Wyoming at Kansas

Saturday, September 30, 1961

Wyoming and Kansas tied 6–⁠6. It was their first meeting; after it, the series stood even at 0–⁠0–⁠1.

AwayWyoming6–⁠1–⁠2 in 1961
6
HomeKansas7–⁠3–⁠1 in 1961
6

FinalHigh 44°F, low 24°FAttendance 33,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Kansas Interception Ties Wyoming, sc

    Evening star, October 1, 1961, page 90

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    Kansas Interception Ties Wyoming, sc LAWRENCE, Kan, Sept. 80 APP. - Kansas Jayhawks turned a second quarter pass interception into a touchdown drive then hung on for dear life for a 6–⁠6 tie with Wyoming today. The highly-ranked JayhaWks, beaten in their seasons opener by Texas Christian had several scoring opportunities but failed to make a sustained drive. Wyoming’s sharp backs rushed for lat yards and clipped off 16l through the air for Is first downs. Kansas scored its touchdown on a 2-yard plunge by Sophomore Fullback Ken Coleman after, Rodger Mcfarland ran back an intercepted pass l8

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Kansas 54% to win.

Kansas leads 4–⁠1–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2003Kansas 42, Wyoming 35
2001Kansas 27, Wyoming 14
1972Kansas 52, Wyoming 14
1964Wyoming 17, Kansas 14
1963Kansas 25, Wyoming 21
1961Wyoming 6, Kansas 6

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