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Kansas Jayhawks Football
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks are led by head coach Lance Leipold. The program's first season was 1890, making it one of the oldest college football programs. The team's home field is David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, which opened in 1921 and is one of the oldest college football stadiums in the nation. Until 2014, Memorial Stadium was one of the few football stadiums in Division I that had a track encircling the field. The track was removed in 2014, as the university's newly built Rock Chalk Park sports complex opened for use by the school's outdoor track and field team. In 2019, immediately adjacent to the west of the stadium, the University of Kansas Football Indoor Practice Facility was completed. The facility was built usi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Kansas Jayhawks Football Team
The 1890 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1890 college football season. In their first season of existence, the Jayhawks had no official coach. Starting center Will Coleman (American football), Will Coleman served as an unofficial coach for the team. In just three games of the season, the Jayhawks offense scored 33 points while the defense allowed 52 points and ended with a record of one win and two losses. This was the first season for Kansas Jayhawks football and the first game against Baker marked the first time college football was played in the state of Kansas. The Jayhawks' 14–12 victory over Baker Wildcats football, Baker on December 8, was the first victory in the program's history. Schedule References {{Kansas Jayhawks football navbox 1890 college football season, Kansas Kansas Jayhawks football seasons 1890 in sports in Kansas, Kansas Jayhawks football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
