1969 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1969 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the

Kansas tied Oklahoma for the 1968 Big Eight championship, the Jayhawks' most recent conference title as of 2022. The Jayhawks, who lost 15-14 to undefeated Penn State in the 1969 Orange Bowl, were hit hard by graduation going into 1969, including quarterback Bobby Douglass and defensive end John Zook, who were NFL starters (with the Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons, respectively) as rookies.

Archrival Missouri wrapped up the Big Eight championship with a 69-21 rout at Lawrence in the last game played on natural grass at Memorial Stadium. As of 2022, that is the Tigers' most recent conference title.

The team's statistical leaders included Phil Basler with 746 passing yards, John Riggins with 662 rushing yards and John Mosier with 339 receiving yards.^[3] Emery Hicks was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 22–38	43,201–42,250
September 27	Syracuse*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 13–0	42,230–44,500
October 4	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 7–16	13,338
October 11	rivalry )	L 22–26	48,285
October 18	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 17–21	63,223–66,667
October 25	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 20–44	25,806–26,398
November 1	Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 25–28	33,927
November 8	Colorado	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–17	37,893
November 15	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 15–31	59,128	[4][5]
November 22	No. 7 Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	L 21–69	48,474
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

References