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 (5–2–0 Big 8) |
Head coach | Jack Mitchell |
Home stadium |
Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 35,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#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. [1] Led by head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks competed in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
Regular season
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 23 | at TCU* | No. 8 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 16–17 | 27,000 | ||||
September 30 | Wyoming* | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | T 6–6 | 33,000 | |||||
October 7 | at Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | L 19–20 | 42,700 | |||||
October 14 | Iowa State | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W 21–7 | 32,176 | |||||
October 21 | at Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 10–0 | 54,794 | |||||
October 28 | Oklahoma State | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W 42–8 | 25,000 | |||||
November 4 | at Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | W 28–6 | 32,450 | |||||
November 11 | Kansas State | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown) | W 34–0 | 34,000 | |||||
November 18 | at California* | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | W 53–7 | 30,000 | |||||
November 25 | Missouri | No. 10 | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Border War) | L 7–10 | 40,500 | ||||
December 17 | vs. Rice* | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl) | CBS | W 33–7 | 52,000 | ||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
Team players in the NFL
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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