1946 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1946 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Sauer, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied with Oklahoma for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 157 to 145.

1946 Kansas Jayhawks football
Big 6 co-champion
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1946 Big Six Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kansas + 4 1 07 2 1
No. 14 Oklahoma + 4 1 08 3 0
Missouri 3 2 05 4 1
Nebraska 3 2 03 6 0
Iowa State 1 4 02 6 1
Kansas State 0 5 00 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Seven Kansas players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Big Six Conference football team: halfback Ray Evans (AP-1, UP-1); end Otto Schnellbacher (AP-1, UP-1); guard Don Fambrough (AP-1, UP-1); end David Schmidt (AP-2, UP-2); back Frank Pattee (UP-3); back Bud French (UP-3); and tackle Don Ettinger (UP-3).

Kansas was ranked at No. 76 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

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