1939 Kansas Jayhawks football team
| 1939 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 2–6 (1–4 Big 6) |
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| Captain | Milt Sullivant |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Missouri $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Nebraska | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Oklahoma | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gwinn Henry, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 107 to 47.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
The team's statistical leaders included Ed Hall with 189 rushing yards, Ralph Miller with 261 passing yards, Jake Fry with 137 receiving yards, and Fry and Milt Sullivant with 12 points scored each.[3] Sullivant was the team captain.[2]
Kansas was ranked at No. 109 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | at Drake* | L 6–12 | 10,000 | [5] | |||
| October 7 | Iowa State | W 14–0 | 8,043 | ||||
| October 14 | at Colorado A&M* | W 7–0 | |||||
| October 21 | at No. 3 Oklahoma | L 7–27 | |||||
| November 4 | Kansas State |
| L 6–27 | ||||
| November 11 | at Nebraska | L 0–7 | |||||
| November 18 | George Washington* |
| L 7–14 | 5,000 | [6] | ||
| November 25 | No. 10 Missouri |
| L 0–20 | [7] | |||
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After the season
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]The following Jayhawk was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[8]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 14 | 123 | Bill Bunson | Back | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
[edit]- ^ "1939 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.
- ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, pp. 127-138.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brad Wilson (September 30, 1939). "Bulldogs Outgain, Outplay Big Six Opponents -- Drake Conquers Kansas, 12 To 6". The Des Moines Register. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K.U. passing rally is too late and Easterners win". The Wichita Eagle. November 19, 1939. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri Defeats Kansas, 20 to 0, Wins Big Six Title". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1939. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.