1967 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1967 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–5 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainMike Sweatman
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1967 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Kansas 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Missouri 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Nebraska 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Pepper Rodgers, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–5 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the Big Eight Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 166 to 146.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Bobby Douglass with 1,326 passing yards and 415 rushing yards and John Mosier with 495 receiving yards.[3] Mike Sweatman was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Stanford*
L 20–2126,000[4]
September 30at Indiana*
L 15–1834,861[5]
October 7Ohio*
L 15–3018,000[6]
October 14No. 8 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 10–040,000[7]
October 21at Oklahoma State
W 26–1534,000[8]
October 28Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 28–1435,000[9]
November 4Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 17–1644,500[10]
November 11at Colorado
L 8–1240,200[11]
November 18at No. 7 Oklahoma
L 10–1458,300[12]
November 25Missouri
W 17–646,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1967 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. ^ "1967 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Stanford tips KU 21–20". Columbia Daily Tribune. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hoosiers sneak by Kansas on field goal". The Bay City Times. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Young backs spark Ohio to victory over Kansas". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fired-up Kansas wins from Nebraska, 10–0". The Houston Chronicle. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jayhawks win, 26–15". The Sioux City Journal. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kansas whips Cyclones 28–14". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jayhawks nip Cats by a tow, 17 to 16". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Colorado dumps Kansas". Columbia Daily Tribune. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sooners rally for title share". The Des Moines Register. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Big 8 upset: Kansas trips Tigers, 17–6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Kansas)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
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