1970 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1970 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1970 record5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainLarry Brown
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 1
No. 20 Oklahoma 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Kansas State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colorado 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Pepper Rodgers, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the Big Eight Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 277 to 270.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Dan Heck with 1,169 passing yards, John Riggins with 1,131 rushing yards and Ron Jessie with 308 receiving yards.[3] Larry Brown was the team captain.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12Washington State*
W 48–31
September 19Texas Tech*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 0–23
September 26at Syracuse*
W 31–14
October 3New Mexico*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 49–23
October 10at Kansas State
W 21–15
October 17No. 5 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 20–41
October 24Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 24–10
October 31at Oklahoma State
L 7–19
November 7at Colorado
L 29–45
November 14Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 24–28
November 21at Missouri
L 17–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1970 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 70 Larry Brown Sr
WR 23 Ron Jessie Sr
T 78 Steve Lawson Sr
RB 32 John Riggins Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1971 NFL Draft[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Riggins Fullback 1 6 New York Jets
Steve Lawson Guard 2 41 Cincinnati Bengals
Larry Brown Tight end 5 106 Pittsburgh Steelers
Ron Jessie Wide receiver 8 206 Dallas Cowboys

References[]

  1. ^ "1970 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
  3. ^ "1970 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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