1961 Kansas Jayhawks football team
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The 1961 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas
in the 1961 NCAA Division I-A 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.
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
in the 1961 NCAA Division I-A 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.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Jayhawks points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 23 | Texas Christian TCU Horned Frogs football The TCU Horned Frogs football team is the intercollegiate football team of Texas Christian University. TCU competes as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, but will move to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012 season. TCU began playing football... |
Loss | 16 | 17 | 0-1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 30 | Wyoming | Tie | 6 | 6 | 0-1-1 |
| 3 | Oct. 7 | @ Colorado Colorado Buffaloes football The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,... |
Loss | 19 | 20 | 0-2-1 |
| 4 | Oct. 14 | Iowa State Iowa State Cyclones football The Iowa State Cyclones football team represents Iowa State University in college football. The Cyclones compete in the Big 12 Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. ISU started playing football in 1892, however, it did not become an official sport until 1894... |
Win | 21 | 7 | 1-2-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 21 | @ Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
Win | 10 | 0 | 2-2-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 28 | Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Cowboys football The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in college football. The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference and completes at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Cowboys are led by Mike Gundy, who is in his seventh year as... |
Win | 42 | 8 | 3-2-1 |
| 7 | Nov. 4 | @ Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers football The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A... |
Win | 28 | 6 | 4-2-1 |
| 8 | Nov. 11 | Kansas State | Win | 34 | 0 | 5-2-1 |
| 9 | Nov. 18 | @ California California Golden Bears football The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to... |
Win | 53 | 7 | 6-2-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 25 | Missouri Missouri Tigers football The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996... |
Loss | 7 | 10 | 6-3-1 |
1961 Team Players in the NFL
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | Club |
| John Hadl John Hadl John Willard Hadl is a former collegiate and professional football player.Hadl was born in Lawrence, Kansas. After playing halfback on both offense and defense at the University of Kansas as a sophomore, Hadl played quarterback for his last two years at Kansas, and was selected as the school's... |
1 | 10 | Quarterback | Detroit Lions 1962 Detroit Lions season The 1962 Detroit Lions season was the 33rd season in franchise history.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-Playoff Bowl:The game was played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. -Awards and records:... |
| Bert Coan | 7 | 85 | Running Back | Washington Redskins 1962 Washington Redskins season The 1962 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 1-12-1 record from 1961.-NFL Draft:Ernie Davis was the first black player to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft. 1962-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
| Roger McFarland | 20 | 274 | Back | San Francisco 49ers 1962 San Francisco 49ers season The 1962 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 13th year with the National Football League. The 49ers went 6-8 that season, finishing in fifth place in the NFL Western Conference... |