Kansas Jayhawks

The Kansas Jayhawks, commonly referred to as simply KU or Kansas, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Kansas in Lawrence. KU is one of three schools in the state of Kansas that participate in NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a member of the Big 12 Conference. KU athletic teams have won eleven NCAA Division I championships: three in men's basketball, one in men's cross country, three in men's indoor track and field, three in men's outdoor track and field, and one in women's outdoor track and field.

The name "Jayhawks" comes from the Kansas Jayhawker freedom fighter and pro-Unionist militias during the Bleeding Kansas era of the American Civil War.

Football

Kansas Jayhawks college football

First Season
1890
Team History
Kansas Jayhawks (1890-present)
Conference
Big 12 Conference (1996-present) Big Eight Conference (1929-95) Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1907-28) Independent (1898-1906) Western Interstate University Football Association (1892-97) Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1890-91)
Venue
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium (1921-present) McCook Field (1892-1920)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1910s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1914
November 14	at Nebraska	Nebraska Field
1915
November 25	at Missouri	Rollins Field

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1922
November 30	at Missouri	Rollins Field

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1931
November 21	vs. Missouri	Memorial Stadium
1937
November 6	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1941
October 11	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1944
September 23	vs. TCU	Ruppert Stadium
1947
September 20	vs. TCU	Blues Stadium
January 1, 1948	vs. Georgia Tech	Burdine Stadium
1948
September 18	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1952
October 18	vs. Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium
1953
September 19	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 17	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1954
October 30	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium
November 13	at Oklahoma A&M	Lewis Stadium
1955
October 1	at Colorado	Folsom Field
1956
September 22	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium
November 17	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1957
September 21	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1958
November 1	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium
1959
September 19	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
November 12	vs. Colorado	Memorial Stadium
1961
October 14	vs. Iowa State	Memorial Stadium
December 16	vs. Rice	Rice Stadium
1962
October 13	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field
November 24	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium
1963
September 21	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 19	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1964
September 26	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium
October 10	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field
1965
September 18	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
October 16	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1966
November 19	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium
1967
September 23	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium
October 7	vs. Ohio	Memorial Stadium
October 28	vs. Iowa State	Memorial Stadium
November 25	vs. Missouri	Memorial Stadium
1968
January 1, 1969	vs. Penn State	Orange Bowl

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1971
October 9	vs. Colorado	Clyde Williams Field
1972
December 18	vs. Georgia Tech	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1973
November 3	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1974
November 2	vs. Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field
1975
October 4	at Utah	Rice Stadium
October 25	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
November 8	vs. Missouri	Cyclone Stadium
November 15	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1976
October 2	vs. Oklahoma	Cyclone Stadium
November 6	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium
1977
October 22	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
December 31	vs. NC State	Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1978
September 23	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1979
October 27	at Oklahoma	Owen Field

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 27	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
October 4	vs. Colorado State	Cyclone Stadium
1981
September 19	vs. Iowa	Cyclone Stadium
November 21	vs. Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium
1982
October 30	vs. Kansas State	Cyclone Stadium
1984
September 8	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1985
October 26	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
1986
September 13	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1988
September 17	vs. Baylor	Cyclone Stadium / Jack Trice Field

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
September 22	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1993
November 13	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1995
October 28	vs. Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium / Jack Trice Field
1998
October 3	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
1999
September 2	vs. Indiana State	Jack Trice Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
December 28	vs. Pittsburgh	Bank One Ballpark
2001
December 27	vs. Alabama	Independence Stadium
2002
October 26	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
2004
October 9	vs. Texas A&M	Jack Trice Stadium
2006
September 23	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
2007
October 13	vs. Texas	Jack Trice Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
October 16	at Oklahoma	Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
2012
December 31	vs. Tulsa	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
2016
October 15	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
2017
December 30	vs. Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
2018
December 28	vs. Washington State	Alamodome

2020s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2021
December 29	vs. Clemson	Camping World Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s	1957
1960s	1961
1970s	1977 • 1978
1980s	1980 • 1987
1990s	1990
2000s	2000
2010s	2019
2020s	2021