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American college football season
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.
[1]
[2] 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.
[3] Robert Miller and Steve Towle were the team captains.
[2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 14 at
Washington State * W 14–729,350–30,142
September 21 at No. 17
Tennessee * L 3–1771,610–72,178
[4]
September 28
Florida State * W 40–933,664–38,780
October 5 No. 5
Texas A&M * Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS W 28–1032,953–36,230
October 12 at
Kansas State No. 19 W 20–1344,899
October 19 No. 12
Nebraska No. 13 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (
rivalry ) L 0–5650,523
October 26
Iowa State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS L 6–2229,634–31,134
November 2 at
Oklahoma State L 13–2442,490
November 9 at
Colorado L 16–1747,701–48,831
November 16 No. 1
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS L 14–4543,974
November 23 at
Missouri L 3–2755,159
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
22
Paul Bower
Jr
WR
25
Bruce Adams
Sr
WR
47
Emmett Edwards
Sr
FB
33
Steve Elliott
Jr
G
66
Mike Englebrake
Sr
TE
84
Jerry Gilmore
Jr
TE
88
Gregg Hosack
Jr
QB
10
Scott McMichael
Jr
QB
11
Jud Mitchell
Jr
G
67
David Hentges
Jr
G
71
Leonard Schmitz
Jr
FB
32
Robert Miller
Sr
RB
17
Randy Ross
Sr
WR
83
Ken Saathoff
Sr
OT
76
Dave Scott
Jr
OT
70
Gordon Stockemer
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
31
Bob Swift
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Team players in the NFL
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