1962 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1962 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–2–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Rodger McFarland
  • Ken Tiger
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1962 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Missouri 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
Nebraska 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the Big Eight Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 214 to 116.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Gale Sayers with 1,125 rushing yards, Lloyd Buzzi with 118 receiving yards and Rodger McFarland with 366 passing yards.[3] McFarland and Ken Tiger were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22TCU*
L 3–635,000[4]
September 29at Boston University*
W 14–011,000
October 6Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 35–832,000[5]
October 13at Iowa State
W 29–822,262
October 20Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 7–1338,540
October 27at Oklahoma State
W 36–1718,000
November 3at Kansas State
W 38–016,000
November 10Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 16–4037,063
November 17California*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 33–2132,000
November 24at Missouri
T 3–346,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Roster

1962 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 48 Gale Sayers So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach

Jack Mitchell

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1962 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184.
  3. ^ "1962 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "It's T.C.U., 6–3, as Kansas fails on the 5 at final gun". The Des Moines Register. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jays open loop season against CU here Saturday". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). (depth chart). October 5, 1962. p. 12.
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