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According to the University of Kansas, when KU football players first took the field in 1890, they were called the Jayhawkers. [19] The University of Missouri also adopted a Civil War-related name. When the MU football team was first formed in 1890, at a mass meeting of students and interested citizens held to perfect the organization of the ...
The 1911 Kansas vs. Missouri football game was a college football game between the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri played on November 25, 1911 [2] at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri. [3] It is widely considered, although contested, to be the first college football homecoming game ever played. [1] [4] [5] [6]
Hall of famer Gary Pinkel, coach from 2001 to 2015, has the most wins in Missouri football history, setting that mark with his 102nd win in the AT&T Cotton Bowl on January 3, 2014. [5] Pinkel's record with Mizzou after his final game on November 27, 2015, is 118–73 (.618). Since the 2020 football season, the team has been coached by Eliah ...
The Tigers also achieved their highest BCS ranking in history, at No. 1 after the Border Showdown. After losing the Big 12 Championship game 38–17 to the Sooners, Missouri was chosen to play Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, in which the Tigers prevailed 38–7 to complete their 12–2 season.
The following is a list of Kansas Jayhawks football seasons including the coaches in each season and competition scores and rankings from 1890 to present day. [1] The sports teams at the University of Kansas (KU), in Lawrence, Kansas, are known as the Jayhawks. When the University of Kansas fielded their first football team in 1890, the team ...
KU’s Jeff Long and MU’s Jim Sterk were the athletic directors of the rival schools who orchestrated the return of regular-season Border War games in basketball and football.
The Missouri-Nebraska football series was another historic rivalry alongside the MU–KU series, although it ended with Nebraska's departure for the Big Ten Conference. The Missouri–Nebraska series was the second oldest rivalry in the Big 12, dating back to 1892. The two teams met 104 times, with Nebraska leading the series 65–36–3.
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks are led by head coach Lance Leipold.