1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1975 Kansas Jayhawks football
Sun Bowl, L 19–33 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	7–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Bud Moore (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	John Levra (1st season)
Captain	Rick Kovatch, John Morgan, Steve Taylor
Home stadium	Memorial 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. 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. Cromwell, RB Laverne Smith, DT Mike Butler and S Kurt Knoff were All Big Eight performers.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Washington State*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 14–18	33,378
September 20	at Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 14–10	56,467
September 27	Oregon State*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 20–0	47,210
October 4	at Wisconsin*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 41–7	76,097
October 11	at No. 4 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		L 0–16	76,285
October 18	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 21–10	41,853
October 25	Oklahoma State		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 19–35	35,727
November 1	Kansas State		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)		W 28–0	50,538
November 8	at No. 2 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 23–3	70,922
November 15	No. 10 Colorado	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ABC	L 21–24	30,888–40,120
November 22	No. 18 Missouri		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)		W 42–24	46,851
December 26	vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh*	No. 19	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 19–33	30,272
*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 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 Bud Moore Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster