1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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.

1975 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1975 record7–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Levra (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLance Van Zant, Wade Phillips, Carl Reese, Jim Webster
CaptainRick Kovatch, John Morgan, Steve Taylor
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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 NebraskaL 0–16
October 18at Iowa StateW 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 OklahomaW 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. 19L 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.#NameClass
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
RB 29 Skip Sharp Jr
RB 30 Laverne Smith Jr
T 72 Blake Thompson Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 78 Terry Beeson Jr
DT 77 Mike Butler Jr
DE 93 Tom Dinkel So
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
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1975 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
  3. "1975 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.