American college football season
1975 Kansas Jayhawks football |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Record | 7–5 (4–3 Big 8) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | John Levra (1st season) |
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Captain | Rick Kovatch, John Morgan, Steve Taylor |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings | 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 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
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]
Schedule
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* | | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| | 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 | | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| | L 19–35 | 35,727 | |
November 1 | Kansas State | | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
| | W 28–0 | 50,538 | |
November 8 | at No. 2 Oklahoma | | | | W 23–3 | 70,922 | |
November 15 | No. 10 Colorado | No. 17 | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| ABC | L 21–24 | 30,888–40,120 | |
November 22 | No. 18 Missouri | | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS (Border War)
| | W 42–24 | 46,851 | |
December 26 | vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh* | No. 19 | | CBS | L 19–33 | 30,272 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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 | OT | 76 | Dave Scott | So | G | 67 | Dave Hentges | Jr | QB | | Mike Lloyd | So | RB | 29 | Skip Sharp | Jr | RB | 30 | Laverne Smith | Jr | OT | 72 | Blake Thompson | Jr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "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.
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