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1951 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1951 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Jayhawks compiled an 8–2 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the Big Seven Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 316 to 208.^[1][2] The team was ranked at No. 38 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.^[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Brandeberry with 649 rushing yards, Bud Laughlin with 78 points scored, and Jerry Robertson with 925 passing yards.^[4] Aubrey Linville and Bill Schaake were the team captains.^[2]

They played their home games at Memorial StadiuminLawrence, Kansas.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	atTCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 27–13	28,000
September 29	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 53–33	25,000–26,000
October 6	atColorado	No. 20	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 27–35	29,367
October 13	Utah*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 26–7	20,000
October 20	at No. 19Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 21–33	44,462
October 27	Kansas State		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 33–14	20,000
November 3	atNebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 27–7	34,000–34,500
November 10	Loyola (CA)*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 34–26	18,000	[5]
November 17	atOklahoma A&M*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 27–12	17,000
December 1	Missouri		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	W 41–28	35,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries[edit]

Iowa State

Thanks to powerful running attack, the Iowa State Cyclone where able to take a 26-7 lead midway into second quarter. A long touchdown at the end of the half, kept Kansas in the game, trailing 26-21. Kansas defense stiffened up in the second half and only allowed a single touch down while the offense scored 32 points. This was the highest scoring game in the series up to that point.^[6]

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