The 1930 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1930 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Hargiss, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), The Jayhawks only allowed 50 total points all season and recorded four shutouts. In each of the Jayhawks six victories they allowed 7 or fewer points.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Charles Smoot was the team captain.[2] The Jayhawks were Big 6 champions. It is to date the last conference championship Kansas has won without sharing the title.
| 1930 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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Big 6 champion | |
| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (4–1 Big 6) |
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| Captain | Charles Smoot |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Kansas $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 4 | at Creighton* | W 26–0 | 13,000 | [3] | |||
| October 10 | Haskell* | W 33–7 | 15,000 | [4] | |||
| October 18 | at Kansas State | W 14–0 | 17,000 | [5] | |||
| October 25 | Iowa State |
| W 20–6 | 6,214 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | at Penn* | L 6–21 | 62,000 | [7] | |||
| November 8 | Nebraska |
| L 0–16 | 20,000 | [8] | ||
| November 15 | Oklahoma |
| W 13–0 | [9] | |||
| November 23 | at Missouri | W 32–0 | 24,000 | [10] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1930 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 182.
- ^ "Kansas Jayhawks show up Creighton Bluejays 26 to 0". The Nebraska State Journal. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Haskell Scalp Goes To Kansas". The Manhattan Mercury. October 11, 1930. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jim Bausch romps two touchdowns to beat Kansas Aggies". The Wichita Eagle. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas stalls, defeats Iowa State 20 to 6". Quad-City Times. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A bitter K.U. duel". The Kansas City Star. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nebraska gridders swarm over Kansas, winning by 16–0". St. Joseph Gazette. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas rallies to lace Sooners, 13–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The magic fails, Gwinn Henry fails to produce a miracle and the Jayhawks win". The Kansas City Star. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.