1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1975 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1975 record7–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Levra (1st season)
CaptainRick Kovatch, John Morgan, Steve Taylor
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Bud Moore, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 262 to 180.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Nolan Cromwell with 333 passing yards and 1,223 rushing yards, and Waddell Smith with 205 receiving yards.[3] Rick Kovatch, John Morgan, and Steve Taylor were the team captains.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 13Washington State*
L 14–18
September 20at Kentucky*
W 14–10
September 27Oregon State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 20–0
October 4at Wisconsin*
W 41–7
October 11at No. 4 Nebraska
L 0–16
October 18at Iowa State
W 21–10
October 25Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 19–35
November 1Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 28–0
November 8at No. 2 Oklahoma
W 23–3
November 15No. 10 ColoradoNo. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 21–24
November 22No. 18 Missouri
W 42–24
December 26vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh*No. 19
L 19–33
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 22 Paul Bower Sr
QB 9 Nolan Cromwell Jr
QB 10 Scott McMichael Sr
C 65 John Morgan So
T 76 Dave Scott So
G 67 Dave Hentges Jr
QB So
RB 29 Skip Sharp Jr
RB 30 Laverne Smith Jr
T 72 Blake Thompson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 78 Terry Beeson Jr
DT 77 Mike Butler Jr
DE 93 Tom Dinkel So
DE 81 Steve Jones Jr
CB 18 Kurt Knoff Sr
LB 69 Rick Kovatch Sr
CB 13 Tom Fitch So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1975 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. ^ "1975 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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