1966 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1966 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainJerry Barnett, Bill Wohlford
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 6 1 0 9 2 0
Colorado 5 2 0 7 3 0
Missouri 4 2 1 6 3 1
Oklahoma State 4 2 1 4 5 1
Oklahoma 4 3 0 6 4 0
Iowa State 2 3 2 2 6 2
Kansas 0 6 1 2 7 1
Kansas State 0 6 1 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1966 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the

Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas
.

The team's statistical leaders included Donnie Shanklin with 732 rushing yards, Halley Kampschroeder with 278 receiving yards and Bob Skahan with 299 passing yards.[3] Jerry Barnett and Bill Wohlford were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17Texas Tech*L 7–2328,165
September 24at Arizona*W 35–1333,147
October 1at Minnesota*W 16–1443,147–43,579
October 8at Iowa StateL 7–2423,015–23,105
October 15Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 0–3537,252
October 22at Oklahoma StateL 7–1022,148
October 29at
rivalry
)
T 3–317,985
November 5No. 6 Nebraskadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 13–2440,881
November 12Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 18–3536,158
November 19at MissouriL 0–752,279
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1966 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
  3. ^ "1966 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.