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Kansas football: 5 worst coaching hires in Jayhawks history

By Joshua Schulman

DALLAS, TX - JULY 21: Kansas head coach Charlie Weis speaks during the Big 12 Media Day on July 21, 2014 at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - JULY 21: Kansas head coach Charlie Weis speaks during the Big 12 Media Day on July 21, 2014 at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) /
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No. 5: Bob Valesente (1986-1987)

Kansas football coaching record: 4-17-1 (.205)

The only coach on this list who served in the 20th century, Valesente finished his career as the shortest-tenured coach with Kansas since the Great Depression. After spending time in college football and the NFL as a linebacker/defensive backs coach, his period with the Jayhawks was extremely disappointing.

Valesente remains the only Kansas football head coach to leave the university with no conference victories (0-13-1). Although he maintained success at other levels of the game, it never worked out between these two parties.

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