuck Mather 5–4–1 4–2 2nd
1958 Jack Mitchell 4–5–1 3–2–1 4th
1959 Jack Mitchell 5–5 3–3 T–3rd
Big 8 Conference (1960–1995)
1960 Jack Mitchell 7–2–1 4–2–1 3rd T–9 11
1961 Jack Mitchell 7–3–1 5–2 3rd W Bluebonnet 15
1962 Jack Mitchell 6–3–1 4–2–1 4th
1963 Jack Mitchell 5–5 3–4 T–4th
1964 Jack Mitchell 6–4 5–2 3rd
1965 Jack Mitchell 2–8 2–5 7th
1966 Jack Mitchell 2–7–1 0–6–1 8th
1967 Pepper Rodgers 5–5 5–2 T–2nd
1968 Pepper Rodgers 9–2 6–1 T–1st L Orange 6 7
1969 Pepper Rodgers 1–9 0–7 8th
1970 Pepper Rodgers 5–6 2–5 6th
1971 Don Fambrough 4–7 2–5 T–6th
1972 Don Fambrough 4–7 3–4 6th
1973 Don Fambrough 7–4–1 4–2–1 T–2nd L Liberty T–15 18
1974 Don Fambrough 4–7 1–6 8th
1975 Bud Moore 7–5 4–3 4th L Sun
1976 Bud Moore 6–5 2–5 7th
1977 Bud Moore 3–7–1 2–4–1 6th
1978 Bud Moore 1–10 0–7 8th
1979 Don Fambrough 3–8 2–5 T–5th
1980 Don Fambrough 4–5–2 3–3–1 4th
1981 Don Fambrough 8–4 4–3 4th L Hall of Fame
1982 Don Fambrough 2–7–2 1–5–1 T–6th
1983 Mike Gottfried 4–6–1 2–5 T–6th
1984 Mike Gottfried 5–6 4–3 4th
1985 Mike Gottfried 6–6 2–5 6th
1986 Bob Valesente 3–8 0–7 8th
1987 Bob Valesente 1–9–1 0–6 7th
1988 Glen Mason 1–10 1–6 7th
1989 Glen Mason 4–7 2–5 6th
1990 Glen Mason 3–7–1 2–4–1 T–4th
1991 Glen Mason 6–5 3–4 5th
1992 Glen Mason 8–4 4–3 3rd W Aloha 23 22
1993 Glen Mason 5–7 3–4 5th
1994 Glen Mason 6–5 3–4 5th
1995 Glen Mason 10–2 5–2 T–2nd W Aloha 10 9
Big 12 Conference (1996–present)
1996 Glen Mason 4–7 2–6 5th (North)
1997 Terry Allen 5–6 3–5 T–4th (North)
1998 Terry Allen 4–7 1–7 T–5th (North)
1999 Terry Allen 5–7 3–5 4th (North)
2000 Terry Allen 4–7 2–6 T–5th (North)
2001 Terry Allen 3–8 1–7 6th (North)
2002 Mark Mangino 2–10 0–8 6th (North)
2003 Mark Mangino 6–7 3–5 T–4th (North) L Tangerine
2004 Mark Mangino 4–7 2–6 T–5th (North)
2005 Mark Mangino 7–5 3–5 5th (North) W Fort Worth
2006 Mark Mangino 6–6 3–5 4th (North)
2007 Mark Mangino 12–1 7–1 T–1st (North) W Orange 7 7
2008 Mark Mangino 8–5 4–4 3rd (North) W Insight
2009 Mark Mangino 5–7 1–7 6th (North)
2010 Turner Gill 3–9 1–7 6th (North)
2011 Turner Gill 2–10 0–9 10th
2012 Charlie Weis 1–11 0–9 10th
2013 Charlie Weis 3–9 1–8 10th
2014 Charlie Weis/Clint Bowen 3–9 1–8 9th
2015 David Beaty 0–12 0–9 10th
2016 David Beaty 2–10 1–8 10th
2017 David Beaty 1–11 0–9 10th
2018 David Beaty 3–9 1–8 10th
2019 Les Miles 3–9 1–8 10th
2020 Les Miles 0–9 0–8 10th
2021 Lance Leipold 2-8 1-6
Total: 590–666–58
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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