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
1970
September 26	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium
1971
October 16	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1972
October 7	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
1973
December 17	vs. NC State	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1975
October 25	vs. Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium
November 8	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
December 26	vs. Pittsburgh	Sun Bowl
1976
October 9	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Stadium
October 16	vs. Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium
November 6	vs. Iowa State	Memorial Stadium
1977
October 1	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
October 15	vs. Colorado	Memorial Stadium
1979
September 15	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
September 22	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 13	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium
October 4	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome
1981
October 10	vs. Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium
October 24	vs. Kansas State	Memorial Stadium
1985
November 2	at Oklahoma	Owen Field

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1992
December 25	vs. BYU	Aloha Stadium
1997
November 15	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2005
November 12	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s	1957
1960s	1961
1980s	1981 • 1985
2000s	2000
2010s	2017

Men's Basketball

Kansas Jayhawks men's college basketball

First Season
1898-99
Team History
Kansas Jayhawks (1898-present)
Conference
Big 12 Conference (1996-present)
Venue
Allen Fieldhouse (1955-present) Hoch Auditorium (1927-55) Robinson Gymnasium (1907-27)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1945-46
December 14-15, 1945	vs. Kansas State & Missouri	Municipal Auditorium
January 18, 1946	vs. Oklahoma	Hoch Auditorium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1951-52
March 25-26, 1952	vs. Santa Clara & St. John's	Hec Edmundson Pavilion

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1987-88
April 2 & 4, 1988	vs. Duke & Oklahoma	Kemper Arena

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1992-93
April 3, 1993	vs. North Carolina	Louisiana Superdome

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2007-08
April 5 & 7, 2008	vs. North Carolina & Memphis	Alamodome

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s	1964-65
2010s	2019-20