| 1948Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–2 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 5Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1948 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented theUniversity of Kansas in theBig Seven Conference during the1948 college football season. In their first season under head coachJules V. Sikes, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the Big Seven Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 199 to 137.[1][2]
Kansas was ranked at No. 47 in the finalLitkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]They played their home games atMemorial Stadium inLawrence, Kansas.
On October 9, 1948, the Jayhawks played the 500th game in program history, a 20-7 victory over Iowa State.[2] The team won seven of its first eight games but finished the season with back-to-back losses to Oklahoma and Missouri.[1]
Notable players on the 1948 squad included fullbackForrest Griffith, quarterback Dick Gilman, endBryan Sperry, tackleMike McCormack, and guardDick Tomlinson. Griffith was the team's leading rusher with 368 yards on 96 carries;[4] he was also the leading scorer with 37 points scored on six touchdowns and an extra point.[5] Gilman was the leading passer with 44 completions on 129 attempts for 945 passing yards, 14 interceptions and 14 touchdown passes.[6]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | TCU* | L 13–14 | 26,000 | [7] | |||
| September 24 | atDenver* | W 40–0 | 25,070 | [8] | |||
| October 2 | Colorado |
| W 40–7 | 21,000 | |||
| October 9 | atIowa State | W 20–7 | 11,959 | ||||
| October 15 | atGeorge Washington* | W 12–0 | 13,814 | [9] | |||
| October 23 | Nebraska |
| W 27–7 | 36,500 | |||
| October 30 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 13–7 | 23,957 | |||
| November 13 | atKansas State | W 20–14 | 18,000 | ||||
| November 20 | No. 8Oklahoma |
| L 7–60 | 39,000 | |||
| November 25 | atMissouri | L 7–21 | 32,000 | ||||
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The following Jayhawks were selected in the1949 NFL draft following the season.[10]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 22 | 219 | Dick Bertuzzi | Back | Chicago Bears |
| 23 | 228 | Frank Pattee | Back | Washington Redskins |