1950 Kansas Jayhawks football team
| 1950Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–3 Big 7) |
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| Captain | John Amberg,Mike McCormack |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.1Oklahoma$ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.17Nebraska | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1950 Kansas Jayhawks football teamrepresented theUniversity of Kansasin theBig Seven Conferenceduring the1950 college football season.In their third season under head coachJules V. Sikes,the Jayhawks compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the Big Seven Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 284 to 188.[1][2]They played their home games atMemorial StadiuminLawrence, Kansas.
The team's statistical leaders included Wade Stinson with 1,129 rushing yards (the program's first 1,000-yard rusher) and 84 points scored,[3]and Chet Strehlow with 651 passing yards.[4]John AmbergandMike McCormackwere the team captains.[2]Other notable members of the team includedGeorge Mrkonic.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | TCU* | L7–14 | 32,000 | |||
| September 29 | atDenver* | W46–6 | 14,218 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | Colorado |
| W27–21 | 24,000–25,000 | ||
| October 14 | atIowa State | W33–21 | 17,392 | |||
| October 21 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| W40–7 | 22,500 | ||
| October 28 | Nebraska |
| L26–33 | 39,000 | ||
| November 4 | atUtah* | W39–26 | 13,000 | |||
| November 11 | No. 3Oklahoma | No. 19 |
| L13–33 | 37,621 | [6] |
| November 18 | atKansas State | W47–7 | 18,000 | |||
| November 23 | atMissouri | L6–20 | 18,000 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^"1950 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results".SR/College Football.Sports Reference LLC.RetrievedSeptember 19,2017.
- ^ab2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.
- ^2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, pp. 127, 138.
- ^2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 131.
- ^"K.U. Runs Up 46-6 Margin".The Wichita Eagle.September 30, 1950. p. 10 – viaNewspapers.
- ^"Sooners rip Kansas, 33–13".Fort Worth Star-Telegram.November 12, 1950.RetrievedSeptember 27,2022– viaNewspapers.