1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1974 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1974 record	4–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Don Fambrough (4th season)
Captain	Robert Miller, Steve Towle
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1974 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Oklahoma	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#9 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Don Fambrough, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–7 record (1–6 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 247 to 157. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Scott McMichael with 1,044 passing yards, Laverne Smith with 1,181 rushing yards and Emmett Edwards with 542 receiving yards. Robert Miller and Steve Towle were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 14	at Washington State*		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 14–7
September 21	at No. 17 Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–17
September 28	Florida State*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 40–9
October 5	No. 5 Texas A&M*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 28–10
October 12	at Kansas State	No. 19	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 20–13
October 19	No. 12 Nebraska	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 0–56
October 26	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 6–22
November 2	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 13–24
November 9	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 16–17
November 16	No. 1 Oklahoma		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–45
November 23	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	L 3–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 22 Bower, PaulPaul Bower 5.0 !Jr WR 25 Adams, BruceBruce Adams 7.0 !Sr WR 47 Edwards, EmmettEmmett Edwards 7.0 !Sr FB 33 Elliott, SteveSteve Elliott 5.0 !Jr G 66 Englebrake, MikeMike Englebrake 7.0 !Sr TE 84 Gilmore, JerryJerry Gilmore 5.0 !Jr TE 88 Hosack, GreggGregg Hosack 5.0 !Jr QB 10 McMichael, ScottScott McMichael 5.0 !Jr QB 11 Mitchell, JudJud Mitchell 5.0 !Jr G 65 Morgan, JohnJohn Morgan 5.0 !Jr G 71 Schmitz, LeonardLeonard Schmitz 5.0 !Jr FB 32 Miller, RobertRobert Miller 7.0 !Sr RB 17 Ross, RandyRandy Ross 7.0 !Sr WR 83 Saathoff, KenKen Saathoff 7.0 !Sr T 76 Scott, DaveDave Scott 5.0 !Jr T 70 Stockemer, GordonGordon Stockemer 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 51 Baird, DeanDean Baird 7.0 !Sr DB 9 Cromwell, NolanNolan Cromwell 3.0 !So FS 30 David, JimJim David 5.0 !Jr DE 68 Goode, DonDon Goode 7.0 !Sr CB 18 Knoff, KurtKurt Knoff 5.0 !Jr DT 45 Lemon, MikeMike Lemon 7.0 !Sr LB 53 Robinson, RandyRandy Robinson 7.0 !Sr CB 34 Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor 5.0 !Jr LB 50 Towle, SteveSteve Towle 7.0 !Sr DE 87 Zook, DeanDean Zook 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 31 Swift, BobBob Swift 5.0 !Jr	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
Emmett Edwards	Wide Receiver	2	40	Houston Oilers
Bruce Adams	Wide Recelver	4	103	Minnesota Vikings
Robert Miller	Running Back	5	129	Minnesota Vikings
Steve Towle	Linebacker	6	143	Miami Dolphins
Mike Lemon	Linebacker	6	149	New Orleans Saints