1945 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1945 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the

The team's statistical leaders included Dick Bertuzzi with 360 rushing yards, George Gear with 223 passing yards, Norm Pumphrey with 212 receiving yards, and Leroy Robison with 46 points scored (six touchdowns and ten extra points).[3] Dave Schmidt was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	vs. TCU*	Blues Stadium Kansas City, MO	L 0–18	13,588	[4]
September 28	at Denver*	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 20–19	12,000	[5][6]
October 6	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	T 13–13	5,000	[7]
October 12	Washburn*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 34–0	7,500	[8]
October 20	at Oklahoma	Owen Field Norman, OK	L 7–39	13,000	[9]
October 27	at Wichita*	Wichita, KS	W 13–0	10,000	[10]
November 3	at Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 13–27	15,000	[11]
November 10	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–26	9,000	[12]
November 17	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 27–0	15,700	[13]
November 24	No. 16 Missouri	Blues Stadium Kansas City, MO (rivalry)	L 12–33	21,494	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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