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Kansas: a football coaching history
See Kansas’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Right now
Lance Leipold
the 10th-best of Kansas's 16 coaches so far
Stature & coaches, 1936–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
2021–now
+16.3
27–35
2015–2018
David Beatycaretaker
David Beaty slid Kansas from Regional Program III to Regional Program IV in 4 seasons.
2012–2014
Charlie Weiscaretaker
Charlie Weis slid Kansas from Regional Program I to Regional Program II in 3 seasons.
2002–2009
+15.0
50–48
2001–2001
Tom Hayesshort tenure
1–2
1997–2001
−8.1
20–33
1988–1996
+12.4
47–54
1986–1987
Bob Valesenteshort tenure
4–17
1983–1985
Regional Program I
15–18
1975–1978
Bud Moorecaretaker
Bud Moore moved Kansas from National Program II to National Program I in 4 seasons.
National Program I
17–27
1971–1982
Don Fambroughcaretaker
Don Fambrough slid Kansas from National Program II to National Program III in 8 seasons.
National Program III
36–49
1967–1970
Pepper Rodgerscaretaker
Pepper Rodgers moved Kansas from National Program III to National Program II in 4 seasons.
National Program II
20–22
1958–1966
+20.7
44–42
1954–1957
Chuck Mathercaretaker
Chuck Mather slid Kansas from National Program II to Regional Program I in 4 seasons.
−14.7
11–26
1948–1953
+12.5
35–25
1943–1945
Regional Program IV
11–16
1939–1942
Gwinn Henrycaretaker
Gwinn Henry slid Kansas from Regional Program I to Regional Program II in 4 seasons.
−12.7
9–27
1936–1938