1976 Kansas Jayhawks football team
| 1976 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Levra (2nd season) |
| Captain | Nolan Cromwell, Chris Golub |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Colorado + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Oklahoma State + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Oklahoma + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Nebraska | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Bud Moore, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–5 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 260 to 251.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
The team's statistical leaders included Nolan Cromwell with 273 passing yards, Laverne Smith with 978 rushing yards, and Waddell Smith with 221 receiving yards.[3] Cromwell and Chris Golub were the team captains.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | at Oregon State* | No. 19 | W 28–16 | 29,952 | ||
| September 11 | Washington State* | No. 19 | W 35–16 | 31,121–39,475 | ||
| September 18 | Kentucky* | No. 13 |
| W 37–16 | 42,615–50,170 | [4] |
| October 2 | Wisconsin* | No. 9 |
| W 34–24 | 39,033–48,350 | |
| October 9 | at Oklahoma State | No. 8 | L 14–21 | 33,141 | ||
| October 16 | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 15 |
| L 10–28 | 49,085 | |
| October 23 | at Kansas State | W 24–14 | 41,459 | |||
| October 30 | No. 9 Nebraska |
| L 3–31 | 47,327 | ||
| November 6 | Iowa State |
| L 17–31 | 33,432 | ||
| November 13 | at No. 19 Colorado | L 17–40 | 47,668–47,850 | |||
| November 20 | at No. 19 Missouri | W 41–14 | 62,599 | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1976 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
- ^ "1976 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Kansas trounces Kentucky and beats the heat". The Kansas City Star. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.