The 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team (variously "Kansas", "KU", or the "Jayhawks") represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision intercollegiate football season of 2009-2010 which was the school's 120th season. After beginning the season with five victories, the team lost their next seven games to finish the season with a 5–7 overall record (1–7 in the Big 12 Conference). It was the worst overall record since 2004 (when the Jayhawks won just four games) and the worst conference record since their winless 2002 season (in which they could only win two non-conference games).
The poor finish to the season marked the end of an era as head coach Mark Mangino, in his eighth year, resigned under pressure from both an internal investigation into his treatment of players and discontent from the season's results. It was Ed Warinner's third season as offensive coordinator (and fifth year overall). Turner Gill was announced as the new head coach on December 13, 2009.
The Jayhawks played their home games on Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
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