1949 Kansas Jayhawks football team
American college football season
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The 1949 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the Big Seven Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 259 to 183.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
| 1949 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–4 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Bud French with 510 rushing yards and 66 points scored,[3] and Dick Gilman with 885 passing yards.[4] Forrest Griffith and Dick Tomlinson were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | TCU* | L 0–28 | 32,000 | [5] | |||
| September 24 | at Colorado | L 12–13 | 22,095 | ||||
| October 1 | Iowa State |
| L 6–19 | 21,346 | |||
| October 8 | George Washington* |
| W 21–14 | 18,000 | [6] | ||
| October 15 | at No. 3 Oklahoma | L 26–48 | 37,660 | ||||
| October 22 | at Oklahoma A&M | W 55–14 | |||||
| October 29 | Kansas State |
| W 38–0 | 33,500 | |||
| November 5 | at Nebraska | W 27–13 | 36,500 | ||||
| November 19 | Missouri |
| L 28–34 | ||||
| November 26 | at Arizona* | W 46–0 | 12,500 | [7] | |||
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After the season
The following Jayhawks were selected in the 1950 NFL draft following the season.[8]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 5 | 59 | Forrest Griffith | Back | New York Giants |
| 21 | 263 | Bud French | Back | New York Bulldogs |
| 21 | 268 | Dick Tomlinson | Guard | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 27 | 344 | Ed Lee | Tackle | Washington Redskins |