1961 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1961 Kansas Jayhawks football
Bluebonnet Bowl Champions
Bluebonnet Bowl vs Rice, W 33–7
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
1961 record	7–3–1 (5–2–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Jack Mitchell
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)

1961 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#11 Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Kansas	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 1961 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Jayhawks offense scored 269 points while the defense allowed 88 points. ^[1] Led by head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks competed in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Regular season

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 23	at TCU*	#8	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 16–17	27,000
September 30	Wyoming*		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		T 6–6	33,000
October 7	at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		L 19–20	42,700
October 14	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 21–7	32,176
October 21	at Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 10–0	54,794
October 28	Oklahoma State		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 42–8	25,000
November 4	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 28–6	32,450
November 11	Kansas State		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)		W 34–0	34,000
November 18	at California*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 53–7	30,000
November 25	Missouri	#10	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Border War)		L 7–10	40,500
December 17	vs. Rice*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	CBS	W 33–7	52,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

^[1]

Team players in the NFL

Player	Round	Pick	Position	Club
John Hadl	1	10	Quarterback	Detroit Lions
Bert Coan	7	85	Running Back	Washington Redskins
Roger McFarland	20	274	Back	San Francisco 49ers

^[2]

Awards and honors

John Hadl, All-America selection
Curtis McClinton, All-America selection

References

Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues	McCook Field (1892–1920) Memorial Stadium (1921–present)

Rivalries	Kansas State: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup) Missouri: Border War

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay "I'm a Jayhawk" The Marching Jayhawks Aggieville riots Timeline of football in Kansas First game in Kansas 1911 Missouri game

People	Head coaches NFL Draftees Statistical leaders

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