The 1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...
as a member of the
Big Eight Conference
The Big Eight Conference was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football. It was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Associatio ...
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 a overall record of 7–5 record 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
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, where they lost to
Pittsburgh
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.
[ The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in ]Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Waka ...
.
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
Nolan Neil Cromwell (born January 30, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks, where he earn ...
with 333 passing yards and 1,223 rushing yards, and Waddell Smith with 205 receiving yards.[2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.]
Schedule
Roster
References
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Kansas
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Kansas Jayhawks football seasons
Kansas Jayhawks football
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and the team competes ...