Summary
The 1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach and Big 8 Coach of the Year Bud Moore, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–3 against conference opponents, finished in fourth place in the Big 8, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 262 to 180. Kansas was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Pittsburgh.[1][2] The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. On November 8, the Jayhawks ended the Oklahoma Sooners’ 37 game unbeaten streak in a dramatic 23–3 upset in Norman. 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]
| 1975 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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Sun Bowl, L 19–33 vs. Pittsburgh | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (4–3 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Levra (1st season) |
| Captain | Rick Kovatch, John Morgan, Steve Taylor |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Washington State* | L 14–18 | 33,378 | ||||
| September 20 | at Kentucky* | W 14–10 | 56,467 | [4] | |||
| September 27 | Oregon State* |
| W 20–0 | 47,210 | |||
| October 4 | at Wisconsin* | W 41–7 | 76,097 | ||||
| October 11 | at No. 4 Nebraska | L 0–16 | 76,285 | ||||
| October 18 | at Iowa State | W 21–10 | 41,853 | ||||
| October 25 | Oklahoma State |
| L 19–35 | 35,727 | |||
| November 1 | Kansas State |
| W 28–0 | 50,538 | |||
| November 8 | at No. 2 Oklahoma | W 23–3 | 70,922 | ||||
| November 15 | No. 10 Colorado | No. 17 |
| ABC | L 21–24 | 30,888–40,120 | |
| November 22 | No. 18 Missouri |
| W 42–24 | 46,851 | |||
| December 26 | vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh* | No. 19 | CBS | L 19–33 | 30,272 | ||
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Roster edit
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References edit
- ^ "1975 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
- ^ "1975 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Alert Hawks whip Kentucky, 14–10". The Salina Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.