Teams / Big 12 / Kansas
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73
▲ Above its 5-year level +4
Career62since 1936
Peak882007
Last 569seasons
#36 nationally · 2-3 (0-2 conf)
Résumé #103 · better than its record
Schedule so far #46
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 · Lawrence, KS · Memorial Stadium · Head coach Lance Leipold
Rival
Kansas State · also Iowa State
Established rivalry
65-53-5 all time (123 meetings since 1902)
Kansas leads
Last: lost 42-17 (2025) · Kansas State has won 17 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
3AP top-10
5All-Americans
85NFL picks
40.8%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1892. Every season →
Chemistry
62
66Foundation
57Gel
gel counts 40% so far
▲ Above its norm +9Trending up
early · #48 of 138
HC year6
Ret. starters27%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 2-3 | Big 12 | — | #36 | 73 | Lance Leipold |
| 2025 | 5-7 | Big 12 | — | #55 | 68 | Lance Leipold |
| 2024 | 5-7 | Big 12 | — | #28 | 77 | Lance Leipold |
| 2023 | 9-4 | Big 12 | #23 | #20 | 77 | Lance Leipold |
| 2022 | 6-7 | Big 12 | — | #31 | 74 | Lance Leipold |
| 2021 | 2-10 | Big 12 | — | #115 | 48 | Lance Leipold |
| 2020 | 0-9 | Big 12 | — | #68 | 50 | Les Miles |
| 2019 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #85 | 59 | Les Miles |
| 2018 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #70 | 63 | David Beaty |
| 2017 | 1-11 | Big 12 | — | #118 | 50 | David Beaty |
| 2016 | 2-10 | Big 12 | — | #113 | 50 | David Beaty |
| 2015 | 0-12 | Big 12 | — | #113 | 45 | David Beaty |
| 2014 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #91 | 57 | Charlie Weis |
| 2013 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #100 | 54 | Charlie Weis |
| 2012 | 1-11 | Big 12 | — | #88 | 57 | Charlie Weis |
| 2011 | 2-10 | Big 12 | — | #99 | 54 | Turner Gill |
| 2010 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #97 | 53 | Turner Gill |
| 2009 | 5-7 | Big 12 | — | #56 | 67 | Mark Mangino |
| 2008 | 8-5 | Big 12 | — | #24 | 75 | Mark Mangino |
| 2007 | 12-1 | Big 12 | #7 | #6 | 88 | Mark Mangino |
| 2006 | 6-6 | Big 12 | — | #59 | 65 | Mark Mangino |
| 2005 | 7-5 | Big 12 | — | #52 | 68 | Mark Mangino |
| 2004 | 4-7 | Big 12 | — | #39 | 71 | Mark Mangino |
| 2003 | 6-7 | Big 12 | — | #70 | 61 | Mark Mangino |
| 2002 | 2-10 | Big 12 | — | #109 | 43 | Mark Mangino |
| 2001 | 3-8 | Big 12 | — | #91 | 54 | Terry Allen; Tom Hayes |
| 2000 | 4-7 | Big 12 | — | #78 | 59 | Terry Allen |
| 1999 | 5-7 | Big 12 | — | #85 | 57 | Terry Allen |
| 1998 | 4-7 | Big 12 | — | #62 | 63 | Terry Allen |
| 1997 | 5-6 | Big 12 | — | #82 | 55 | Terry Allen |
| 1996 | 4-7 | Big 12 | — | #46 | 68 | Glen Mason |
| 1995 | 10-2 | Big 8 | #9 | #25 | 74 | Glen Mason |
| 1994 | 6-5 | Big 8 | — | #48 | 67 | Glen Mason |
| 1993 | 5-7 | Big 8 | — | #39 | 70 | Glen Mason |
| 1992 | 8-4 | Big 8 | #22 | #23 | 76 | Glen Mason |
| 1991 | 6-5 | Big 8 | — | #23 | 74 | Glen Mason |
| 1990 | 3-7-1 | Big 8 | — | #69 | 60 | Glen Mason |
| 1989 | 4-7 | Big 8 | — | #92 | 51 | Glen Mason |
| 1988 | 1-10 | Big 8 | — | #96 | 39 | Glen Mason |
| 1987 | 1-9-1 | Big 8 | — | #96 | 49 | Bob Valesente |
| 1986 | 3-8 | Big 8 | — | #92 | 47 | Bob Valesente |
| 1985 | 6-6 | Big 8 | — | #55 | 64 | Mike Gottfried |
| 1984 | 5-6 | Big 8 | — | #75 | 57 | Mike Gottfried |
| 1983 | 4-6-1 | Big 8 | — | #51 | 63 | Mike Gottfried |
| 1982 | 2-7-2 | Big 8 | — | #84 | 54 | Don Fambrough |
| 1981 | 8-4 | Big 8 | — | #47 | 68 | Don Fambrough |
| 1980 | 4-5-2 | Big 8 | — | #33 | 72 | Don Fambrough |
| 1979 | 3-8 | Big 8 | — | #87 | 57 | Don Fambrough |
| 1978 | 1-10 | Big 8 | — | #88 | 57 | Bud Moore |
| 1977 | 3-7-1 | Big 8 | — | #72 | 62 | Bud Moore |
| 1976 | 6-5 | Big 8 | — | #26 | 75 | Bud Moore |
| 1975 | 7-5 | Big 8 | — | #16 | 79 | Bud Moore |
| 1974 | 4-7 | Big 8 | — | #48 | 68 | Don Fambrough |
| 1973 | 7-4-1 | Big 8 | #18 | #18 | 77 | Don Fambrough |
| 1972 | 4-7 | Big 8 | — | #50 | 66 | Don Fambrough |
| 1971 | 4-7 | Big 8 | — | #38 | 66 | Don Fambrough |
| 1970 | 5-6 | Big 8 | — | #30 | 72 | Pepper Rodgers |
| 1969 | 1-9 | Big 8 | — | #53 | 64 | Pepper Rodgers |
| 1968 | 9-2 | Big 8 | #7 | #6 | 85 | Pepper Rodgers |
| 1967 | 5-5 | Big 8 | — | #38 | 70 | Pepper Rodgers |
| 1966 | 2-7-1 | Big 8 | — | #82 | 55 | Jack Mitchell |
| 1965 | 2-8 | Big 8 | — | #82 | 55 | Jack Mitchell |
| 1964 | 6-4 | Big 8 | — | #53 | 67 | Jack Mitchell |
| 1963 | 5-5 | Big 8 | — | #25 | 76 | Jack Mitchell |
| 1962 | 6-3-1 | Big 8 | — | #26 | 73 | Jack Mitchell |
| 1961 | 7-3-1 | Big 8 | — | #7 | 84 | Jack Mitchell |
| 1960 | 7-2-1 | Big 8 | #11 | #6 | 83 | Jack Mitchell |
| 1959 | 5-5 | Big 8 | — | #30 | 71 | Jack Mitchell |
| 1958 | 4-5-1 | Big 8 | — | #69 | 59 | Jack Mitchell |
| 1957 | 5-4-1 | Big 7 | — | #70 | 55 | Chuck Mather |
| 1956 | 3-6-1 | Big 7 | — | #54 | 62 | Chuck Mather |
| 1955 | 3-6-1 | Big 7 | — | #71 | 55 | Chuck Mather |
| 1954 | 0-10 | Big 7 | — | #89 | 40 | Chuck Mather |
| 1953 | 2-8 | Big 7 | — | #59 | 61 | Jules Sikes |
| 1952 | 7-3 | Big 7 | — | #21 | 75 | Jules Sikes |
| 1951 | 8-2 | Big 7 | — | #27 | 72 | Jules Sikes |
| 1950 | 6-4 | Big 7 | — | #39 | 69 | Jules Sikes |
| 1949 | 5-5 | Big 7 | — | #47 | 65 | Jules Sikes |
| 1948 | 7-3 | Big 7 | — | #47 | 66 | Jules Sikes |
| 1947 | 8-1-2 | Big 6 | #12 | #28 | 72 | George Sauer |
| 1946 | 7-2-1 | Big 6 | — | #63 | 61 | George Sauer |
| 1945 | 4-5-1 | Big 6 | — | #72 | 51 | Henry Shenk |
| 1944 | 3-6-1 | Big 6 | — | #57 | 53 | Henry Shenk |
| 1943 | 4-5-1 | Big 6 | — | #42 | 55 | Henry Shenk |
| 1942 | 2-8 | Big 6 | — | #79 | 48 | Gwinn Henry |
| 1941 | 3-6 | Big 6 | — | #77 | 50 | Gwinn Henry |
| 1940 | 2-7 | Big 6 | — | #87 | 48 | Gwinn Henry |
| 1939 | 2-6 | Big 6 | — | #75 | 54 | Gwinn Henry |
| 1938 | 3-6 | Big 6 | — | #66 | 59 | Adrian Lindsey |
| 1937 | 3-4-2 | Big 6 | — | #67 | 59 | Adrian Lindsey |
| 1936 | 1-6-1 | Big 6 | — | #78 | 52 | Adrian Lindsey |
| 1935 | 4-4-1 | Big 6 | — | #56 | 64 early | Adrian Lindsey |
| 1934 | 3-4-3 | Big 6 | — | #43 | 65 early | Adrian Lindsey |
| 1933 | 5-4-1 | Big 6 | — | #48 | 66 early | Adrian Lindsey |
| 1932 | 5-3 | Big 6 | — | #52 | 63 early | Bill Hargiss |
| 1931 | 5-5 | Big 6 | — | #60 | 59 early | Bill Hargiss |
| 1930 | 6-2 | Big 6 | — | #32 | 68 early | Bill Hargiss |
| 1929 | 4-4 | Big 6 | — | #42 | 65 early | Bill Hargiss |
| 1928 | 2-4-2 | Big 6 | — | #71 | 52 early | Bill Hargiss |
| 1927 | 3-4-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #68 | 54 early | Cappy Cappon |
| 1926 | 2-6 | Missouri Valley | — | #58 | 55 early | Cappy Cappon |
| 1925 | 2-5-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #44 | 64 early | Potsy Clark |
| 1924 | 2-5-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #43 | 65 early | Potsy Clark |
| 1923 | 5-0-3 | Missouri Valley | — | #22 | 75 early | Potsy Clark |
| 1922 | 3-4-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #39 | 67 early | Potsy Clark |
| 1921 | 4-3 | Missouri Valley | — | #30 | 66 early | Potsy Clark |
| 1920 | 5-2-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #30 | 68 early | Phog Allen |
| 1919 | 3-2-3 | Missouri Valley | — | #34 | 68 early | Leon McCarty |
| 1918 | 2-2 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | Jay Bond |
| 1917 | 6-2 | Missouri Valley | — | #25 | 70 early | Herman Olcott |
| 1916 | 4-3-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #47 | 58 early | Herman Olcott |
| 1915 | 6-2 | Missouri Valley | — | #29 | 65 early | Herman Olcott |
| 1914 | 5-2-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #29 | 65 early | H.M. Wheaton |
| 1913 | 5-3 | Missouri Valley | — | #33 | 59 early | Arthur Mosse |
| 1912 | 4-4 | Missouri Valley | — | #15 | 71 early | Arthur Mosse |
| 1911 | 4-2-2 | Missouri Valley | — | #36 | 58 early | Ralph Sherwin |
| 1910 | 6-1-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #29 | 62 early | Doc Kennedy |
| 1909 | 8-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #16 | 70 early | Doc Kennedy |
| 1908 | 9-0 | Missouri Valley | — | #26 | 65 early | Doc Kennedy |
| 1907 | 5-3 | Missouri Valley | — | #22 | 63 early | Doc Kennedy |
| 1906 | 7-2-2 | FBS Independents | — | #18 | 65 early | Doc Kennedy |
| 1905 | 10-1 | FBS Independents | — | #11 | 75 early | Doc Kennedy |
| 1904 | 8-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #23 | 63 early | Doc Kennedy |
| 1903 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #25 | 63 early | Harrison Weeks |
| 1902 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #20 | 62 early | Arthur Curtis |
| 1901 | 3-5-2 | FBS Independents | — | #22 | 47 early | John Outland |
| 1900 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | 0-1 | Western Interstate University Football | — | — | — | |
| 1894 | 0-1 | Western Interstate University Football | — | — | — | |
| 1893 | 0-2 | Western Interstate University Football | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | 1-0 | Western Interstate University Football | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.