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The '''1945 Kansas Jayhawks football team''' represented the [[University of Kansas]] in the [[Big Six Conference]] during the [[1945 college football season]]. In their third and final season under head coach [[Henry Shenk]], the Jayhawks compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 175 to 139.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas/1945-schedule.html|title=1945 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 19, 2017}}</ref><ref name=p183>2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.</ref> They played their home games at [[Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas)|Memorial Stadium]] in [[Lawrence, Kansas]].
The '''1945 Kansas Jayhawks football team''' represented the [[University of Kansas]] in the [[Big Six Conference]] during the [[1945 college football season]]. In their third and final season under head coach [[Henry Shenk]], the Jayhawks compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 175 to 139.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas/1945-schedule.html|title=1945 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 19, 2017}}</ref><ref name=p183>2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.</ref> They played their home games at [[Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas)|Memorial Stadium]] in [[Lawrence, Kansas]].


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|September 22|vs|[[1945 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]<ncg>|[[Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Blues Stadium]]|[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]]|L 0-18|13,588|<ref>{{cite news|title=T.C.U. 18, Kansas 0: Frogs Win Early|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=September 23, 1945|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115051372/frogs-win-early/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 22|vs|[[1945 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]<ncg>|[[Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Blues Stadium]]|[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]]|L 0-18|13,588|<ref>{{cite news|title=T.C.U. 18, Kansas 0: Frogs Win Early|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=September 23, 1945|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115051372/frogs-win-early/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|September 28|at|[[1945 Denver Pioneers football team|Denver]]<ncg>|[[DU Stadium]]|[[Denver|Denver, CO]]|W 20-19|12,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kansas U. Noses Out Denver|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle|agency=Associated Press|date=September 29, 1945|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115051255/kansas-u-noses-out-denver/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 28|at|[[1945 Denver Pioneers football team|Denver]]<ncg>|[[DU Stadium|Hilltop Stadium]]|[[Denver|Denver, CO]]|W 20-19|12,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kansas U. Noses Out Denver|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle|agency=Associated Press|date=September 29, 1945|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115051255/kansas-u-noses-out-denver/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kansas Defeats Denver, 20-19 In Close Contest In Denver Last Night|newspaper=The Daily Sentinel|date=September 29, 1945|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113789436/kansas-denver/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 6||[[1945 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]]|[[Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas)|Memorial Stadium]]|[[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence, KS]]|T 13-13|5,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=State Ties: Last-Second Kansas Rush Halted, 13-13|newspaper=The Des Moines Tribune|author=Gordon Gammack|date=October 7, 1945|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115051032/state-ties/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 6||[[1945 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]]|[[Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas)|Memorial Stadium]]|[[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence, KS]]|T 13-13|5,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=State Ties: Last-Second Kansas Rush Halted, 13-13|newspaper=The Des Moines Tribune|author=Gordon Gammack|date=October 7, 1945|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115051032/state-ties/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|October 27|at|[[1945 Wichita Shockers football team|Wichita]]<ncg>||[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, KS]]|W 13-0|10,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=K. U. Downs Wichita, 13 to 0|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle|author=Pete Lightner|date=October 28, 1945|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115050744/k-u-downs-wichita-13-to-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 27|at|[[1945 Wichita Shockers football team|Wichita]]<ncg>||[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, KS]]|W 13-0|10,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=K. U. Downs Wichita, 13 to 0|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle|author=Pete Lightner|date=October 28, 1945|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115050744/k-u-downs-wichita-13-to-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 3|at|[[1945 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]|[[Memorial Stadium, Lincoln|Memorial Stadium]]|[[Lincoln, NE]]|L 13-27|15,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Huskers trip Kansas, 27-13|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|author=Walt Dobbins|date=November 4, 1945|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115050591/huskers-trip-kansas-27-13/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 3|at|[[1945 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]|[[Memorial Stadium, Lincoln|Memorial Stadium]]|[[Lincoln, NE]] ([[Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry|rivalry]])|L 13-27|15,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Huskers trip Kansas, 27-13|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|author=Walt Dobbins|date=November 4, 1945|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115050591/huskers-trip-kansas-27-13/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 10|at|[[1945 Marquette Hilltoppers football team|Marquette]]<ncg>|[[Marquette Stadium]]|[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]]|L 0-26|9,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Marquette Romps Over Kansas, 26-0|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|agency=United Press|date=November 11, 1945|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115050481/marquette-romps-over-kansas-26-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 10|at|[[1945 Marquette Hilltoppers football team|Marquette]]<ncg>|[[Marquette Stadium]]|[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]]|L 0-26|9,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Marquette Romps Over Kansas, 26-0|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|agency=United Press|date=November 11, 1945|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115050481/marquette-romps-over-kansas-26-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 17||[[1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]]<hc>|Memorial Stadium|Lawrence, KS|W 27-0|15,700|<ref>{{cite news|title=Jayhawks Smother Wildcats, 27-0|newspaper=The Manhattan Mercury|date=November 18, 1945|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115050373/jayhawks-smother-wildcats-27-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 17||[[1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]]<hc>|Memorial Stadium|Lawrence, KS ([[Sunflower Showdown#Football|rivalry]])|W 27-0|15,700|<ref>{{cite news|title=Jayhawks Smother Wildcats, 27-0|newspaper=The Manhattan Mercury|date=November 18, 1945|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115050373/jayhawks-smother-wildcats-27-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 24||No. 16 [[1945 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]|Blues Stadium|Kansas City, MO|L 12-33|21,494|<ref>{{cite news|title=Missouri Wallops Kansas 33-12 to Take Big Six Flag|newspaper=The Sunday News and Tribune|agency=Associated Press|date=November 25, 1945|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115050234/missouri-wallops-kansas-33-12-to-take/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 24||No. 16 [[1945 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]|Blues Stadium|Kansas City, MO ([[Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry)|rivalry]])|L 12-33|21,494|<ref>{{cite news|title=Missouri Wallops Kansas 33-12 to Take Big Six Flag|newspaper=The Sunday News and Tribune|agency=Associated Press|date=November 25, 1945|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115050234/missouri-wallops-kansas-33-12-to-take/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 18 December 2023

1945 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–3–1 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainDave Schmidt
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Nebraska 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kansas 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1945 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Henry Shenk, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 175 to 139.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Dick Bertuzzi with 360 rushing yards, George Gear with 223 passing yards, Norm Pumphrey with 212 receiving yards, and Leroy Robison with 46 points scored (six touchdowns and ten extra points).[3] Dave Schmidt was the team captain.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22vs. TCU*
L 0–1813,588[4]
September 28at Denver*
W 20–1912,000[5][6]
October 6Iowa State
T 13–135,000[7]
October 12Washburn*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 34–07,500[8]
October 20at Oklahoma
L 7–3913,000[9]
October 27at Wichita*Wichita, KSW 13–010,000[10]
November 3at Nebraska
L 13–2715,000[11]
November 10at Marquette*
L 0–269,000[12]
November 17Kansas Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 27–015,700[13]
November 24 No. 16 Missouri
  • Blues Stadium
  • Kansas City, MO (rivalry)
L 12–3321,494[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1945 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.
  3. ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, pp. 127-138.
  4. ^ "T.C.U. 18, Kansas 0: Frogs Win Early". The Kansas City Star. September 23, 1945. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kansas U. Noses Out Denver". The Wichita Eagle. Associated Press. September 29, 1945. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kansas Defeats Denver, 20-19 In Close Contest In Denver Last Night". The Daily Sentinel. September 29, 1945. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Gordon Gammack (October 7, 1945). "State Ties: Last-Second Kansas Rush Halted, 13-13". The Des Moines Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kansas U. Beats Washburn, 34-0". The Wichita Eagle. Associated Press. October 13, 1945. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Hal Middlesworth (October 21, 1945). "Sooners Paddle Kansas, 39-7". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Pete Lightner (October 28, 1945). "K. U. Downs Wichita, 13 to 0". The Wichita Eagle. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Walt Dobbins (November 4, 1945). "Huskers trip Kansas, 27-13". The Nebraska State Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Marquette Romps Over Kansas, 26-0". Wisconsin State Journal. United Press. November 11, 1945. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Jayhawks Smother Wildcats, 27-0". The Manhattan Mercury. November 18, 1945. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Missouri Wallops Kansas 33-12 to Take Big Six Flag". The Sunday News and Tribune. Associated Press. November 25, 1945. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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