List of Kansas Jayhawks head football coaches

The Kansas Jayhawks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Kansas in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 36 head coaches and one interim head coach since it started playing organized football in 1890 with the nickname Jayhawks.^[1] They played their first season without a head coach. Kansas joined the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1907. After several changes, the conference eventually became the Big Eight Conference. The Jayhawks became a charter member of the Big 12 in 1996 when the Big Eight disbanded.^[2] The Jayhawks have played in 1,179 games during their 120 seasons. In those seasons, seven coaches have led Kansas to postseason bowl games: George Sauer, Jack Mitchell, Pepper Rodgers, Don Fambrough, Bud Moore, Glen Mason and Mark Mangino. Four coaches have won conference championships with the Jayhawks: A. R. Kennedy, Bill Hargiss, Sauer and Rodgers.

Mason is the all-time leader in games coached (102) and is tied with Mitchell for most years coached with nine. Kennedy is the all-time leader in total wins with 52. Fielding H. Yost has the highest winning percentage of any Jayhawk coach with a 10–0 record (1.000) his only year. Of coaches who served more than one season, Wylie G. Woodruff leads with a .833 winning percentage. Bob Valesente is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Jayhawks have had (.205). Of the 36 Kansas coaches, Yost is the only one that has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Mangino won several coach of the year accolades after the 2007 season, the only Jayhawks coach to do so. The current coach is Charlie Weis, who was hired in December 2011.^[3]

1 Key
2 Coaches
- 2.1 Gallery of coaches
3 Notes
4 See also
5 References

Key

General
#	A running total of the number of coaches
CCs	Conference championships^{[A 1]}
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall games
GC	Games coached
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
OT	Ties^{[A 2]}
O%	Winning percentage^{[A 3]}

Conference games
CW	Wins
CL	Losses
CT	Ties
C%	Winning percentage

Postseason games
PW	Wins
PL	Losses

Coaches

Statistics correct as of October 28, 2012

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	CCs	Awards and other notes
1	Hopkins, Edwin MortimerEdwin Mortimer Hopkins	1891 !1891	8	7	0	70001000000000472321	.938	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Shepard, A. W.A. W. Shepard	1892 !1892–1893	15	9	6	0	.600	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Cowan, HectorHector Cowan^†	1894 !1894–1896	23	15	7	70001000000000472321	.674	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Woodruff, Wylie G.Wylie G. Woodruff	1897 !1897–1898	18	15	3	0	.833	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Yost, Fielding H.Fielding H. Yost^[6]^†	1899 !1899	10	10	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Boynton, LarryLarry Boynton	1900 !1900	9	2	5	70002000000000944642	.333	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	Outland, John H.John H. Outland	1901 !1901	10	3	5	70002000000000944642	.400	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Curtis, Arthur HaleArthur Hale Curtis	1902 !1902	10	6	4	0	.600	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Weeks, HarrisonHarrison Weeks	1903 !1903	9	6	3	0	.667	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Fired for having a sexual relationship with a KU freshman girl. ^[7]
10	Kennedy, A. R.A. R. Kennedy	1904 !1904–1910	65	52	9	700040000-67296889284	.831	70009000065408-422089	700030000-67296416963	70001000000000472321	.731	—	—	70001000000000472321	Forced out by conference rule change requiring coaches to be full time faculty members.^[8]
11	Sherwin, Ralph W.Ralph W. Sherwin	1911 !1911	8	4	2	70002000000000944642	.625	70001000000000472321	70001000000000472321	70001000000000472321	.500	—	—	0	—
12	Mosse, ArthurArthur Mosse	1912 !1912–1913	16	9	7	0	.563	700040000-67296889284	700040000-67296889284	0	.500	—	—	0	—
13	Wheaton, H. M.H. M. Wheaton	1914 !1914	8	5	2	70001000000000472321	.688	70002000000000944642	70002000000000944642	0	.500	—	—	0	—
14	Olcott, HermanHerman Olcott	1915 !1915–1917	24	16	7	70001000000000472321	.688	700070000-34592306247	700040000-67296889284	70001000000000472321	.625	—	—	0	—
15	Bond, JayJay Bond	1918 !1918	4	2	2	0	.500	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	McCarty, LeonLeon McCarty	1919 !1919	8	3	2	700030000-67296416963	.563	70001000000000472321	70001000000000472321	70001000000000472321	.500	—	—	0	—
17	Allen, PhogPhog Allen	1920 !1920	8	5	2	70001000000000472321	.688	700030000-67296416963	70002000000000944642	0	.600	—	—	0	—
18	Clark, PotsyPotsy Clark	1921 !1921–1925	39	16	17	70006000032704833926	.487	700111000000008214411	70011500000000-1280015	70006000032704833926	.438	—	—	0	—
19	Cappon, FrankFrank Cappon	1926 !1926–1927	16	5	10	70001000000000472321	.344	700040000-67296889284	700080000-34592-894408	70001000000000472321	.346	—	—	0	—
20	Hargiss, BillBill Hargiss	1928 !1928–1932	42	22	18	70002000000000944642	.548	700080000-34592-894408	700111000000008214411	70001000000000472321	.425	—	—	70001000000000472321	—
21	Lindsey, AdrianAdrian Lindsey^{[A 4]}	1932 !1932–1938	61	23	30	700080000-34592-894408	.443	700111000000008214411	70011800000000-7536018	70005000032704361605	.397	—	—	0	—
22	Henry, GwinnGwinn Henry	1939 !1939–1942	36	9	27	0	.250	700040000-67296889284	70011600000000-7788816	0	.200	—	—	0	—
23	Shenk, HenryHenry Shenk	1943 !1943–1945	30	11	16	700030000-67296416963	.417	700040000-67296889284	700110000000004723210	70001000000000472321	.300	—	—	0	—
24	Sauer, GeorgeGeorge Sauer	1946 !1946–1947	21	15	3	700030000-67296416963	.786	700080000-34592-894408	70001000000000472321	70001000000000472321	.850	0	70001000000000472321	70002000000000944642	Accepted Navy job^[9]
25	Sikes, Jules V.Jules V. Sikes	1948 !1948–1953	60	35	25	0	.583	70011800000000-7536018	70011800000000-7536018	0	.500	—	—	0	—
26	Mather, ChuckChuck Mather	1954 !1954–1957	40	11	26	700030000-67296416963	.313	700070000-34592306247	70011600000000-7788816	70001000000000472321	.313	—	—	0	—
27	Mitchell, JackJack Mitchell	1958 !1958–1966	91	44	42	70005000032704361605	.511	700129000-67296-9321629	700128000-67296-2812828	700040000-67296889284	.508	70001000000000472321	0	0	—
28	Rodgers, PepperPepper Rodgers	1967 !1967–1970	42	20	22	0	.476	70011300000000-1532813	70011500000000-1280015	0	.464	0	70001000000000472321	70001000000000472321	Accepted UCLA job^[10]
29	Fambrough, DonDon Fambrough	1971 !1971–1974, 1979–1982	90	37	48	70005000032704361605	.439	700120000000009446420	700133000-672967913633	700030000-67296416963	.384	0	70001000000000472321	0	—
30	Moore, BudBud Moore	1975 !1975–1978	45	17	21	70001000000000472321	.449	700080000-34592-894408	70011900000000-4044819	70001000000000472321	.304	0	70001000000000472321	0	—
31	Gottfried, MikeMike Gottfried	1983 !1983–1985	34	15	18	70001000000000472321	.456	700080000-34592-894408	70011300000000-1532813	0	.381	—	—	0	Accepted Pittsburgh job^[11]
32	Valesente, BobBob Valesente	1986 !1986–1987	22	4	17	70001000000000472321	.205	0	70011300000000-1532813	70001000000000472321	.036	—	—	0	—
33	Mason, GlenGlen Mason	1988 !1988–1996	102	47	54	70001000000000472321	.466	700125000-67296-6556825	700138000-67296-8089638	70001000000000472321	.398	70002000000000944642	0	0	Accepted Minnesota job^[12]
34	Allen, TerryTerry Allen	1997 !1997–2001	53	20	33	0	.377	700110000000004723210	700130000-672964169630	0	.250	—	—	0	—
34.5 !Int	Hayes, TomTom Hayes^{[A 5]}	2001 !2001	3	1	2	0	.333	0	70002000000000944642	0	.000	—	—	0	—
35	Mangino, MarkMark Mangino	2002 !2002–2009	98	50	48	0	.510	700123000-672963190423	700141000-67296-4345641	0	.359	700030000-67296416963	70001000000000472321	0	Big 12 Coach of the Year (2007)^[14] Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2007)^[15] AP National Coach of the Year (2007)^[16] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2007)^[17] The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2007)^[18] Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (2007)^[19] Woody Hayes Trophy (2007)^[20] George Munger Award (2007)^[21] AFCA Coach of the Year (2007)^[22] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2007)^[20] Resigned following the launch of an investigation of his coaching practices.^[23]
36	Gill, TurnerTurner Gill	2010 !2010–2011	24	5	19	0	.208	70001000000000472321	70011600000000-7788816	0	.059	50000000000000000000	50000000000000000000	0	—
37	Weis, CharlieCharlie Weis	2012 !2012–present	12	1	11	0	.083	50000000000000000000	70009000065408-422089	0	.000	50000000000000000000	50000000000000000000	0	—

Gallery of coaches

E.M. Hopkins 1893 Associate in English at KU.jpg

Edwin Mortimer Hopkins
Alvin W. Shepard in 1892 head football coach at KU.jpg

A.W. Shepard
Hector Cowan
Wylie Glidden Woodruff KU head football coach 1899.jpg

Wylie G. Woodruff
Fielding Yost
Larry Boynton
Arthur Curtis.png

Arthur Curtis
Boss Weeks.png

Boss Weeks
A.R. Kennedy
Ralph Waldo Sherwin, Left Tackle, Dartmouth 1911.jpg

Ralph W. Sherwin
Arthur Mosse
H.M. Wheaton
Herman Olcott
Phog Allen.jpg

Phog Allen
George "Potsy" Clark
Cappy Cappon.jpg

Cappy Cappon
Bill Hargiss
Adrian Lindsey.png

Adrian Lindsey
Gwinn Henry.jpg

Gwinn Henry
George Sauer
Coach Don Fambrough.jpg

Don Fambrough
Glen Mason
Mark Mangino
Turner Gill

Notes

References

General

Specific

Kansas Jayhawks head football coaches

Will Coleman (1890)
Edwin Mortimer Hopkins (1891)
A. W. Shepard (1892–1893)
Hector Cowan (1894–1896)
Wylie G. Woodruff (1897–1898)
Fielding H. Yost (1899)
L. W. Boynton (1900)
John H. Outland (1901)
Arthur Hale Curtis (1902)
Boss Weeks (1903)
A. R. Kennedy (1904–1910)
Ralph W. Sherwin (1911)
Arthur Mosse (1912–1913)
H. M. Wheaton (1914)
Herman Olcott (1915–1917)
Jay Bond (1918)
Leon McCarty (1919)
Phog Allen (1920)
George Clark (1921–1925)
Franklin Cappon (1926–1927)
Homer Woodson Hargiss (1928–1932)
Adrian Lindsey (1932–1938)
Gwinn Henry (1939–1942)
Henry Shenk (1943–1945)
George Sauer (1946–1947)
Jules V. Sikes (1948–1953)
Chuck Mather (1954–1957)
Jack Mitchell (1958–1966)
Pepper Rodgers (1967–1970)
Don Fambrough (1971–1974)
Bud Moore (1975–1978)
Don Fambrough (1979–1982)
Mike Gottfried (1983–1985)
Bob Valesente (1986–1987)
Glen Mason (1988–1996)
Terry Allen (1997–2001)
Mark Mangino (2002–2009)
Turner Gill (2010–2011)
Charlie Weis (2012– )

v]] t]] e] Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues	McCook Field (1892–1920) Memorial Stadium (1921–present)

Rivalries	Kansas State: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup) Missouri: Border War

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay "I'm a Jayhawk" University of Kansas Marching Jayhawks Aggieville Riots First college football game played in Kansas 1911 game vs. Missouri

People	Head coaches NFL Draftees

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

v t e Current head football coaches of the Big 12 Conference

Art Briles (Baylor) Paul Rhoads (Iowa State) Charlie Weis (Kansas) Bill Snyder (Kansas State) Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) Gary Patterson (TCU) Mack Brown (Texas) Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech) Dana Holgorsen (West Virginia)

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List of Kansas Jayhawks head football coaches