1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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. 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. Rick Kovatch, John Morgan, and Steve Taylor were the team captains.

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)
CaptainRick Kovatch, John Morgan, Steve Taylor
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma + 6 1 011 1 0
No. 9 Nebraska + 6 1 010 2 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 2 09 3 0
Kansas 4 3 07 5 0
Missouri 3 4 06 5 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 07 4 0
Iowa State 1 6 04 7 0
Kansas State 0 7 03 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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