1933 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1933 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainOrmand Beach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Nebraska $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
Kansas State 4 1 0 6 2 1
Oklahoma 3 2 0 4 4 1
Kansas 2 3 0 5 4 1
Iowa State 1 4 0 3 5 1
Missouri 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1933 college football season. In their second season under head coach Adrian Lindsey, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 102 to 51.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Ormand Beach was the team captain.[2]

Three Kansas players were selected by the Associated Press as second-team players on the 1933 All-Big Six Conference football team: fullback Ormand Beach, end Ernest Casini, and tackle Peter Mehringer.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Warrensburg*W 34–0
September 30at Creighton*W 14–0[4]
October 7at Notre Dame*T 0–09,221
October 21at Tulsa*L 0–7[5]
October 28Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 0–6
November 4at OklahomaL 0–20
November 11at NebraskaL 0–1228,503[6]
November 18Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 20–6
November 30Missouridagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 27–0[7]
December 2at George Washington*W 7–010,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1933 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 182.
  3. ^ "A.P. Announces All-Big Six Selection". The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). December 1, 1933. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kansas Tallies in Last Half To Beat Creighton 14-0". The Lincoln Star. October 1, 1933. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Blanks Kansas 7-0, to Score Upset Victory Over Jayhawkers". The Daily Oklahoman. October 22, 1933. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McBride, Gregg (November 6, 1934). "Saturday Turnout is Likely Top Previous Mark at Nebraska U." The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jayhawks Win Over Missouri". The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). December 1, 1933. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kansas Downs G. Washington". The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). December 3, 1933. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.