Kansas Jayhawks football
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| First season | 1890 | ||
| Athletic director | Sheahon Zenger | ||
| Head coach |
David Beaty 3rd year, 2–22 (.083) |
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| Stadium | Memorial Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 50,071 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Lawrence, Kansas | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||
| All-time record | 581–620–58 (.485) | ||
| Bowl record | 6–6 (.500) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | None | ||
| Conference titles | 8 | ||
| Division titles | 1 (2007 Co-Big 12 North Division) | ||
| Rivalries | Kansas State | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 5 | ||
| Colors | Crimson and Blue |
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| Fight song | "I'm a Jayhawk" | ||
| Mascot | Big Jay, Baby Jay | ||
| Marching band | Marching Jayhawks | ||
| Website | kuathletics.com | ||
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. The head coach is David Beaty, who began his tenure in 2015.
The program's first season was 1890, making it one of the earlier football programs established in the United States. The team's home field is Memorial Stadium, which opened in 1921 and is the seventh-oldest college football stadium in the nation. Until 2014, Memorial Stadium was one of the few football stadiums in Division I that had a track encircling the field. KU's all-time record is 581–620–58, as of the conclusion of the 2016 season.
Notable former Kansas players include Pro Football Hall of Famers Gale Sayers, John Riggins, and Mike McCormack, as well as All-Americans John Hadl, Bobby Douglass, Nolan Cromwell, Dana Stubblefield, Aqib Talib, and Anthony Collins. Kansas has appeared in twelve bowl games, including three trips to the Orange Bowl (1947, 1969, and 2008). Kansas played in the first NCAA-contracted nationally televised regular season college football game on September 20, 1952, against TCU.
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