1951 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1951 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record8–2 (4–2 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainAubrey Linville, Bill Schaake
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Oklahoma $ 6 0 0 8 2 0
Colorado 5 1 0 7 3 0
Kansas 4 2 0 8 2 0
Iowa State 2 4 0 4 4 1
Nebraska 2 4 0 2 8 0
Missouri 2 4 0 3 7 0
Kansas State 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Jayhawks compiled an 8–2 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the Big Seven Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 316 to 208.[1][2] The team was ranked at No. 38 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Brandeberry with 649 rushing yards, Bud Laughlin with 78 points scored, and Jerry Robertson with 925 passing yards.[4] Aubrey Linville and Bill Schaake were the team captains.[2]

They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

  1. ^ "1951 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. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, pp. 127, 131, 138.