1976 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Levra (2nd season)
CaptainNolan Cromwell, Chris Golub
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Colorado + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Bud Moore, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–5 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 260 to 251.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Nolan Cromwell with 273 passing yards, Laverne Smith with 978 rushing yards, and Waddell Smith with 221 receiving yards.[3] Cromwell and Chris Golub were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Oregon State*No. 19
W 28–1629,952
September 11Washington State*No. 19
W 35–1631,121–39,475
September 18Kentucky*No. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 37–1642,615–50,170[4]
October 2Wisconsin*No. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 34–2439,033–48,350
October 9at Oklahoma StateNo. 8
L 14–2133,141
October 16No. 6 OklahomadaggerNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 10–2849,085
October 23at Kansas State
W 24–1441,459
October 30No. 9 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 3–3147,327
November 6Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 17–3133,432
November 13at No. 19 Colorado
L 17–4047,668–47,850
November 20at No. 19 Missouri
W 41–1462,599
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1976 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
  3. ^ "1976 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kansas trounces Kentucky and beats the heat". The Kansas City Star. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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