Kansas Jayhwaks

Come show your Jayhawks pride with a flag from Outdoor Flag Store! KU football dates from 1890. While not a national powerhouse like the men's basketball team, the football team has had some notable alumni such as Gale Sayers, a two time All-American who later enjoyed an injury-shortened Hall of Fame career with the Chicago Bears; John Riggins, another Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl XVII MVP with the Washington Redskins; Pro Football Hall of Famer for the Cleveland Browns, Mike McCormack; plus John Hadl, Dana Stubblefield, Bobby Douglass, and Nolan Cromwell. The Jayhawks have appeared three times in the Orange Bowl: 1948, 1969 and 2008. The team currently plays in Memorial Stadium, the seventh oldest college football stadium in the nation, which opened in 1921. It replaced McCook Field, which had been constructed in 1892. Mark Mangino, former Oklahoma assistant coach, has coached the team from 2002 to 2009; he resigned under pressure from an internal investigation after the 2009 season. Turner Gill was announced as the new head coach on December 13, 2009