Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas Jayhawks
The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They participate in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big 12 Conference.

Origins of "Jayhawk"
The term came to prominence just before the Civil War, in Kansas. In 1861, with the admission of Kansas as a free state, Jayhawker became tantamount with the people of Kansas. The Jayhawk appears in several Kansas cheers, most notably, the "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" chant in unison before and during games.

Basketball
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
The 1922 and 1923 championships predate the current NCAA championship tournament and in 1936, were retroactively awarded by the Helms Foundation. The 1952 and 1988 championships were won in the NCAA tournament. Kansas now has 50 conference titles all time. The Jayhawks have won a record 7 conference titles and a record 5 conference tournaments in the 10 years of the Big 12, and also own the best Big 12 records in both those areas with a 145-31 record in conference play and a 22-6 record in tournament play.From 1990 to 1999 Kansas compiled a 286-60 record, the best win-loss record of any team in the decade. The Jayhawks won 62 consecutive home games at Allen Fieldhouse from 1994 to 1998. The seniors of 1998 went 58-0 at home during their KU careers.

Women's basketball
Kansas first fielded a women's team during the 1968-1969 season. For thirty-one seasons the women's team was coached by Marian Washington, who led the team to three Big Eight championships, eleven NCAA Tournament appearances and four AIAW Tournament appearances.

Football
Kansas Jayhawks football
KU football dates from 1890. The football team has had notable alumni including, John Riggins, John Hadl, Steve Towle, Dana Stubblefield, Bobby Douglass, and Nolan Cromwell. The Jayhawks have appeared twice in the Orange Bowl: 1948 and 1969, and most recently made a bowl appearance in the 2005 Fort Worth Bowl. The team currently plays in Memorial Stadium, the first stadium built on a college campus west of the Mississippi River, which opened in 1921. Mark Mangino has coached the team since 2002. As of November 25, 2006, the program's overall record is 542-537-58.

The Jayhawks have two traditional rivals. KU competes with the University of Missouri Tigers in the longest uninterrupted rivalry in college football west of the Mississippi River. The name of the rivalry has since changed to the "Border Showdown" following the aftermath of 9/11. Each year the winner of the game is awarded a traveling trophy, the Marching Band Drum. In addition, KU has a rivalry with the Kansas State Wildcats called the Sunflower Showdown; when the two teams compete in football, the winner is awarded the Governor's Cup by the governor of Kansas.

Since 1905, Kansas has also played an annual game with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. This gives Kansas the second- and third-most played college football games in existence. KU is only 22-88-3 all-time against the Cornhuskers, and the Huskers rang up 36 consecutive victories, second longest in NCAA Division I from 1969-2004. That streak came crashing down on November 5, 2005, when Kansas defeated Nebraska 40-15 in Lawrence.

The 40 points are the most by the Jayhawks against Nebraska, and the 72 points scored by the Jayhawks combined is the largest consecutive two-year total in the series in 2005 and 2006. Also, on September 30, 2006, in the overtime loss, the 32 points scored was the most by any Jayhawk team in Lincoln since 1899, when KU won 36-20 in only their eighth all-time meeting.

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