Sound and the Fury: Mangino and the All-Time KU Football Win List

Hey DJ, could you post an updated list of the all time wins for coaches at KU. I was wondering how close Mangino is to reaching the top of it and if he can do it next year perhaps.
--Fabio

Excellent question. It actually good happen next year as Mark Mangino now has 45 wins. That puts him at number three with an overall record of 45-41 in seven years. A.R. "Bert" Kennedy is number one with a record of 53-9-4, which he achieved also in a seven-year span from 1904-1910. It'll take nine wins to take over the top spot, so it is a possibility. One thing is certain. Glen Mason (47-54-1) is cooked for the number two spot. I think we all feel pretty good about the Fighting Mangino's picking up three wins next year.

Here's the top ten and of course, number eight on the list demonstrates how challenging it's been to get and retain good football coaches at the University of Kansas:

Source: http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas/coaching_records.php

Comments

[hiphopopotamus]

I'd say Bert has a pretty firm hold on all-time winning percentage, however...

[DJ]

Now, I'm going to have to go figure out what kind of winning streak Mangino has to go on to catch him. Unfortunately, it seems to be several hundred.

[hiphopopotamus]

I think about 175 straight would do the trick...

[DJ]

Hey, you were right, I was too high. Looks like he needs to hit 206 total wins without a loss. So he needs to go on a 161 game win streak.