1941 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1941 Kansas Jayhawks football Big Six Conference Big 6 3–6 2–3 Gwinn Henry 3rd Hub Ulrich Memorial Stadium The 1941 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Gwinn Henry, the Jayhawks compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 222 to 74.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas/1941-schedule.html 1941 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 21, 20172017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183. The team's statistical leaders included Ray Niblo with 241 rushing yards and 657 passing yards, Ray Evans with 235 receiving yards, and Denzel Gibbens with 18 points scored (three touchdowns).2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, pp. 127-138. The Jayhawks had two players on the team more well known for accomplishments off the football field, politician Bob Dole and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Ralph Miller. End Hub Ulrich was the team captain; Ulrich was also selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Big Six Conference football team. Two other Kansas players (quarterback Ralph Miller and end Fred Preston) were named to the second team.Missouri's Champs Place 5 Men on All Big Six Team Ames Daily Tribune December 1, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3093721/missouris_champs/ Kansas was ranked at No. 158 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Schedule 1941 AP y y September 26 at Temple<ncg> Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 9-31 23,000 23,000 See Temple Down Kansas, 31 to 9 The Philadelphia Inquirer Stan Baumgartner September 27, 1941 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35917790/23000_see_temple_down_kansas_31_to_9/ Newspapers.com October 4 Washington University<ncg> Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS W 19-6 Jayhawks Slide To 19-6 Victory Over Washington The Morning Chronicle October 5, 1941 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35917705/jayhawks_slide_to_196_victory_over/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry) L 0-32 28,000 Nebraska overpowers Jayhawks, 32-0 Sunday Journal and Star John Bentley October 12, 1941 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35917627/nebraska_overpowers_jayhawks_320/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Marquette<ncg> Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI L 7-33 10,000 Hiltoppers Whip Kansas in Mud, 12 to 6 Chicago Tribune October 19, 1941 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30320095/hiltoppers_whip_kansas_in_mud_12_to_6/ October 25 Iowa State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS W 13-0 5,000 Jayhawks End Their Famine: Defeat Iowa 13-0 To Cut Defeat String The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas) October 26, 1941 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35916740/jayhawks_end_their_famine_defeat_iowa/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK L 0-38 11,000 Sooners Swarm Over Kansas, 38-0 The Daily Oklahoman John Cronley November 2, 1941 Sports 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35912987/sooners_swarm_over_kansas_380/ Newspapers.com November 8 at West Virginia<ncg> Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV L 0-21 9,300 West Virginia Wins, 21 to 0, Over Kansas The Pittsburgh Post November 9, 1941 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35903927/west_virginia_wins_21_to_0_over_kansas/ Newspapers.com November 15 Kansas State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown) W 20-16 10,463 Fighting Jayhawks Upset Wildcats 20-16 The Manhattan Mercury November 16, 1941 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35917504/fighting_jayhawks_upset_wildcats_2016/ Newspapers.com November 22 No. 8 Missouri<hc> Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War) L 6-45 14,000 Missouri Smothers Jayhawks The Morning Chronicle, Manhattan, Kansas November 23, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35814280/missouri_smothers_jayhawks/ Newspapers.com After the season NFL draft The following Jayhawks were selected in the 1942 NFL draft following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1942/draft.htm 1942 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com July 29, 2023 Kansas Jayhawks 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL club 972Hub UlrichEndCleveland Rams16147Ralph MillerBackBrooklyn Dodgers References Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Kansas Jayhawks football