1950 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

1950 Kansas Jayhawks football

Conference| Big Seven Conference
Record| 6–4 (3–3 Big 7)
Head coach|

* Jules V. Sikes (3rd season)

Captains|

* John Amberg
* Mike McCormack

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1951 ->

1950 Big Seven Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Oklahoma $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 17 Nebraska | 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

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jules 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 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, 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 Amberg and Mike McCormack were the team captains.[2] Other notable members of the team included George Mrkonic.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| TCU*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| L 7–14| 32,000| [5]
September 29| at Denver*| |

* DU Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 46–6| 14,218| [6]
October 7| Colorado| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 27–21| 24,000–25,000|
October 14| at Iowa State| |

* Clyde Williams Field
* Ames, IA

| W 33–21| 17,392|
October 21| Oklahoma A&M*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 40–7| 22,500|
October 28| Nebraska| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS (rivalry)

| L 26–33| 39,000|
November 4| at Utah*| |

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| W 39–26| 13,111| [7]
November 11| No. 3 Oklahoma| No. 19|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| L 13–33| 37,621| [8]
November 18| at Kansas State| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Manhattan, KS (rivalry)

| W 47–7| 18,000|
November 23| at Missouri| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO (Border War)

| L 6–20| 18,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1950 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.
3. ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, pp. 127, 138.
4. ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 131.
5. ^ "Erratic Kansas bows to TCU, 14–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "K.U. Runs Up 46-6 Margin". The Wichita Eagle. September 30, 1950. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Kansas ground attack defeats Utes 39–26". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 5, 1951. Retrieved May 3, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Sooners rip Kansas, 33–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1950. Retrieved September 27, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues|

* McCook Field (1892–1920)
* David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium (1921–2023, 2025–future)
* Arrowhead Stadium (2024)
* Children's Mercy Park (2024)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Kansas State: Sunflower Showdown
* Missouri: Border War
* Nebraska

Culture & lore|

* Big Jay
* Baby Jay
* "I'm a Jayhawk"
* Marching Jayhawks
* Aggieville riots
* Timeline of football in Kansas
* First game in Kansas
* 1911 Missouri game

People|

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* NFL draftees
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