1975 Kansas Jayhawks football
Sun Bowl, L 19–33 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Levra (1st season)
CaptainRick Kovatch, John Morgan, Steve Taylor
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma + 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 9 Nebraska + 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 16 Colorado 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Kansas 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Missouri 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Iowa State 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • + – 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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Washington State*
L 14–1833,378
September 20at Kentucky*
W 14–1056,467[4]
September 27Oregon State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 20–047,210
October 4at Wisconsin*
W 41–776,097
October 11at No. 4 Nebraska
L 0–1676,285
October 18at Iowa State
W 21–1041,853
October 25Oklahoma Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 19–3535,727
November 1Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 28–050,538
November 8at No. 2 Oklahoma
W 23–370,922
November 15No. 10 ColoradoNo. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
ABCL 21–2430,888–40,120
November 22No. 18 Missouri
W 42–2446,851
December 26vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh*No. 19
CBSL 19–3330,272
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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. 1 2 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
  3. ↑ "1975 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Alert Hawks whip Kentucky, 14–10". The Salina Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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