1959 Kansas Jayhawks football team
| 1959 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 Big 7) |
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| Captain | John Peppercorn, Ken Fitch |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 15 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Missouri | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the
Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas
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The team's statistical leaders included Curtis McClinton with 472 rushing yards, John Hadl with 126 receiving yards and Leland Flachsbarth with 345 passing yards.[3] John Peppercorn and Ken Fitch were the team captains.[2]
The Jayhawks week 2 game against the eventual National Champion Syracuse was featured in the 2008 film The Express: The Ernie Davis Story.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at No. 13 TCU* | L 7–14 | 25,000 | ||
| September 26 | at Syracuse* | L 21–35 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 3 | Boston University* | W 28–7 | 20,000 | ||
| October 10 | at Nebraska | W 10–3 | 28,937 | ||
| October 17 | rivalry ) | W 33–14 | 27,000 | ||
| October 24 | at No. 18 Oklahoma | L 6–7 | 51,013 | ||
| October 31 | Iowa State |
| W 7–0 | 24,409 | |
| November 7 | at Colorado | L 14–27 | 27,513 | ||
| November 14 | Oklahoma State* |
| W 28–14 | 15,000 | |
| November 21 | Missouri |
| L 9–13 | 40,000 | [5] |
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References
- ^ "1959 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184.
- ^ "1959 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Midnight strikes for KU gridders 35–21". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). September 26, 1959. p. 1.
- ^ "KU's version of a 'Sugar' Bowl". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). (photo). November 23, 1959. p. 1.