1973 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1973 Kansas Jayhawks football
Liberty Bowl, L 31–18 vs. NC State
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 18
1973 record	7–4–1 (4–2–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Don Fambrough (3rd season)
Captain	Don Goode, John Bryant
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1973 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
#7 Nebraska	4	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#18 Kansas	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
#17 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Don Fambrough, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–4–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the conference, lost to NC State in the 1973 Liberty Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 253 to 220. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included David Jaynes with 2,349 passing yards, Delvin Williams with 788 rushing yards and Emmett Edwards with 840 receiving yards. Jaynes set six conference passing records and was named the Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year. Don Goode and John Bryant were the team captains. Quarterback David Jaynes, became the first and as of the 2017 voting, the only Jayhawk to be a Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing in 4th place in the voting receiving 65 first place votes.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 15	Washington State*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 29–8
September 22	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 28–0
September 29	Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 34–19
October 6	at No. 9 Tennessee*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 27–28
October 13	Kansas State	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 25–18
October 20	at No. 11 Nebraska	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 9–10
October 27	at Iowa State	No. 17	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 22–20
November 3	Oklahoma State		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	T 10–10
November 10	Colorado	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 17–15
November 17	at No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 18	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 20–48
November 24	No. 19 Missouri	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	W 14–13
December 17	vs. No. 16 NC State*	No. 19	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	L 18–31
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1973 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 25 Adams, BruceBruce Adams 5.0 !Jr T 74 Bryant, JohnJohn Bryant 7.0 !Sr FB 33 Elliott, SteveSteve Elliott 3.0 !So G 66 Englebrake, MikeMike Englebrake 5.0 !Jr TE 84 Gilmore, JerryJerry Gilmore 3.0 !So QB 12 Jaynes, DavidDavid Jaynes 7.0 !Sr QB 10 McMichael, ScottScott McMichael 3.0 !So QB 11 Mitchell, JudJud Mitchell 3.0 !So G 71 Schmitz, LeonardLeonard Schmitz 3.0 !So RB 40 Williams, DelvinDelvin Williams 7.0 !Sr FB 32 Miller, RobertRobert Miller 5.0 !Jr RB 17 Ross, RandyRandy Ross 5.0 !Jr WR 83 Saathoff, KenKen Saathoff 5.0 !Jr WR 47 Edwards, EmmettEmmett Edwards 5.0 !Jr WR 22 Bower, PaulPaul Bower 3.0 !So TE 88 Hosack, GreggGregg Hosack 3.0 !So C 54 McDaniel, MikeMike McDaniel 7.0 !Sr G 65 Morgan, JohnJohn Morgan 3.0 !So T 76 Scott, DaveDave Scott 3.0 !So T 70 Stockemer, GordonGordon Stockemer 5.0 !Jr G 72 Hodges, JeroneJerone Hodges 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 26 Browman, JamesJames Browman 7.0 !Sr DB 9 Cromwell, NolanNolan Cromwell 1.0 !Fr FS 30 David, JimJim David 3.0 !So DE 68 Goode, DonDon Goode 5.0 !Jr CB 18 Knoff, KurtKurt Knoff 3.0 !So LB 53 Robinson, RandyRandy Robinson 5.0 !Jr DT 79 Skepnek, BillBill Skepnek 7.0 !Sr CB 34 Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor 3.0 !So DE 87 Zook, DeanDean Zook 5.0 !Jr DT 45 Lemon, MikeMike Lemon 5.0 !Jr DT 77 Sutton, MitchMitch Sutton 7.0 !Sr LB 51 Baird, DeanDean Baird 5.0 !Jr LB 50 Towle, SteveSteve Towle 5.0 !Jr LB 37 Gardner, MikeMike Gardner 7.0 !Sr S 19 Bron, RockyRocky Bron 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 43 Harris, MarcMarc Harris 7.0 !Sr K 31 Swift, BobBob Swift 3.0 !So	Head coach Don Fambrough Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Don Goode	Linebacker	1	15	San Diego Chargers
Delvin Williams	Running Back	2	49	San Francisco 49ers
Mitch Sutton	Defensive Tackle	3	63	Philadelphia Eagles
David Jaynes	Quarterback	3	66	Kansas City Chiefs