1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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)
Captains
  • Rick Kovatch
  • John Morgan
  • Steve Taylor
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
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
  • + – 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] Cromwell, RB Laverne Smith, DT Mike Butler and S Kurt Knoff were All Big Eight performers.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Washington State*
L 14–1833,378[4]
September 20at Kentucky*
W 14–1056,467[5]
September 27Oregon State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 20–047,210[6]
October 4at Wisconsin*
W 41–776,097[7]
October 11at No. 4 Nebraska
L 0–1676,285[8]
October 18at Iowa State
W 21–1042,500[9]
October 25Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 19–3544,860[10]
November 1Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 28–053,480[11]
November 8at No. 2 Oklahoma
W 23–370,286[12]
November 15No. 10 ColoradoNo. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
ABCL 21–2440,120[13]
November 22No. 18 Missouri
W 42–2452,450[14]
December 26vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh*No. 19
CBSL 19–3330,272[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 22 Paul Bower Sr
RB 23 Billy Campfield So
QB 9 Nolan Cromwell Jr
G 67 Dave Hentges Jr
QB Mike Lloyd So
OT 64 Lindsey Mason So
QB 10 Scott McMichael Sr
C 65 John Morgan So
OT 76 Dave Scott So
RB 29 Skip Sharp Jr
RB 30 Laverne Smith Jr
OT 72 Blake Thompson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 78 Terry Beeson Jr
DT 77 Mike Butler Jr
DE 93 Tom Dinkel So
FS 13 Tom Fitch So
S Chris Golub Jr
DE 81 Steve Jones Jr
CB 18 Kurt Knoff Sr
LB 69 Rick Kovatch Sr
CB 20 Eddie Lewis Sr
LB 57 Don Pile Jr
CB 34 Steve Taylor Sr
LB 90 Jeff Turner Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1975 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. ^ "1975 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cougars, Diedrick boot KU 18–14". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 14, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alert Hawks whip Kentucky, 14–10". The Salina Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kansas posts 20–0 victory". Sunday News & Leader. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kansas shocks Badgers, 41–7". The La Crosse Tribune. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nebraska raps Kansas, 16–0". The Houston Chronicle. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bruce: Kansas speed peps Jayhawks' win". Sunday Journal & Star. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "OSU sails past Jayhawks, 35–19". The Lawton Constitution. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jayhawks blank Kansas State 28–0". The Daily Standard. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kansas surprises No. 2-ranked Oklahoma, 23–3". The Columbian. November 9, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Colorado's rally jolts Jayhawks". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Here comes the Sun–K.U., 42–24". The Kansas City Star. November 23, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Pittsburgh just had too many Dorsetts". El Paso Herald-Post. November 27, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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