1976 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1976 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1976 record6–5 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Levra (2nd season)
CaptainNolan Cromwell, Chris Golub
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Colorado + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Bud Moore, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–5 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 260 to 251.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Nolan Cromwell with 273 passing yards, Laverne Smith with 978 rushing yards, and Waddell Smith with 221 receiving yards.[3] Cromwell and Chris Golub were the team captains.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 4at Oregon State*No. 19
W 28–16
September 11Washington State*No. 19
W 35–16
September 18Kentucky*No. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 37–16
October 2Wisconsin*No. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 34–24
October 9at Oklahoma StateNo. 8
L 14–21
October 16No. 6 OklahomaNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 10–28
October 23at Kansas State
W 24–14
October 30No. 9 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 3–31
November 6Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 17–31
November 13at No. 19 Colorado
L 17–40
November 20at No. 19 Missouri
W 41–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1976 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. ^ "1976 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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