1930 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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| year = 1930

| team = Kansas Jayhawks

| sport = football

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| conference = Big Six Conference

| short_conf = Big 6

| record = 6–2

| conf_record = 4–1

| head_coach = Bill Hargiss

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain = Charles Smoot

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

| champion = Big 6 champion

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The 1930 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1930 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Hargiss, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), The Jayhawks only allowed 50 total points all season and recorded four shutouts. In each of the Jayhawks six victories they allowed 7 or fewer points.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas/1930-schedule.html|title=1930 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 21, 2017}}2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 182. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Charles Smoot was the team captain. The Jayhawks were Big 6 champions. It is to date the last conference championship Kansas has won without sharing the title.

Schedule

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|October 4|at|Creighton|Creighton Stadium|Omaha, NE|W 26-0|13,000|{{cite news|title=Kansas Jayhawks show up Creighton Bluejays 26 to 0|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|date=October 5, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102263176/kansas-jayhawks-show-up-creighton-blueja/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 10||Haskell|Memorial Stadium|Lawrence, KS|W 33-7|15,000|{{cite news|title=Haskell Scalp Goes To Kansas|newspaper=The Manhattan Mercury|date=October 11, 1930|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31865490/haskell_scalp_goes_to_kansas/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18|at|Kansas State|Memorial Stadium|Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)|W 14-0|17,000|{{cite news|title=Jim Bausch romps two touchdowns to beat Kansas Aggies|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle|date=October 19, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102263367/jim-bausch-romps-two-touchdowns-to-beat/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25||Iowa State|Memorial Stadium|Lawrence, KS|W 20-6|6,214|{{cite news|title=Kansas stalls, defeats Iowa State 20 to 6|newspaper=Quad-City Times|date=October 26, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54797411/1930-iowa-state-football-kansas-quad/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|Penn|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|L 6-21|62,000|{{cite news|title=A bitter K.U. duel|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=November 2, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102263632/a-bitter-ku-duel/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||Nebraska|Memorial Stadium|Lawrence, KS (rivalry)|L 0-16|20,000|{{cite news|title=Nebraska gridders swarm over Kansas, winning by 16–0|newspaper=St. Joseph Gazette|date=November 9, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102263772/nebraska-gridders-swarm-over-kansas-win/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||Oklahoma|Memorial Stadium|Lawrence, KS|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Kansas rallies to lace Sooners, 13–0|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|date=November 16, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102263892/kansas-rallies-to-lace-sooners-130/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 23|at|Missouri|Memorial Stadium|Columbia, MO (Border War)|W 32-0|24,000|{{cite news|title=The magic fails, Gwinn Henry fails to produce a miracle and the Jayhawks win|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=November 23, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102264051/the-magic-fails-gwinn-henry-fails-to-pr/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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