1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1975 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1975 record	7–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Bud Moore (1st season)
Captain	Rick Kovatch, John Morgan, Steve Taylor
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1975 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#9 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#16 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Bud Moore, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 262 to 180. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 13	Washington State*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–18
September 20	at Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 14–10
September 27	Oregon State*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 20–0
October 4	at Wisconsin*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 41–7
October 11	at No. 4 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 0–16
October 18	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 21–10
October 25	Oklahoma State		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 19–35
November 1	Kansas State		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 28–0
November 8	at No. 2 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 23–3
November 15	No. 10 Colorado	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 21–24
November 22	No. 18 Missouri		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	W 42–24
December 26	vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh*	No. 19	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 19–33
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Cromwell, NolanNolan Cromwell 5.0 !Jr QB 10 McMichael, ScottScott McMichael 7.0 !Sr C 65 Morgan, JohnJohn Morgan 3.0 !So T 76 Scott, DaveDave Scott 3.0 !So RB 29 Sharp, SkipSkip Sharp 5.0 !Jr RB 30 Smith, LaverneLaverne Smith 5.0 !Jr T 72 Thompson, BlakeBlake Thompson 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 78 Beeson, TerryTerry Beeson 5.0 !Jr DT 77 Butler, MikeMike Butler 5.0 !Jr DE 93 Dinkel, TomTom Dinkel 3.0 !So CB 18 Knoff, KurtKurt Knoff 7.0 !Sr LB 69 Kovatch, RickRick Kovatch 7.0 !Sr CB 13 Fitch, TomTom Fitch 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bud Moore Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt