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
Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas
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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
| 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
NFL draft
The following Jayhawk was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[8]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 123 | Bill Bunson | Back | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
- ^ "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.
- Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.