1952 Kansas Jayhawks football team
| 1952 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–3 Big 7) |
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| Captain | Charlie Hoag, Oliver Spencer |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the Big Seven Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 214 to 110.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
The team's statistical leaders included Charlie Hoag with 469 rushing yards, Bob Brandeberry with 54 points scored, and Jerry Robertson with 868 passing yards.[3] Hoag and Oliver Spencer were the team captains.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | No. 9 TCU* | No. 17 | NBC | W 13–0 | 25,000 | |||
| September 27 | Santa Clara* | No. 17 |
| W 21–9 | 25,579 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Colorado | No. 9 |
| W 21–12 | 32,500 | [5][6][7] | |
| October 11 | Iowa State | No. 9 | W 43–0 | 10,101 | ||||
| October 18 | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 8 |
| L 20–42 | 37,946 | |||
| October 25 | at SMU* | No. 15 | W 26–0 | 30,000–33,000 | ||||
| November 1 | at Kansas State | No. 9 | W 26–6 | 16,500 | ||||
| November 8 | Nebraska | No. 7 |
| L 13–14 | 33,500 | |||
| November 15 | Oklahoma A&M* | No. 19 |
| W 12–7 | 20,000 | |||
| November 22 | at Missouri | No. 18 | L 19–20 | 26,000 | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1952 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184.
- ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, pp. 127, 131, 138.
- ^ Bill Mulligan (September 28, 1952). "Kansas Rally Chokes Bronc Upset Bid, 21-9: Reich Leads Way as Jayhawks Wipe Out Santa Clara Lead in Second Half". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 37, 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Title-conscious Jayhawks, Colorado to clash here in Big Seven game of the week". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). October 3, 1952. p. 9.
- ^ Patrick, Skipper (September 29, 1952). "Jay-Buff tilt rated as tops for the area". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. p. 8.
- ^ "Iowa State next target for unbeaten Kansas". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Lawrence, Kansas. October 6, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Google News.