The team has had 40 head coaches since it started playing organized football in 1890 with the nickname Jayhawks.
[2] Seven coaches have led Kansas to postseason bowl games: George Sauer, Jack Mitchell, Pepper Rodgers, Don Fambrough, Bud Moore, Glen Mason and Mark Mangino.
Four coaches have won conference championships with the Jayhawks: A. R. Kennedy, Bill Hargiss, Sauer and Rodgers.
Fielding H. Yost has the highest winning percentage of any Jayhawk coach with a 10–0 record (1.000) his only year.
David Beaty is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Jayhawks have had (.125).